Glynis C. Tinglof

About the Artist



Glynis Chaffin- Tinglof  began her art journey, as a way of finding a connection with her father who died suddenly when she was 16. She describes him as an inventor, a pilot and a Sunday painter.
After his death, she claimed and kept her father's old grey metal paint box as a keepsake, but it wasn't until much later in life that she began what she describes as the "wonderful, sometimes frustrating process" of teaching herself to paint.

 
Born in Los Angeles in 1961, Glynis’ family moved to rural Ventura County when she was three.
She grew up roaming the rolling hills and deep Barrancas of the area on foot and on horseback. This immense amount of freedom as a child, was the perfect way to foster exploration and discovery. The curiosity that developed during these adventures has found expression in her art work.

 “I am constantly exploring new ways of using painting materials".

As a child, Glynis would fly, over the farmlands of Camarillo and Oxnard, with her father in his small plane. As an adult she discovered aerial landscapes to be the perfect subject matter for her artistic exploration. For Glynis, aerial views are simultaneously orienting and disorienting. The subject matter of aerial landscapes, allows her to move freely between complete abstraction and more representational work. Her work has been described as "an exploration of the graphic imprint of humanity on the landscape of the west".- CM

 

The desire to explore and discover the world around her has continued, as she has had wonderful opportunities to travel throughout the U.S., Europe, Mexico, Canada, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.  “Flying into a new region or city, I love looking out of the airplane window at the earth below and observing how other cultures, inhabit, cultivate and develop the land.” 


Glynis’ paintings are included in numerous private collections in the U.S, and abroad. Some of her corporate and public placements include:

San Luis Obispo County Government Center's Permanent Collection
Arroyo Grande Hospital
Cor Therapeutics
Aviva Investors
Hilton Hotels and Resorts
The Hotel Louis, Wilson, Arkansas
The Scarlett Tribute Hotel, Lincoln, Nebraska
Cloudstar
 
Past exhibitions in California, New Mexico, and Chicago include:

Edna Contemporary, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
50th annual International Award Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, CA;
The Preston Contemporary Art Center in Mesilla, NM; 
Chicago Art Source Gallery.  


Her work was included in the 79th edition of New American Paintings.

 
When not in the studio, Glynis spends her time, Folkdancing, backpacking, fly fishing, & travelling with her husband of 37 years. She currently calls Baywood Park, California home base.

Selected Exhibitions 
2018     Chicago Art Source Gallery- New Works
             Chicago, IL
2018     Beacon Art Show 10th Annual
             San Luis Obispo, CA
2017     Phantom Pop - Up
             San Luis Obispo, CA
2017     Chicago Art Source Gallery- Winter Salon
             Chicago, IL
2017     10 West Gallery
              Santa Barbara, CA
2017     Sullivan Goss Gallery
              Santa Barbara, CA
2016     Chicago Art Source Gallery- Winter Salon
              Chicago, IL
2016     Studios on the Park-"Not the Same River" with Tom Peck