Top 31 Quotes by John Dyer

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

The most amazing thing to me about the sea is the tide. A harbour like St. Ives is totally transformed in a very short space of time by the arrival or departure of the sea.

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 experience a different way of life.

My father is a well known artist, Ted Dyer, who has been painting for many years. Our work is very different, but growing up surrounded by paintings, paints, easels and art books does have an effect.

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.

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

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.

In some parts of the world there is very little tidal movement.

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

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