an artist. He noticed her potential, encouraged her to pursue this field and was her first teacher and mentor.
     Tanya remembers Tyshler with great gratitude:
“His drawing and painting lessons were filled with the deepest knowledge, sudden discoveries, and sparkling humor. Tyshler was well known as a great master, but it seemed that he was never aware of his fame. He was as spontaneous as a child and absolutely unpretentious.
     “Being a painter, Tyshler wanted to see me as a painter, as a follower. I never fulfilled this expectation. I had a
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