Very open studio

[Alexandra Tyng]

Linda and Allan, thanks so much for responding. I was beginning to think no one would. I guess this has a little too much landscape, or feeling of a figurative work.

Linda, glad the fresh breeziness of the weather comes across in the painting. It was one of those incredibly clear days that makes you glad to be alive. I was amazed that hardly any of that quality shows up in the photo.

Allan, you are so right about the "straightness" of real life. I like that way of putting it. Nature makes a great studio.

[Joan Breckwoldt]

Hi Alexandra,

I just came across this and I thought the very same thing Linda did when I saw it, that I like your painting so much better than the photograph.

My family and I were at that very spot summer before last! I feel like I'm back there again. I also love the way you shown some water in your painting.

Joan

p.s. Forty-five minutes! That's how long it takes me to get set up!

[Chris Saper]

Alexandra!

This is a sentinel example of how painting from life is so much more filled with life than is painting from photos.

All the colors and light are integrated - and you can paint me from life any time you'd like!

[Kimberly Dow]

Wow - 45 minutes.

That is just lovely. Very fresh and much more full of life than the photo.

[Alexandra Tyng]

Thanks to all! I had a great time painting it.

Joan: Any time I hear that someone goes to Maine, or even went there once, I feel a kinship with the person. I'm so glad you were there and that the painting made you feel as though you were reliving the moment.

Chris: Coming from you, the master of this very kind of painting, I am honored! Maybe we should paint each other?

Kim: The whole reason I even mentioned the 45 minutes was to explain why it was so rough in spots. If you saw the original you would know what I mean.