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John Dyer - Monaco’s Featured Artist

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:03:09 +0100

View the video and the Monaco web site here: www.visitmonaco.com
John Dyer, one of the UK’s best known and acclaimed artists, has been selected to appear in the latest prestigious Monte-Carlo SBM Film “One year in Monte-Carlo”.

The new film, by film maker Jeff Lehalle, focuses on the ‘Art of Living’ in the principality of Monaco.

Part of the promotional film features the Monaco Classic week and includes footage of artist John Dyer painting the amazing sailing boats and sparkling mediterranean waters.

“My new painting, that features in this prestigious film, is part of a new collection of work based on Monte-Carlo and the classic boats. It was a great experience working with Jeff on this sequence and to interpret this world class event onto canvas.”
John Dyer 2010.
  Images and Video © Jeff Lehalle 2010

View http://www.visitmonaco.com/us

Arty Studio Sort Out - eBay

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:31:22 +0100

We are busily sorting out the studio and the gallery at the moment after our summer show - getting ready for the new christmas work and making some room in our many draws and cupboards.

We have found an Aladdin’s cave of Art cards and interesting prints that we have been hoarding over the years and have decided to share it all with you via a range of online buying options.

We have some very collectable items that we are popping onto our new thejohndyergallery eBay store, and to make it fun we have ‘Buy Now’ ‘Best Offer’ and ‘Bids’ options for different items.

Let us know what you think - it has been fun for us finding these old friends and we think you will love them too.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-John-Dyer-Gallery

Thanks for your support,

The John Dyer Gallery.

“Whacky World of John Dyer”

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:14:01 +0100

The National Trust at Trelissick in Cornwall have recently run an art workshop based on the work of artist John Dyer. 120 children were inspired during the day to create works based on elements taken from the artists’ paintings.

“We ended up with fish, mermaids, penguins!!, boats, chickens, puffins, seagulls (of course), caterpillars!! exuberant mermaids in gay abandon, dogs, crabs etc etc.

We did clay and we also had a very colourful table of papier mache, plus coloured cards, paper, and double backed sticky, to do finger puppets, origami totems of seagulls and puffins. We had very happy little kids (about 120 throughout the day), who all LOVED the whacky world of John Dyer.”
Jo Wallace, Trelissick Gallery.

One of the seagulls created during the workshop escaped and is now on display flying around the gallery !

With thanks to all the team at Trelissick who made this such a fantastic event for the children.

‘Dazzling Dyer’- Newspaper Review

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:04:44 +0100

This weeks WestBriton Newspaper in Cornwall has a feature review of John Dyer’s latest exhibition.

Read the article here

Dazzling Review in Cornish Guardian

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:04:40 +0100

THIS summer's exhibition at the National Trust's Trelissick Gallery sees its walls flooded with radiant colour and vibrant light as John Dyer shows his latest works.
Featuring many beloved sites near his Cornish home, these works were painted by John in the spring and early summer of this year.
Full of spirit, these pictures are a ready antidote to any summer days of cloud and drizzle, the Cornish sun in John's paintings pours across the land and sea. Water sparkles and flowers glow with rich strong colours. All perhaps informed by his recent time spent painting in the south of France.
John delights in where he lives and what he sees. For him landscapes are not empty places, beautiful when devoid of people. The Cornish scenes John portrays positively crackle with activity with brightly coloured boats, families and children, swooping seagulls and bouncing dogs all thoroughly enjoying themselves.
The quality of life and its celebration are at the core of John's paintings. As is his strong interest in the environment and conservation.
This has led to his working across the globe on projects in the Amazon, the Philippines, Australia, Japan and many parts of Europe and to his supporting work with the National Trust.
John has also been resident artist at the Eden Project for a number of years.
John is a natural communicator whose paintings speak directly to a part of us we all share but at times perhaps forget its value as adulthood adds its layers to how we see the world.
There is innocence and optimism in John's painting which are simple pleasures and much joy is to be had in sharing them.
John says of his work: "I have been lucky in that people have always enjoyed my paintings. I try to focus on the positive elements of life, the things that inspire me, 'the song of life'.
"My work is a natural response to the world around me, contemporary, and as individual to me as my handwriting or thumb print.
"I hope that I bring part of myself to the viewer through my work, and that the viewer brings an equal amount to my paintings – if this happens then I have succeeded in my aim. I hope that the sum of the two adds up to far more than I could ever know."
John Dyer's exhibition of paintings can be seen in The National Trust's Trelissick Gallery at Trelissick Garden at Feock near Truro until September 1.
Budding artists are also being given the chance to get creative at Trelissick this week as the garden hosts Art Week until Sunday.
There will be an art trail in the garden every day this week, as well as a photography competition inspired by Heart Of Cornwall. The winner will have their image used at properties at Trerice, Trelissick and Glendurgan.
There will also be a number of workshops taking place at the National Trust site. The first today (Wednesday) runs from 11am to 4pm and is a chance to make a monster out of recyclable material in the stables.
On Friday from 11am to 4pm visitors are invited to make models inspired by the art in the Trelissick Gallery, including John Dyer's colourful collection.
Finally on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, artist Reece Ingram can be found in the park creating a magnificent work of art from Trelissick wood. Watch as his artwork emerges over the weekend.
For more information on Trelissick see www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Original Article http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Dazzling-Dyer-Trelissick/article-2533059-detail/article.html

Western Morning News Feature

Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:38:00 +0100

Clothing artists who 'paint the space between reality and emotion'
If you love the Westcountry in summer, check out a new type of wearable art. Two Falmouth-based artists, John Dyer and Joanne Short, have launched a new range of clothes sporting colourful, naive-style motifs from their paintings. You'll be pushed to find anyone else wearing the same thing.
Both John and Joanne are inspired by the landscape in Cornwall and old-fashioned family fun. Though seasoned artists in various media, neither is too proud to make wearable art; after all, they are following in the footsteps of Damien Hirst and Tracy Emin.
"We paint the space between reality and emotion," said John. "We love those small elements that people really connect to: whether it's seagulls or Scotty dogs. It's fantastic to be able to use those on clothes. We started off just doing T-shirts and found that they really made people smile.
"People know us as artists anyway and they love our paintings – it amuses them that they can wear parts of them as shoes."
The clothing is printed to order on the couple's website, www.beachytreats.co.uk; their prices range from £14 for a child's T-shirt to £27 for an adult's hoodie. "We wanted to keep it in line with High Street prices," he said. Johnnie Boden, from Boden, even gave them an official thumbs up for their ideas.
The clothes are embroidered and printed by a company in California that is owned by Google.
"We tried for a long time to keep everything made in the UK – but it is an international business," said John. "At the end of the day, we'd rather have control of it and embrace the technology ourselves."
John and Joanne met as students at the then Falmouth College of Art: now they are living in the town with their two girls, Martha-Lilly, 10, and Wilamena, 4.
They also have an Edwardian studio/gallery which is open by request.
Call 0777 339 7503 or visit www. johndyergallery.co.uk for more on art; or grab yourself a slice of summer on www.beachytreats.co.uk.

John Dyer Seagulls and The Pirates of Penzance !

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:17:49 +0100

Edwinstree Middle School in Hertfordshire have recently staged a production of ‘Pirates of Penzance’ where the whole school took inspiration from the paintings of artist John Dyer.

Jane Chipperfield, head of art at the school, contacted the John Dyer Gallery to showcase the amazing art the children made . “The children loved the paintings and have produced some lovely final pieces, recycled scrap gull sculptures and landscape paintings all inspired by John Dyer’s paintings.”

“This is a fantastic set of work and it is great to see the children so inspired by my paintings. Congratulations to all the children and staff who took part and keep on being creative, I love it !” John Dyer.

All work shown © Children of Edwinstree School

John Dyer Gallery Associate Program

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:22:25 +0100

The John Dyer Gallery is delighted to announce the availability of the Associate Program.

Newquay Zoo , The National Maritime Museum and The National Trust Trelissick Gallery are part of this associate program already.

Do you have a web site, blog, social network page or twitter account ?

Does your company share the same ideals and approach as we do ?

Would you like to feature art from our gallery on your web site ?

See the art you could feature.

If the answer to any of these questions is a yes then we have a great piece of news for you that could earn your company 15% on resulting sales. Available in USA,Canada,UK,Germany, Australia, New Zealand and soon Spain, Switzerland and more...

To find out more about the associate program please send us an email and we will explain how it works - it is very simple and a great way for us to work together.

Mail to: sales@johndyergallery.co.uk

Terms and conditions apply - full details on request.  Scheme operated by Zazzle.co.uk. Images courtesy John Dyer Gallery and Zazzle

National Trust Gallery become Art Range Associate

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:24:12 +0100

We are delighted to announce that today the National Trust Gallery at Trelissick in Cornwall have become our latest Gallery Art Range associate.

Trelissick gallery join the National Maritime Museum and Newquay Zoo by deciding to become an associate of our contemporary art range of prints and art products.

Launched in conjunction with an exhibition of original paintings by artist John Dyer, the web site offers clients of Trelissick Gallery the opportunity to purchase a wide range of art posters and prints while supporting the trust financially.

The new web site automatically pays a commission to the trust on referred sales.

If your business web site would like to become an associate of the John Dyer Gallery do let us know and we can tell you how to get involved.

http://www.johndyergallery.co.uk/artrange/indexTrelissick.html

200 Carwinion Cream Teas !

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:03:38 +0100

Over 170 guests applied online for tickets to attend the opening of the The John Dyer Gallery Summer Exhibition.

The gallery worked with Carwinion House at Mawnan Smith near Falmouth in Cornwall to stage this exciting exhibition of contemporary paintings by artists John Dyer and Joanne Short.

Jane, from Carwinion, spent the week before busily preparing the food. Our guests managed to demolish all of the amazing cakes and the 200 prepared clotted cream and jam scones that we presented with the paintings in the manor house.

“It was a fabulous atmosphere, the sun shone and our guests enjoyed our new paintings while drinking sparkling pink wine and eating the famous Carwinion Cream scones and homemade cakes.” Joanne Short

Nineteen original paintings sold at the event and many items from our increasingly popular and collectable Art Range.

“It was great to see people with scotty dog bags on their shoulders, paintings tucked under their arms and jam on their faces !” John Dyer

The exhibition continues until the end of the day on Thursday 22nd July.

Full details on:

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

Painted Sails on the îles de Lérins, Cannes.

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 09:04:34 +0100

British artists John Dyer and Joanne Short have been inspiring French children on the Îles de Lérins near Cannes.

The artists led a workshop on the island and the children painted an actual optimist sail with an image inspired by the landscape and biodiversity of the island.

Each child also completed their own individual painting on a sail shaped piece of paper.

The final sail is now on display in the school back in Menton.

“The children really focused on this project, we asked them to look at elements from the landscape - plants, palms, boats, insects and to paint an element from life onto the large collaborative painted sail. The result is stunning and they all worked really hard.” John Dyer.

The project was funded by Galerie Monaco and the artists.

Click to view a full gallery of photographs from the day here.

City Out Monaco Feature John Dyer & Joanne Short

Mon, 31 May 2010 09:56:52 +0100

Capturing the Spirit of the South
2010-05-30 22:18
John Dyer and Joanne Short are well known for their bestselling paintings inspired by their lives in Cornwall and on the Cote d'Azur. Jilly Bennett asked them what makes them tick.   John Dyer and Joanne Short: Where to start? Our work comes from within us and also from our environment. It encompasses our life and records what we do: the landscape and environment, family, nature and colour. Our styles have very much evolved - we don't consider our work to have a 'style' but inevitably it does. It isn't however a prescribed style or even something consciously decided on - it is more like our handwriting. The way we naturally compose and apply our paint isn't a deliberate action but a natural response between hand and eye.
We thrive working outside when we can - just our paints and the subject, and the subject is dynamic, changing, living, breathing and something to engage with. Once you've spent time immersed in the landscape watching the world go by, you form a relationship and deep memory of the place - a moment in time. This painting and memory often fuels a larger series of works that are sometime completed in the studio, but we always like to start outside on location.
CO: Where were you both born? Did you study painting and where?
JD: Joanne was born in Oxford and I was born in Taunton, but we were both raised in Cornwall. In fact funnily enough we've known each other since we were babies! Life brought us together in Cornwall and we have a shared memory of our childhood and similar experiences, which is fantastic as we have everything in common. We both attended the same schools and then Falmouth School of Art. After Falmouth Joanne studied Fine Art and Printmaking in Italy for her degree and I went to London to study Design. We both eventually returned to Cornwall as artists and set up our home and studio together in the early 90s.   Cornwall has long enjoyed an international reputation for excellence in the arts. Joanne is an elected member of the Newlyn Society - one of the UK's oldest and most respected group of artists.
CO: What brought you to the south of France?  JD and JS: Menton was on our radar because of the plants and gardens. As resident artist for the UK's - and probably the world's - most important ecogarden, The Eden Project, we've become increasingly interested in botanical situations. We first visited for a week and stayed at William Waterfield's garden, the Clos du Peyronnet, and were enchanted. We met with Carolyn Hanbury and viewed the Hanbury Gardens and she very kindly lent us a studio for a year - so we had to move to Menton to take up this kind offer.   We've lived in Menton for three years now but we've also painted extensively in Brittany and Provence - our collections of Provençal works have been shown in Cork Street, London, and we had a show at the Eden Project for World Food Day, based on the major harvests of the Côte d'Azur and Provence. Eden commissioned contemporary creative writing to accompany each painting and the stories were 'performed' to a live audience.   CONTINUE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

Bringing a Buzz to Falmouth !

Mon, 17 May 2010 15:06:54 +0100

Falmouth’s Business Improvement District launches window display project
Walking past the vacant retail unit at 1 Market Strand in Falmouth, will prove particularly eye-catching at the moment, thanks to the installation of a Falmouth BID initiated window display. Colourful panels that celebrate Falmouth’s artistic and creative heritage have been designed by Falmouth firm Auto Graffiti, utilising works from artists such as John Dyer and abstract painter Grace Gardner.
The five-year Falmouth BID programme has a number of priority areas, as laid out in its manifesto, including physical improvements to the townscape, destination marketing, event led activity and business support. In terms of public realm improvements, the window display initiative is the third project delivered in the past two months, with the new Falmouth map and the installation of creatively designed benches both unveiled in April, with a fourth, one hundred flag and floral displays for the town centre planned for the end of May.
Richard Wilcox, Falmouth BID Manager said:
“Falmouth BID is really entering an exciting phase of project delivery, in partnership with local businesses and organisations, that are clearly aimed at improving and developing the town. Regards the vacant unit project, we’ve been working closely with Millers Estate Agents, the artist John Dyer and Falmouth Art Gallery to create some visually stunning window display panels that will brighten up any space, perfectly illustrated at 1 Market Strand. We hope that this window installation will be the first of many, as and when opportunities arise.”
Brian Stewart, Curator of Falmouth Art Gallery added:
“There is nothing more depressing than an empty shop window during tough economic times. So, it is a great idea for Falmouth BID to liven things up with imagery that celebrates Falmouth’s rich artistic heritage. Falmouth Art Gallery was delighted to be able to assist by providing photographs of the paintings for the display. “
Rob Redgrave of Miller Commercial, Chartered Surveyors commented:
“The current economic climate presents challenges when it comes to filling empty sites. However, we can overcome this with some productive partnership work and creative thinking. As a firm, we are always looking to strengthen our relationships with local retailers which we can do by working in conjunction with programmes like the Falmouth BID.” 
Richard Wilcox, Falmouth BID Manager can be contacted on 01326 313553 or via richardwilcox@falmouth.co.uk

Vernissage - Côte d’Azur

Sat, 15 May 2010 11:11:59 +0100

The Galerie Monaco Vernissage in Menton this evening was very well attended. Collectors from Italy, France, Monaco and the UK attended the event.

The director of the conservatoire expressed his thanks to the artists John Dyer and Joanne Short for their support of the conservatoire over the past three years and welcomed everyone to the exhibition.

The artists exhibited a range of their recent works from the studio including major paintings of the Côte d’Azur and new canvases of Cornwall.

The exhibition will now travel to the UK to be joined by additional paintings for the Summer Exhibition at Carwinion House in July.

More photos on on this link

A Mixed Bunch - Ted Dyer, Joanne Short, Fred Yates

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:17:22 +0100

The John Dyer Gallery is delighted to have been able to support the latest public Falmouth Art Gallery exhibition “A Mixed Bunch”.

The gallery has loaned Falmouth Art Gallery three important paintings from the collection including ‘Lavender Time Provence’ by Ted Dyer, ‘Mounts Bay Moon’ by Joanne Short, and a stunning and very rare still life by artist Fred Yates.

All three of these paintings are currently on display in the gallery and the exhibition runs until 26th June 2010.

The Ted Dyer painting is available for sale from The John Dyer Gallery at £3950 and the Joanne Short is also available at £455.

Please call us to enquire about these paintings. Tel: 0777 339 7503

Joanne Short inspires children to paint

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:52:11 +0100

Artist Joanne Short held an exciting painting workshop in the olive park at Cap martin overlooking Monaco yesterday.

The children were asked to look at the light and shade on the olive trees and the forms of the amazing old trunks.

The large collaborative painting was completed in the park using poster paints and collage.

“It was a fantastic project and the children really observed the trees well. Their preliminary drawings and sense of scale was amazing.”

The final piece will go on exhibition at the Palais l’Europe in Menton in a few weeks time.

Photos on this link:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=156276&id=9006797503

beachytreats Arty Clothes gets a Boden Thumbs Up !

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:40:36 +0100

Our new arty range of art inspired clothes at http://www.beachytreats.co.uk is going down well.

We have recently redesigned our front page to make it simpler to navigate and to give a better feel for the exciting range of unique clothes that are available for worldwide delivery.

Johnnie Boden very graciously gave the site a virtual thumbs up or ‘like’ and we are thrilled with that as we love Boden clothes too. beachytreats has its own web site and also a FaceBook page so do take a look and choose your arty items for summer 2010.

FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beachy-Treats-Arty-Clothes-from-Cornwall/112060775488811?ref=ts

Clothes designed by artists in Cornwall and available to buy online worldwide. Very funky and great for an out and about seaside lifestyle. Mens, womens and kids sizes and shoes too !

Some images © www.zazzle.com

Special badge for the Girlguides

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:39:37 +0100

All the Girlguides (over 600 of them!) who entered the centenary art exhibition and competition have all been awarded this fabulous large embroidered John Dyer badge which was commissioned by the Girlguides to commemorate the event.

The competition was a huge success and the girls are thrilled with their new badges which will be sewn onto many uniforms, bags and blankets in due course !

The winners of the art competition will also receive other prizes including the book “A Vision of Paradise” about John’s work.

You can read more about the competition here:

http://www.johndyergallery.co.uk/guides100/paintingcompetition.html

And the winning entries are on this link:

http://www.girlguidingsouthwest.org.uk/100artcomp.htm

Amy Davis, 2nd Westerleigh Guides won the star prize.

‘Lavender Time Provence’ by Ted Dyer on Public Display

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:14:14 +0100

Ted Dyer's "Lavender Time Provence" is one of the featured paintings in the latest Falmouth Art Gallery exhibition "Bunch" which runs from 24 Apr 2010 - 26 Jun 2010.

The painting is available for sale now.   See the entire Provence collection of work online:

http://www.johndyergallery.co.uk/monaco/exhibitionsmonaco/TedDyerItalianCollection/TedDyerSpecialCollection.html

“CORNWALL boasts some of the finest gardens in the country. Falmouth Art Gallery is celebrating the coming of spring with ‘A mixed bunch’, a blooming marvellous exhibition featuring floral art from Cornish collections.   On show will be Carnations by Henry Scott Tuke RA, recently presented to the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society by George Bednar. Also featuring will be works by: Grace Gardner, Isobel Heath, Penny Macbeth, Henri Matisse, Kenneth Newton, Sir Roland Penrose, John Ward CBE, J.W. Waterhouse, Marjorie Williams, Ted Dyer, Joanne Short and Gwen Whicker to name a few.   The gallery has planned an exciting programme of FREE workshops and events to accompany the exhibition. Family workshops take place every Saturday, just drop in from 2 – 3 pm. Activities include: ‘Rag Rug Jitterbug’ weaving, satin painting, floral felt making and ‘lift off’ painting.  ‘A mixed bunch’, is part of a series of exhibitions celebrating the rich artistic heritage of The Fal area funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, and in association with University College Falmouth incorporating Dartington College of Arts and Izella Rose Florists.

It will be on display from 24 April – 26 June 2010.

The gallery is open Monday to Saturday 10 am – 5 pm.

Admission is free”
FALMOUTH ART GALLERY

Press Release: Summer Exhibition

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:19:50 +0100

Press Release

Summer Exhibition of Paintings by John Dyer and Joanne Short
Venue: Carwinion House and Garden, Cornwall.

Sunday July 18th 2010 sees the opening event for this years John Dyer Gallery summer exhibition.

The exhibition will be hung in the glorious surroundings of Carwinion and for the private view event we will be serving tea and cakes which Carwinion is famed for.

"Carwinion is delighted to announce that it will host a private view reception for Falmouth’s John Dyer Gallery. The event promises to be one of the most exciting in Cornwall's arts calender for 2010. Well known for their lively and colourful artwork, John Dyer and Joanne Short will present a stunning collection of paintings by exploring all of the aspects of Cornwall that inspire them. Fishing villages and picnics on the cliffs, crazy dogs and fishermen, wild flowers and the joy of the Cornish landscape."

Joanne Short's unique oil paintings explore the interconnected shapes, flora and landscape of the coast. Her work is acclaimed internationally and she is regarded as one of Cornwall's leading colourist artists. Joanne is an elected member of the famous Newlyn Society of Artists.

John Dyer's paintings are world famous and instantly recognisable with his unique sense of colour and fun. John's paintings hang in the permanent collections of many galleries and organisations and he is widely regarded as one of Britains leading painters. His most recent residency was as the artist in residence for Darwin 200.

This new collection of work will be on display for a week at Carwinion House. If you would like an opportunity of attending the exclusive private view reception you can register online on www.johndyergallery.co.uk

About The John Dyer Gallery:

"Whilst visiting Cornwall, viewing the exclusive JOHN DYER GALLERY is a must. Exhibiting the work of John Dyer and Joanne Short, both well known Cornish and British painters, this established art gallery deals in the very best contemporary art and have a leading and unique programme of exhibitions and community projects. You are welcome to visit the gallery by appointment at their comfortable and friendly spacious edwardian property in Falmouth, Cornwall, or alternatively view their online gallery at www.johndyergallery.co.uk. Call 0777 339 7503 for more information." Vogue Magazine 2010

About the Artists:
http://www.joanneshort.info
http://www.johndyer.info

High resolution images of the exhibition paintings are available on request.

Above: "Through the Window, Portloe" 36 x 12 inches oil on canvas by Joanne Short.

Joanne's exquisite use of paint and her complex constructed compositions combined with her unique sense of colour all come together to form paintings that are widely recognised as some of Cornwall's leading colourist works. Joanne has been painting for over twenty years and has been widely exhibited and published. Her works hangs in private collections around the world and includes celebrity collectors Alan Titchmarsh and Toyah Willcox.

Above "Godrevy Sunshine" 33 x 40 inches acrylic on board by John Dyer.

John's paintings focus on the essence of his subject and the 'song of life'. In this vibrant painting the artist has captured the space between reality and emotion. Wild cornish flowers bust onto the paintings surface with vast quantities of paint. Puffins and seagulls zoom across the canvas and the combination of colour, pure paint and artistic vision combine to produce paintings that have become known and collected the world over. John's work hangs in museums and art galleries as well as many private collections. Rock star Kim Wilde and organistations including the National Trust, the Eden Project, Save the Children and many more have acquired the artist's work.

The Artist Magazine May Issue features John Dyer

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:44:41 +0100

Inspired by the National Trust

http://www.painters-online.co.uk/categories/articleitem.asp?cate=8&topic=68&item=237

Full of heightened life and colour, John’s work offers a striking contrast to the calm, subtle hues of Godfrey’s work. Born in Cornwall into an artistic family, John is painter-in-residence at the Eden Project and has been involved in a large number of community and environmental projects. It is this enthusiasm that led him to the National Trust. ‘The fun and energy that people display in the maze at Glendurgan Garden is the real attraction for me. I visit the garden regularly with my family and we all enjoy rushing around, finding our way into and back out of the maze. The garden is full of happy noises and shrieks, all set in the most magnificent sub-tropical valley garden setting.’

The National Trust purchased John’s large painting Amazing Mayhem in the Maze in May, Glendurgan (above) for display at the entrance to the garden. This led to a close association with the Trust, including regular workshops within their grounds and John working with the Trust to develop a tropical garden in a nearby primary school. So how does John work? ‘I always try to paint a new subject from life in the first instance, if it is possible. Once I have painted on location I have a full day of memories, feelings, sights and interesting snapshots of life that I will have witnessed. I make simple drawings and do use photos as reference.’ His images suggest spontaneity and movement. They make you smile. ‘The way I paint is very vigorous and immediate. I use acrylic paints and a pile of rather old and ragged brushes, but that combination works really well for me. In the heat and sun of the Cornish landscape you have to make decisions without hesitation or it all sets and that's it, finished before you’re ready! I do a rough “air drawing” with a dry paintbrush dragged over the canvas, to decide briefly on the main composition and large areas of colour. I always do the sky first, and the people, dogs, birds etc, last. The painting will last all day and if something interesting flies by, like a raven, then in it goes. I consider my paintings autobiographical – a record of a day in my life. ‘The paintings slowly build up – layer on layer. Sometimes I obliterate things by adding another element, but if that is what the painting wants, who I am I to argue! Painting is certainly a two- or three-way conversation. When I take my loaded brush to the canvas and can't immediately see where to place the next mark, the painting is telling me to stop. And I do.’ John echoed Godfrey’s advice about approaching the Trust. ‘If you want to paint at a location, check with the staff onsite to see if they are happy to have people setting up easels. You never know, they might have a good reason not to allow it – or they could rope off a private area for you!’

Richard Hearn - Posted on 07 Apr 2010

Online Art Shopping at John Dyer Gallery

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:00:47 +0100

The John Dyer Gallery is delighted to now offer our customers the opportunity to purchase multiple signed prints online from our web site. Our new web page brings together all our artist signed prints and limited editions in an easily accessible online gallery shop. The prices are for unframed signed prints and include delivery. Our new web gallery shop can be found on this link and is also included below.

Joanne Short painting at Falmouth Art Gallery

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:49:19 +0000

Exhibition - 24th April to 26th June 2010  Private View: 7pm-9pm, Friday 23 April 2010

Joanne Short’s stunning oil painting “Mount’s Bay Moon” has been selected to be exhibited as part of the latest exhibition at the acclaimed Falmouth Art Gallery. The exquisite oil painting will be displayed alongside works by Matisse and Tuke.

“Cornwall boasts some of the finest gardens in the country. To celebrate the coming of spring, this exhibition will feature floral art from Falmouth collections. On show will be Carnations by Henry Scott Tuke RA, recently presented to the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society by George Bednar.

Featured in the exhibition will be works by: Grace Gardner, Isobel Heath, Penny Macbeth, Henri Matisse, Joanne Short, Kenneth Newton, J. T. Richardson, John Ward CBE, J. W. Waterhouse, Marjorie Williams and Gwen Whicker.” Falmouth Art Gallery

Admission free  Opening Times: 10am-5pm, Monday to Saturday
For further information, please visit www.falmouthartgallery.com
Falmouth Art Gallery, Municipal Buildings, The Moor, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 2RT

Connections at Falmouth Art Gallery

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:16:59 +0000

Connections at Falmouth Art Gallery
27 Feb 2010 - 17 Apr 2010   John Dyer’s 'Zooing Around' Darwin painting to be exhibited at public art gallery.  The painting was purchased by Falmouth Art Gallery for their permanent collection last year, but this is the first time the painting will have been put on public display. The painting also features on the banner hanging outside the art gallery.  This exhibition celebrates the strong connection between the rich artistic heritage of Falmouth and the formation of Falmouth Art School (now University College Falmouth).   The exhibition includes major artists such as: Ray Atkins, Trevor Bell, Sandra Blow, Susan Boafo, Laurie Burt, Prunella Clough, Tom Cross, John Dyer, Tom Early, Michael Finn, Sir Terry Frost, Francis Hewlett, Kurt Jackson, Robert Jones, Richard Long, Danny Markey, Lee Miller, Antony Penrose and Sir Roland Penrose.

For further details please contact Falmouth Art Gallery.

http://www.falmouthartgallery.com/

Summer Exhibition at Carwinion House

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:07:07 +0000

The John Dyer Gallery is very pleased to announce that our artists are now all working towards a major summer exhibition in 2010.

The exhibition will open on 18th July at Carwinion House in the North Helford area of Cornwall and will feature new works all based on Cornwall. The exhibition promises to be one of the most important and visually stunning exhibitions in Cornwall during 2010.

Most of the artists’ new paintings in 2010 will be released for this exhibition.

Tea, cake and art will be served in exactly...

Potato Art Selected for Art Range in Peru

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:41:10 +0000

The International Center for the Biodiversity of the Potato in Lima, Peru have launched a new range of potato inspired gifts.

The items are available exclusively to the scientists working in Lima.

Two of the items have been produced using the art of John Dyer who was the resident artist for CIP during 2009.

To view the new range see the links below.

http://www.cipotato.org/virtualshop/Souvenirs.pdf

http://www.cipotato.org/virtualshop/index.asp

To purchase the Potato Art of John Dyer as prints and cards please see this link:

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/johndyergallery*/gifts?cg=196813131531977467

Artist Featured in Monte-Carlo SBM Film

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:23:14 +0000

John Dyer, one of the UK’s best known and acclaimed artists, has been selected to appear in the latest prestigious Monte-Carlo SBM Film “One year in Monte-Carlo”.

The new film, by film maker Jeff Lehalle, focuses on the ‘Art of Living’ in the principality of Monaco.

Part of the promotional film features the Monaco Classic week and includes footage of artist John Dyer painting the amazing sailing boats and sparkling mediterranean waters.

“My new painting, that features in this prestigious film, is part of a new collection of work based on Monte-Carlo and the classic boats. It was a great experience working with Jeff on this sequence and to interpret this world class event onto canvas.”
John Dyer 2010.

John’s new paintings will be released in 2010 by Galerie Monaco.  Images and Video © Jeff Lehalle 2010. The video will be available to view on request. Please email for password to access this link: http://gallery.me.com/johndyergallery#100422

Zoo Art Online at Newquay Zoo

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:16:51 +0000

Newquay Zoo are the latest working partner of The John Dyer Gallery to create a link from their online store to specific products from the John Dyer Gallery which are selected by the search term ‘zoo’.

Take a look at the zoo web site to find this special selection of art products featuring the paintings of John Dyer. 15% is paid to the zoo on any resulting sales, so you are helping to support the animals and the zoo’s conservation work if you purchase through the special links.

http://www.newquayzoo.org.uk/discover/gift-shop.htm

National Maritime Museum Shopping

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:37:56 +0000

The award winning National Maritime Museum in Falmouth Cornwall has recently launched an exciting range of products which are available through the NMMC online store.

Visitors to the store are also able to select a wide range of products from The John Dyer Gallery by clicking the image on the front of the store.

“We have implemented a system for our working partners to earn 15% on referral sales and we are delighted to have a selection of art posters, art cards and other art products tagged with NMMC that links from the shopping site.”  The John Dyer Gallery.

To view the new online store and to shop please visit:

http://www.nmmc.co.uk/shop/

John Dyer Darwin 200 Book Review

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:59:59 +0000

The front cover picture of this book shows the Beagle entering Falmouth Harbour (again) past Pendennis Castle and it is everything I'd hoped for when involved in setting up the Darwin 200 partnership with Falmouth Art Gallery and hearing that John Dyer was 'on board' for the journey. John has literally painted the picture that was in my head!
 A plaque now marks the spot where Charles Darwin landed in Falmouth and this book is another permanent record of this year's biecentenary celebrations.

It was a wonderful experience working with John Dyer at Newquay Zoo, sharing part of our conservation work and seeing his vision of what we do here.

This book and residency for Darwin 200 year part of a long tradition which started with artists being taken along on 'Voyages of Discovery' and exploration as well as painters like Edward Lear recording the early days of zoos such as London Zoo and the Knowsley menagerie in Darwin's lifetime.
 Thanks John, we look forward to working with you again, and to everyone else, buy this book! It'll cheer you up and captures the liveliness of the animals and the zoo that cares for them.
 Mark Norris, Darwin 200 team,

Newquay Zoo www.newquayzoo.org.uk

Click here to purchase the book

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