John Dyer Quotes

• I really enjoy squeezing out a big lump of paint directly onto the canvas and leaving it; fresh, immediate and sometimes shocking.

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• I realised that if I did what I wanted to do, it would work.

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• I paint what I see, not what a camera would see.

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• I love the sea’s sounds and the way it reflects the sky. The colours that shimmer across its surface are unbelievable. This, combined with the colour of the water over white sand, surprises me every time.

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• I have lived in Cornwall from the age of 4, so I have always been aware of the artistic heritage that the county has. I feel very proud to be able to connect to this.

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• I have improved the way in which I paint. The colours are cleaner and there is more energy in the brush work.

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• I have been surrounded by artists and paintings throughout my life. My father Ted Dyer is an artist, and from a very early age I have spent time painting and drawing.

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• I decided to become a painter when my first four paintings where all published and attracted a great deal of interest. I exhibited one of them and it was sold.

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• I apply paint directly from the tube and with my fingers.

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• During the winter when the weather is too poor to work outside, I do use drawings and photographs, but I change my work so it is not just a time and place study.

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• Digital media has destroyed much of the magic and mystery of the medium.

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John Dyer (31)

Birth:	1968
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Painter

About

John Dyer was born in Ruishton, Somerset, England. He is an English painter, focusing on colourful landscapes, architecture, gardens and notable events, especially in Cornwall. He studied at Cubert County Primary School and Newquay Tretherras School. He completed his BA Hons Graphic Design studies at Middlesex Polytechnic in London. His first published work aged 12 was landscape photography in Amateur Photography magazine. As a painter of celebrations and events, John Dyer also painted the armada of ships celebrating the safe arrival of Ellen MacArthur to Falmouth in 2005 after her non-stop single-handed round the world sailing trip of 27,000 miles.

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