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

- John Dyer

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

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

- John Dyer

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 colo…

- John Dyer

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 j…

- John Dyer

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

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 o…

- John Dyer

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

- John Dyer

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

- John Dyer