Though Tyson’s art is clearly influenced by how much time he spent in his mother’s art room whilst growing up, there is a distinct line to be drawn between them: landscape verses portraits.
With the notable exception of the painting Tyson has in his apartment, most of his mother’s paintings were portraits, or - at the very least - orientated that way. Where the things Tyson doodlesare more often than not grey-scale realistic sketches, Anne favoured oil paints and watercolours, and impressionism.
On the other hand, Tyson’s photography is primarily (for work) done in portrait and Anne’s photos were landscape shots. She tended to take photos of the little things in life: for example, not taking a shot of Jethro and Tyson playing on the beach, but of the sandcastle they made instead.