Gallery and Artist News.

NEW Joanne Short Art Ceramics

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:29:53 +0000

We are delighted to announce today the immediate availability of Joanne Short original ceramics on the John Dyer Gallery web site.

Joanne launched her new ceramics at the christmas exhibition 2011 but this is the first time that we have had a collection online to view.

http://www.johndyergallery.co.uk/artrange/Ceramics/index.html

Joanne's approach to painting is refined and uncluttered. She is concerned with the colour and pattern quality within her overall compositions. Joanne has taken the main elements of her unique paintings and applied these to her hand built ceramic forms. Each piece is absolutely unique in form and decoration and they compliment her original paintings perfectly.

R.S.V.P for our Christmas Exhibition Event at Carwinion

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:22:35 +0000

We are delighted to be able to invite you to Carwinion House for our Christmas exhibition event on Saturday December 10th, 11am to 1pm.
Please R.S.V.P for this exhibition. (So we have enough mince pies and drinks)   Please email and let us know your contact details and how many are attending in your party:   Email your R.S.V.P to: sales@johndyergallery.co.uk

Joanne Short has been working on a spectacular new series of oils. Her unique approach to painting lends itself to her coice of subject matter. For christmas this year she is presenting a collection of work that combines all of her unique qualities. She will also be exhibiting a small series of hand built and painted ceramics.  John Dyer is exhibitiing a new collection of work that celebrates his experiences in the Cornish landscape. Snowball fights, live music under the stars, twinkling lights and family adventures to special Cornish places are all combined in this delightful new set of work.  Full colour complimentary exhibition catalogue available on request.

http://www.johndyergallery.co.uk/exhibition/Christmas2011/index.html

New Art Case-Mate iPhone Cases

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:49:31 +0100

We have a really special new range of iPhone and iPod touch cases designed by artists John Dyer and Joanne Short.

The new range of cases are produced in the USA by Case-Mate and are printed on plastic cases which provide great protection and fantastic colour reproduction of the artists work.

The cases will arrive with you in a smart presentation box and the price includes a cleaning cloth and screen protector. They really do make wonderful arty and useful presents.

Unique and super durable, Case-Mate Tough™ cases guard your iPhone 4/4S 3G/3GS in style! Built to withstand sudden drops and accidental falls, the Case-Mate Tough™ case provides complete protection. A snug, form fitting silicone wrap provides shock resistance, while the polycarbonate hard shell protects against impact.

Also available in the ‘Barley There’ range and for iPod Touch too.

http://www.iartcase.co.uk

John Dyer art brightens youngsters appointments

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:08:41 +0100

Youngsters attending the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust in Truro will soon be able to benefit from a partnership between the Trust, the Friends of RCH and local artist John Dyer.

Following a donation from the Friends of the Royal Cornwall Hospital, three colourful art panels of John Dyer’s work have been put on display in the Family Room in the Oral Surgery Department. It is hoped the panels will inspire youngsters to create their own pictures and in the process distract them from their hospital visit.

The panels were donated along with a flat screen TV and wall bracket following a request from Oral Surgery Nurse Di Collins.

Over 17,000 people go use the Oral Surgery Department at the hospital each year and a large proportion are youngsters.

As well as providing the artwork for the panels, John has also pledged the 15% referral fee from any orders from his webpage www.johndyergallery.co.uk/rcht to hospital charitable funds to enable more art tools including paper and pens to be purchased.

John said: “Looking at art work really helps you to keep calm and relaxed if you are in an anxious situation. If you can get children drawing it can help them take their minds off it and children know this work and they can all do it. This gives them a view of the world that’s already interpreted for them. It’s do-able for them.”

Beatrice Dyer, chairman of the Friends, said: “This is an example of how work by the Friends can get the ball rolling. If people buy anything via the webpage then the money from that can go towards buying more materials. The Friends are now able to move on to another area.”

Anyone interested in raising funds while doing their Christmas shopping can do so by logging on to:  www.johndyergallery.co.uk/rcht

National Trust Brand with John Dyer Painting

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:31:52 +0100

The National Trust at Trelissick in Cornwall have selected the art of John Dyer for their branding of the ‘Trelissick for choice’ campaign.

One of John Dyer’s paintings features on their new business meetings and functions brochure. They are also using the painting on a large banner which promotes their location and food.

“I am thrilled that the National Trust have asked to use my painting. Lots of people all over Cornwall are getting to see the image as Trelissick are attending many food and exhibition events with their new brochures and banners.”
John Dyer

Falmouth Oyster Festival 2011 New Painting

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:01:06 +0100

The Falmouth Oyster Festival has been opened today and part of the opening event featured artist John Dyer and his new painting “Falmouth Oyster Festival Parade”.

The painting features ‘Arlo’, a giant puppet that has been built through a collaborative community project run by John Frankland, John Dyer and the Oyster Festival.

‘Arlo’ was designed by Katie Phelps, an 11 year old school girl from Falmouth. Katie’s design won the competition that John Dyer helped to judge. John then included her puppet in his latest painting.

Katie was presented with a signed framed limited edition print of the painting on stage at the opening ceremony.

More pictures on this online album

Art selected by the Royal Cornwall Hospital for their permanent collection.

Wed, 5 Oct 2011 16:31:22 +0100

The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro Cornwall has selected art from John Dyer and Joanne Short for their permanent collection.  The hospital selected two pieces from the artists recent exhibition of signed prints.

They selected ‘Beagle in the Bay’ by John Dyer which is part of the artists acclaimed collection of work that was produced during his time as resident artist for Darwin 200.

The Joanne Short piece that was selected is “Cottage Garden Mousehole” which is a superb example of this artist’s highly collectible work.

Both of these prints can be viewed and purchased from The John Dyer Gallery and the examples that are now in the RCHT permanent collection will be on display in the hospital for staff, patients and visitors to enjoy.

John Dyer Art featured in Falmouth Frameworks Book

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:31:05 +0100

The late Brian Stewart, the former director of Falmouth Art Gallery, has just had his last book published.

The book ‘Falmouth Frameworks’ is a very special project that uniquely takes a gallery collection and illustrates each piece with the frame included.

On page 50 of the book John Dyer’s major painting ‘Zooing Around’ is illustrated with a detailed description of the artists chosen frame and the history of the frame. The painting is part of the public collection in Falmouth.

“There are no museum objects that are more neglected than historical and artist-designed frames. Frames are often an integral part of the works but despite this they are sometimes separated, not conserved or not catalogued.

Using Falmouth's important collection this exhibition examines the artists' relationship with the frame from the early 18th century, through to the modern day. Included are Sven Berlin, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Thomas Gainsborough, John Dyer, Kurt Jackson, Dame Laura Knight, Sir Alfred Munnings, Ben Nicholson, John Singer Sargent and John William Waterhouse.

In association with Paul Mitchell Limited and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.  The new book ‘Falmouth Frameworks' is published by Sansom & Company.”

The book is a large hardbound volume, lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced. It is available now at £25

‘Falmouth Frameworks’ ISBN 9781906593759.

Joanne Short one off ceramics

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:30:55 +0100

Artist Joanne Short has always had an interest in and practiced in a wide range of visual arts.  
Joanne trained as a printmaker in the south of Italy before migrating to the temptations of paint and canvas.

Now she is exploring her painting style connected to the three dimensional form of ceramics.

Her first pieces are on display at the gallery and we are looking forward to a larger collection of decorated one off ceramics from her for christmas 2011. 
We will also have new paintings in the gallery soon.

Each piece of ceramics is carefully made and painted by the artist so they are absolutely unique.  If you already own a Joanne Short original or print these highly collectable ceramic pieces are the perfect items to go with your painting.

View the Ceramics online now

Royal Cornwall Hospital, Exhibition

Mon, 1 Aug 2011 15:47:44 +0100

The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, Cornwall is hosting an exhibition of signed prints by artists John Dyer and Joanne Short.

The exhibition is on until the end of September 2011 and showcases significant paintings from the artists’ careers.

The prints are hung in two blocks of work in the main corridor - the Trelawny Gallery.

“Having been poorly recently I have found myself at the hospital on a number of occasions. Some of these visits have been for serious investigations and one emergency operation. While waiting for treatment I found that the art hanging around the hospital became a great focus for my mind. It helped to calm me. When the hospital approached us with a view to exhibiting this year I had no hesitation in accepting as I know that our work will help to get people through their problems and if it puts a smile on just one face then it has been worth it.”   John Dyer 2011.

Ernesettle School’s little artists

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:45:40 +0100

Some of the children at Ernesettle School in Plymouth have been studying the paintings of artist John Dyer.

As part of the project they all had a go at their own ‘John Dyer’ and what a fantastic set of work they have done.

“The children have been really enthused about this and thoroughly enjoyed making their own pictures.

It has been a very lengthy project as when they tried to recreate one of John Dyer’s pictures in a day they realised that they had to do it in stages as if we didn’t the paint would run and mix in with all the other colours.

The work has been done solely by the children in small groups with the teacher at hand to help them if needed.”   Jean Johns - Ernesettle School, Plymouth.

French Conservatoire features the Art of John Dyer

Mon, 16 May 2011 11:35:17 +0100

The acclaimed Conservatoire in Menton, France has again selected to feature the art of John Dyer.

The Conservatoire has just launched their latest promotional leaflet for Musique, Danse and Théâtre to encourage people to sign up for the next academic year.  The director of the Conservatoire, Paul-Emmanuel Thomas, has again selected the famous painting by artist John Dyer to become the image and essence of what they aim to achieve. The director is depicted in the black suit within the painting.

The painting is also featured on posters that can be seen in the town of Menton too.

www.menton.fr

Painting Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:30:55 +0100

Mother Ivey's Bay by John Dyer  Artist John Dyer has been commissioned by the owners of Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park to paint an iconic image of this award winning location.  The painting is in the permanent collection of the park and images of the painting will be used on site on a range of art items.  "Having grown up on the North Coast of Cornwall I can really connect to the landscape and coast of Mother Ivey's Bay. The unspoilt beach and native plants that grow on the cliffs are a haven for both wildlife, holiday makers and artists too ! In my painting 'Family Fun, Mother Ivey's Bay' I hope you will find all of the elements that make this part of the world such a special place."  John Dyer 
More Information

Above: "Family Fun, Mother Ivey's Bay" 24 x 36 inches acrylic on board by John Dyer.
Commissioned by Mother Ivey's Bay Holiday Park.

'Oyster man' Art contest

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:09:14 +0100

A COMPETITION open to all schoolchildren in Falmouth to design an 'oyster man' was launched on Friday.
The winning creation will lead the schools' grand parade during the Falmouth Oyster Festival in October. Students have until June 24 to come up with their designs.
"This could be in the form of a costume to be worn by a person, or it may be a stilt walker or a puppet or even a mechanical object to be carried or worked by several people," said John Frankland, competition co-ordinator. "The only limitation to the creativity of the design is that it must be capable of being made and reflect Falmouth and the oyster festival in some way."
Entries will be judged by a panel of local artists – John Dyer; the National Maritime Museum Cornwall's education officer, Stuart Slade; Peter Mason, chairman of the oyster festival; and Nigel Carpenter, owner of the St Michael's Hotel.

The winner will be announced on July 1 and receive a signed limited edition print of a painting especially created by Mr Dyer and a family meal at St Michael's Hotel.
"The aim is create a worthwhile competition which will leave a genuine legacy to the growth of the oyster festival and be a worthwhile project in its own right," said Mr Frankland. "As such, evidence of research leading up to the final choice of design should be submitted, including preliminary drawings and/or model. A high standard of presentation will also be one of the judging criteria.
"Schools are encouraged to support the application of their pupils by incorporating it as a classroom project."
The final submission should include a folder containing all the work towards the final design. The design itself should be drawn clearly, showing materials and workings. It can be supported by items such as video, ICT or photographs.

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Pupils-invited-creativity-oyster-man-contest/article-3414214-detail/article.html

http://www.johndyergallery.co.uk/oyster/

Gallery Android Apps

Tue, 5 Apr 2011 09:57:46 +0100

Following on for the huge success of our Gallery iPhone App we are delighted to announce that we have made versions of our apps available to Android smart phone users. 
The new selection of Apps which include the John Dyer Gallery App are available to download now from the official Android market.

https://market.android.com/developer?pub=The+John+Dyer+Gallery

Happy Birthday Eden

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:49:13 +0000

The Eden project in Cornwall is ten years old and artist John Dyer has worked as their ‘Painter in residence’ since before the biomes were even finished.

John has painted all over the world for Eden and we will have a special exhibition of his work coming up in the next year.

In the meantime take a look at some of the wonderful reproductions of the ethno-botanical and Eden paintings.

"a fabulous collection which perfectly epitomises Eden..." Tim Smit CEO Eden Project

"John's work makes you want to touch felty leaves, squeeze fat fruit, push your nose into flowers and breathe deeply. It's no surprise that his paintings are popular the world over; whether he is painting a vineyard in Provence, the Humid Tropics at Eden, or docks and beaches in his own native Cornwall, he touches a very human need - the innocent thirst for light, pattern and colour. We sense in John's paintings the sheer human thrill of being alive.." Sue Hill - Art Director of The Eden Project

Arty Seaside Clothes. New iPhone App.

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:56:30 +0000

USA Only at the moment.  The acclaimed designs of artists John Dyer and Joanne Short have been applied to their new 'beachytreats' range of online clothing and accessories.  Embroidery and Print designs. T-Shirts, Fleece, Keds Shoes, Bags, Caps, Art Ties and more.  View all the latest products. Tabs for searches by subject,colour,range. View our fashion gallery. Add your image to our fashion gallery directly from the app. Read all the latest news from ArtyClothes. ArtyClothes Podcasts. Special voucher codes and offers by push notification.
All available to download today in our FREE App.  Model photos ©Zazzle.com Designs © John Dyer & Joanne Short

Gallery and Artist Blog for iPhone® App

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:50:09 +0000

We have a new Gallery and Artist Blog feed that we are making available in our Gallery iPhone App.

This new feed has almost daily updates from the Gallery and our artists. It contains a wealth of interesting subjects, works in progress and inspiring images from around Cornwall.

To see some of the latest blog posts download the app for your iPhone®, iPod touch® or iPad®.

http://itunes.com/apps/JDGallery

Global iPhone downloads in 48hrs

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:51:06 +0000

Our brand new iPhone gallery app is only two days old but has already been downloaded all over the world.  We now have collectors using the app on their iPhones in:

UK, China, France, Hong Kong, Russia, USA, Singapore, Taiwan, India, Germany, Australia, & Korea !

DOWNLOAD NOW

You can buy a fancy art case for your iPhone from us too.

http://www.iartcase.co.uk

NEW Gallery iPhone App now available

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:17:42 +0000

We are delighted to announce that from today you can download our FREE JDGallery App from Apple’s app store for the iPhone.

We have designed our new gallery app to bring together all aspects of our online gallery experience.

You will find everything our full web site offers but in a concise and convenient package. The app also includes a new artist blog feed and we will be sending out push notifications to you for new paintings that are put online and the occasional very special treat too !

Download the app now or search for “John Dyer” in the app store on your iPhone.

Art bag is one in a billion !

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:20:15 +0000

This is just a bit of fun, but it is nice to be selected out of billions of other art gifts !
“Congratulations,
Your product, Art Shopping Bag: Organic Tropical Cornwall, has been hand-picked as an example of creativity at its finest. Out of the billions of designs on Zazzle, yours was chosen as one of the best.
As a reward, your product will appear at the top of the page listed below in the "Featured Designs" section for approximately 2 weeks. This means you, your product, and your store will be center stage!” zazzle.com

See it featured on Beach Bags

View our entire art range here.

Cornish Christmas - John Dyer Style

Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:31:47 +0000

Mrs Randall’s Class from Truro Prep School have been getting very arty !

The 4 and 5 year olds have been looking at the christmas paintings by artist John Dyer.

The children painted their own ‘Cornish Christmas in the style of John Dyer’.

The children talked about their paintings and what was similar to John Dyer’s work and many of them even wrote down their feelings for the artist to see.

“I Liked the Lights”
“I like the swirly whirly stars”
“I did the surfer”
“My favorite is the tree”
“We did the leaves”
“I painted the cat and man”

“This is a great piece of work. I am so pleased that the children have been inspired by my work and their painting and writing is fantastic !” John Dyer.

You can see John Dyer’s christmas paintings here.

Arty Cases for your iPad, iPhone 3G/3GS and iPhone 4

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:04:05 +0000

We are delighted to announce the immediate availability, worldwide, of a new range of art inspired iPhone and iPad cases all designed by British artists John Dyer and Joanne Short.

The enormous popularity of the devices has created a global canvas on which to create and the artists‘ work lends itself perfectly to the application.  The cases are all printed on a Speck® Fitted™ Hard Shell Cases and feature a range of designs and art.

Take a look at www.iArtCase.co.uk

Artist helps to inspire Children to paint ‘Little Harbour’

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:03:57 +0000

 John Dyer met the winning children from the Midas Construction / Precious Lives Art competition. The six winning paintings have been enlarged onto large panels by Falmouth company 20/20 to brighten up the construction site. It is hoped to also use the panels in the hospice when it is completed in 2011.

The winning children traveled from all over Cornwall to attend the event. They each won a voucher to buy art materials, a certificate, a large signed John Dyer limited edition print and a John Dyer signed book.

The children also had plenty of cakes and things to drink too !

 Precious Lives Appeal
Congratulations to the six winners of Midas Construction's 'Little Harbour' children's art competition - the pictures look fantastic and really brighten up the hoardings at the site. Thank you to John Dyer for helping to make the presentation so special for the children and donating some lovely prizes.
by:Ella Hendy

Article from: http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Children-s-art-goes-display-hospice-site/article-2925657-detail/article.html
SIX budding artists from Cornwall are showcasing their work in a very different location.
The children are the winners of Midas Construction's art competition to brighten up the hoardings of the new children's hospice, Little Harbour, in Porthpean.
Keira Nicholas, 2, and Deanna Nicholas, 7, from Liskeard; Joeley Burton, 4, and Louise Hardman, 7, from Carharrack; Keely Kuhnzack-Richards, 8, from Padstow, and Caitlin Trevithick, 9, from Penzance, visited Little Harbour this week to see their winning artworks on display and receive their awards from artist John Dyer.
They were each presented with a certificate, a copy of Mr Dyer's book A Vision Of Paradise, a limited edition John Dyer print, an A3 print of their artwork courtesy of 20/20 and a £25 WH Smith voucher kindly donated by Midas.
Mr Dyer, who helped to judge the competition, said: "The children's art on the theme of Little Harbour was fantastic. The children have really produced some joyful paintings and drawings. I spotted lots of my seagulls and mermaids in the pictures too.
"The standard of the entries was really very good with excellent use of colour and some great composition. It was so hard to only be able to select six for the final display.
"Congratulations to the children and especially the winning six, who should feel especially proud of their support for this important project.
"Seeing the hospice being constructed was a very emotional experience for me and it is impossible to be involved with a project like this without it making a deep impact on one's heart and soul."
Building work is well under way at Little Harbour, which is Cornwall's first children's hospice.
Funds permitting, it is due to open to families with life-limited children by the end of next year, providing a "home from home" where they can make the most of the precious time they have together.
Kevin Bate, from Midas Construction, said: "We have been so impressed with the response and the quality of the entries that we will be considering a similar approach on future projects. Our image is very important to us and the artwork has certainly enhanced the site entrance and it feels entirely appropriate to the scheme."
Bernadette Thoreau, corporate partnerships fundraiser for Children's Hospice South West, added: "We aim to make the most of short and precious lives and hope that Little Harbour is often filled with the sound of laughter and joy. The lovely, colourful Little Harbour pictures really capture what we're about."
To find out more about Children's Hospice South West's Precious Lives Appeal visit www.chsw.org.uk or to book a visit to see the progress of the hospice, phone 01872 261166.

A Decade of Collecting

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:16:11 +0000

The latest exhibition at the prestigious Falmouth Art Gallery in Cornwall is called “A decade of collecting” and it features many amazing works of art.

The exhibition features one of the John Dyer paintings that the gallery own, “Gateway to Cornwall” which was commissioned to celebrate Brunell 200.

The painting is hung next to a Sir Terry Frost, Peter Blake and Roy Lichtenstein.

A decade of collecting
13 Nov 2010 - 05 Feb 2011 
This exhibition features oil paintings, watercolours, master prints, sculpture and automata – all of which have entered the collection since the start of the new millennium.

Included are local gifts and bequests, as well as grant funded works that have been saved for the nation by the generosity of organisations such as the Heritage Lottery Fund, The Art Fund and the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund.  http://www.falmouthartgallery.com/