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

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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...

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 love the sea's sounds and the way it reflects the sky. The colours that...

I love the sea's sounds and the way it reflects the sky. The colours that...

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.

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...

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 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...

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.

My optimism for life carried through my work.

My optimism for life carried through my work.

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.

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.

During the winter when the weather is too poor to work outside, I do use...

During the winter when the weather is too poor to work outside, I do use...

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...

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

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

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...

I was told I was talented when I applied to Falmouth School of Art and...

I was told I was talented when I applied to Falmouth School of Art and...

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.

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.

While I was at college studying design I decided to paint. I was also greatly...

While I was at college studying design I decided to paint. I was also greatly...

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

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