John Dyer Quotes

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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…
• I have improved the way in which I paint. The colours are cleaner and there is more energy in the brush work.
• The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside.
• Digital media has destroyed much of the magic and mystery of the medium.
• 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…
• I apply paint directly from the tube and with my fingers.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• I paint what I see, not what a camera would see.
• I realised that if I did what I wanted to do, it would work.
• I really enjoy squeezing out a big lump of paint directly onto the canvas and leaving it; fresh, immediate and sometimes shocking.
• I still take photographs for my own use, personal studies. I do not feel that I can fully express my views through the medium and…
• I studied for my degree in London and consequently ended up spending five years away from Cornwall. I deliberately moved away from the coast to…
• I use a wide selection of colours. It is impossible to produce work like mine using only the primary colours as they only mix a…
• I use about 20 different colours to retain the luminance in my work.
• I used to own a dingy and can still sail one if pushed, but I like the pleasure boats.
• I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love.
• I was told I was talented when I applied to Falmouth School of Art and that I should consider skipping the course and proceeding directly…
• In some parts of the world there is very little tidal movement.

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