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.
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.
My father is a well known artist, Ted Dyer, who has been painting for many years. Our work is very different, but growing up surrounded by paintings, paints, easels and art books does have an effect.
I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love.
I apply paint directly from the tube and with my fingers.
I have improved the way in which I paint. The colours are cleaner and there is more energy in the brush work.
I paint what I see, not what a camera would see.
I realised that if I did what I wanted to do, it would work.
Painting is really good fun, I have always enjoyed it. As long as I paint what I want with the freedom that I enjoy, I never tire.
The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside.
It's a terrible thing wishing that it can be someone else's tragedy.
