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"A painting shouldn't be just a picture, it should be a philosophy."
"Painting n: the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic."
"Painting seems like some kind of peculiar miracle that I need to have again and again."
"I'm not so facile that I can accomplish or find out what I want to know or explore enough of the possibilities and a way of making a painting, say, in just one painting or two paintings."
"In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting."
"A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth."
Explore more quotes by John Dyer
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside."
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