Artist Quotes by John Dyer

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

— John Dyer

I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love.

— John Dyer

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

— John Dyer

The paintings by Van Gough and Chagall had a big influence on me.

— John Dyer

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

— John Dyer

Painting is really good fun, I have always enjoyed it. As long as I paint what I want with the freedom that…

— John Dyer

I have been surrounded by artists and paintings throughout my life. My father Ted Dyer is an artist, and from a very…

— John Dyer

I was told I was talented when I applied to Falmouth School of Art and that I should consider skipping the course…

— John Dyer

While I was at college studying design I decided to paint. I was also greatly inspired by the colours that I had…

— John Dyer

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

— John Dyer

I decided to become a painter when my first four paintings where all published and attracted a great deal of interest. I…

— John Dyer

The lifestyle that an artist can have, the freedom to wander in the landscape with no real pressure or deadlines, was a…

— John Dyer

My father is a well known artist, Ted Dyer, who has been painting for many years. Our work is very different, but…

— John Dyer

The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside.

— John Dyer