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.

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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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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 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.

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 apply paint directly from the tube and with my fingers.

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

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...

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 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...

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

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

My optimism for life carried through my work.

My optimism for life carried through my work.

I have lived in Cornwall from the age of 4, so I have always been...

I have lived in Cornwall from the age of 4, so I have always been...

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...