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.

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

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

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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 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...