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" I paint what I see, not what a camera would see. "
John Dyer
Camera
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" 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 certain range of colour. "
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Like
Only
" I realised that if I did what I wanted to do, it would work. "
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Would
Did
Realised
" I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love. "
John Dyer
Paint
Place
Want
" 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. "
John Dyer
Sea
Love
Time
" I used to own a dingy and can still sail one if pushed, but I like the pleasure boats. "
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Own
Like
Pleasure
" I use about 20 different colours to retain the luminance in my work. "
John Dyer
Different
Retain
Use
" 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. "
John Dyer
Way
London
Life
" 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 to degree level. "
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Degree
Talented
Level
" 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. "
John Dyer
Sea
Short
Space
" Painting is really good fun, I have always enjoyed it. As long as I paint what I want with the freedom that I enjoy, I never tire. "
John Dyer
Enjoy
Painting
Freedom
" 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. "
John Dyer
Time
Winter
Work
" My optimism for life carried through my work. "
John Dyer
Life
Carried
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. "
John Dyer
Age
Early
Time
" 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. "
John Dyer
Been
Proud
Heritage
" My great love is my home county of Cornwall, I love to sit and watch people enjoying themselves on the beaches and in the harbour towns of Cornwall. "
John Dyer
People
Sit
Great
" 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. "
John Dyer
Father
Growing Up
Painting
" 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. "
John Dyer
First
Interest
Great
" The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside. "
John Dyer
October
Life
Work
" 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 this is why I have moved towards painting. "
John Dyer
Feel
Painting
Own
" I apply paint directly from the tube and with my fingers. "
John Dyer
Fingers
Apply
Directly
" On my return to Cornwall I discovered that I was living in a tropical paradise. For now I am content to explore my own home and our nearest neighbour France. "
John Dyer
Living
Paradise
My Own
" In some parts of the world there is very little tidal movement. "
John Dyer
Very
World
Little
" I have improved the way in which I paint. The colours are cleaner and there is more energy in the brush work. "
John Dyer
Way
Paint
Work
" Digital media has destroyed much of the magic and mystery of the medium. "
John Dyer
Magic
Mystery
Much