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

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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.

My optimism for life carried through my work.

My optimism for life carried through my work.

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...

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

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

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 studied for my degree in London and consequently ended up spending five years away...

I studied for my degree in London and consequently ended up spending five years away...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

The most amazing thing to me about the sea is the tide. A harbour like...

The most amazing thing to me about the sea is the tide. A harbour like...

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.

I use a wide selection of colours. It is impossible to produce work like mine...

I use a wide selection of colours. It is impossible to produce work like mine...

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

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

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...

St Michaels Mount is a favourite place of mine; people will walk across to the...

St Michaels Mount is a favourite place of mine; people will walk across to the...

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...