Quotes from John Dyer

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

My optimism for life carried through my work.

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.

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.

I use about 20 different colours to retain the luminance in my 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.

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