John Dyer Quotes (45 Quotes)

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

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.

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

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

My optimism for life carried through my work.

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

A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

My work all stems from my enjoyment of the medium. I also have a passion for colour, strong colours, clashing colours, all colours.

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.

Digital media has destroyed much of the magic and mystery of the medium.

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.

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

I used to spend most of my free time on the beach playing in the rock pools, swimming, flying kites, and occasionally horse riding.

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.

We really ran the court well in the first six minutes of the game. We had an effective man-to-man pressure that advocated numerous fast breaks.

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.

I try to complete the painting by the end of the day, and include elements that I observe throughout the day, dogs, birds, people, fishermen.

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

Ever charming, ever new, When will the landscape tire the view.

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

This was really a gutsy win. The two seniors really stepped it up and took control in the final minutes. It was a special win for us. It was been a long time since VTC has had a 20-win season.

And he that will this health deny, down among the dead men let him lie.

Disparting towers Trembling all precipitate down dash'd, Rattling around, loud thundering to the moon.

You try to make the best of everything, and then you just break down and you cry. Tonight, we're gonna be OK. And we're gonna be OK. Everyone's gonna be OK, it's just going to be a process.

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.

St Michaels Mount is a favourite place of mine; people will walk across to the Mount all day and assume they will be able to walk home. The spectacle of hundreds of people realising that the path they walked over on is disappearing under several feet of water is very amusing.

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.

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.

It was a close game the entire time. They tied it up in the second half and then we traded points for a while. With five minutes left we took the lead for good.

Street by street, we are getting them all in, ... Now they will just see the light is turning red.

It's a terrible thing wishing that it can be someone else's tragedy.

While I was at college studying design I decided to paint. I was also greatly inspired by the colours that I had seen on my travels in the Brazilian Rain forest.

I used to own a dingy and can still sail one if pushed, but I like the pleasure boats.

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

I am not so keen on modern yachts because they are predominantly white. I am lucky to live in Falmouth because of the variety of boats on the water.

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

This was very balanced effort all around. I was very happy that the guys didn't waste possessions and we didn't turn the ball over much.

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.