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

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

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

I still take photographs for my own use, personal studies. I do not feel that...

I still take photographs for my own use, personal studies. I do not feel that...

I really enjoy squeezing out a big lump of paint directly onto the canvas and...

I really enjoy squeezing out a big lump of paint directly onto the canvas and...

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

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

Painting is really good fun, I have always enjoyed it. As long as I paint...

Painting is really good fun, I have always enjoyed it. As long as I paint...

I decided to become a painter when my first four paintings where all published and...

I decided to become a painter when my first four paintings where all published and...

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

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

My great love is my home county of Cornwall, I love to sit and watch...

My great love is my home county of Cornwall, I love to sit and watch...

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

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

My father is a well known artist, Ted Dyer, who has been painting for many...

My father is a well known artist, Ted Dyer, who has been painting for many...

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

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

On my return to Cornwall I discovered that I was living in a tropical paradise....

On my return to Cornwall I discovered that I was living in a tropical paradise....

I have improved the way in which I paint. The colours are cleaner and there...

I have improved the way in which I paint. The colours are cleaner and there...

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

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

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

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

I have been surrounded by artists and paintings throughout my life. My father Ted Dyer...

I have been surrounded by artists and paintings throughout my life. My father Ted Dyer...

The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May...

The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May...

The lifestyle that an artist can have, the freedom to wander in the landscape with...

The lifestyle that an artist can have, the freedom to wander in the landscape with...

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

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