John Dyer Quotes

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• A man may go to heaven without health, without riches, without honors, without learning, without friends; but he can never go there without Christ.

  John Dyer

  Men, Heaven, Honor

  "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, 1895.

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• The most amazing thing to me about the sea is the tide. A harbour like St. Ives is totally transformed in a very short space of time by the arrival or departure of the sea.

  John Dyer

  Space, Sea, Departure

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• And see the rivers how they run Through woods and meads, in shade and sun, Sometimes swift, sometimes slow, Wave succeeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life to endless sleep!

  John Dyer

  Running, Sleep, Journey

  John Dyer (1822). “The Poems of J. D. The Life of J. D. by Dr. Johnson. The British Poets, Etc”, p.120

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

  John Dyer

  Painting, Influence, Bigs

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

  John Dyer

  Optimistic, Want, Paint

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• 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.

  John Dyer

  Insomnia, Use, Impossible

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• The lifestyle that an artist can have, the freedom to wander in the landscape with no real pressure or deadlines, was a very attractive one.

  John Dyer

  Real, Artist, Landscape

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

  John Dyer

  Littles, Movement, World

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

  John Dyer

  Cameras, Paint

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

  John Dyer

  Wanted, Realised, Ifs

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

  John Dyer

  Leaving, Canvas, Sometimes

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• 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.

  John Dyer

  Art, School, Degrees

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• I studied for my degree in London and consequently ended up spending five years away from Cornwall. I deliberately moved away from the coast to experience a different way of life.

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  Years, Degrees, Different

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

  John Dyer

  Different, Use, Colour

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• I still take photographs for my own use, personal studies. I do not feel that I can fully express my views through the medium and this is why I have moved towards painting.

  John Dyer

  Views, Use, Study

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• St. Michaels Mount is a favourite place of mine; people will walk across to the Mount all day and assume they will be able to walk home. The spectacle of hundreds of people realising that the path they walked over on is disappearing under several feet of water is very amusing.

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  Home, Feet, People

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• The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside.

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  Majority, May, October

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• My optimism for life carried through my work.

  John Dyer

  Optimism

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

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  Inspirational, Funny, Sailing

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

  John Dyer

  Media, Magic, Digital

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

  John Dyer

  Paint, Fingers, Tubes

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• During the winter when the weather is too poor to work outside, I do use drawings and photographs, but I change my work so it is not just a time and place study.

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  Winter, Weather, Drawing

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• I love the sea's sounds and the way it reflects the sky. The colours that shimmer across its surface are unbelievable. This, combined with the colour of the water over white sand, surprises me every time.

  John Dyer

  Sky, White, Sea

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• I have lived in Cornwall from the age of 4, so I have always been aware of the artistic heritage that the county has. I feel very proud to be able to connect to this.

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  Age, Proud, Able

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

  John Dyer

  Lying, Men, Healthy

  'Down among the Dead Men' (c.1700)

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