Catalogs Available

The Aladdin Lamp, oil on linen, 20" x 30"

The Dowling Walsh Gallery is offering a 22-page color catalog of my show Right Here: New Maine Paintings for the very reasonable price of $5. You can pick one up at the gallery, or contact Jake Dowling at 207-596-0084 or at info@dowlingwalsh.com if you would like one sent to you via mail.

The catalog includes 20 color reproductions and an essay by Carl Little, author of Edward Hopper's New England and other books. His article on Fairfield Porter and James Schuyler appears in the 2011 Island Journal.

Right Here: New Maine Paintings

Last Friday, on August 5th, my solo show Right Here opened at the Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland, Maine. It was a busy night for the arts in Rockland--First Friday Art Walk with gallery openings all over town and in nearby Thomaston, The Farnsworth Museum open late with free admission, and the famous annual Lobster Festival all coinciding--so I met lots of art lovers that evening! Jake Dowling and his talented team never cease to impress me. The work was hung beautifully. And the food (thanks to Hilary) was out of this world. If you are tired of gallery openings at which only wine is served, go to Dowling Walsh for a multi-sensory experience.

I first met this couple a few nights before at the CMCA Auction.

Suzette McAvoy, Director of the CMCA and former Curator at the Farnsworth, and my long-time friend and painting partner, Diana Cobb Ansley. Suzette wrote the essay for the catalog for my 2009 show at Fischbach Gallery in NY. She has known Diana since she interned for her at the Smithsonian.

Artist Lea Colie Wight flew in from Philadelphia to check out the Maine art scene.

Becca in front of Overlook.

Julian in front of Elemental Balance.

Here I'm standing in for Nancy Bea Miller in front of Star at the Edge.








Artist Richard Ranck and Cartoonist/author Tony Auth.

If you are in Rockland, or anywhere on the coast of Maine, in August, please stop by and see the show.

Show dates: August 5th-28th, 2011

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10-5

Dowling Walsh Gallery

352 Main Street

Rockland, ME 04841

207-596-0084

info@dowlingwalsh.com

Aerial Landscape Painting in CMCA Auction

Bowl and Beehive, oil on linen, 34" x 64"

This summer, my painting Bowl and Beehive (showing Ocean Drive in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island) will be auctioned off to the highest bidder on Sunday, July 31, at Point Lookout in Northport, Maine.

That's because I'm one of the artists who will be participating in Art To Collect Now, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art's 34th Annual Benefit Exhibition and Auction. The exhibition and sale, widely recognized as the premiere contemporary art auction in the state of Maine, draws nearly 1,000 viewers annually. This year it will showcase the work of "100 talented artists to buyers, collectors, and CMCA supporters throughout the state and beyond." Proceeds will fund CMCA's exhibitions and educational programs.

Although the show itself will take place at CMCA , from July 16 through July 30, 2011, the auction and dinner will be held at the Point Lookout Resort in Northport, Maine, on July 31.

I hope you will consider coming out and supporting the CMCA by bidding on your favorite art! Detailed information can be obtained by contacting the Center for Maine Contemporary Art.

Alexandra Tyng's Upcoming Show at Dowling Walsh Gallery

I know it's a while until summer, but I wanted to let anyone who reads this blog know that I'll be having a one-person show at the Dowling Walsh Gallery in August (opening August 5th). The title of the show is still a work in progress. At some point close to the opening date, I'll be giving a gallery talk on my work. I'll be posting more specific information in the next couple of months.

The paintings will range from large aerial panoramas to figures in settings. I am focusing on three geographic areas: the Camden/Rockport area, Monhegan, and Mt Desert Island. Stay tuned!