Gallery & Artist News Blog Cornwall
John Dyer is supporting animal charity 'Born Free' with two limited edition prints donated to their online auction to raise funds for orangutans. Founded in 1984, the charity works tirelessly to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect. Funds raised from the auction will go to support the Orangutan Foundation and the vital work with orangutans in Borneo.
- July 21, 2020
- 1 min read
Wedding anniversaries are celebrated with a range of gifts linked to a series of categories. In the UK and the USA these vary slightly and wherever you look for lists you will find differences in the exact materials that are associated with the particular number of years being celebrated, but in most cases we think that art fits the bill.
- May 09, 2020
- 4 min read
Artist Joanne Short has been working with Visit Somerset to inject a dash of art to their latest publicity. Something to look forward to later in the year, once travel restrictions are hopefully eased a little as Coronavirus is taken under control, are the wonders of the Somerset landscape and many attractions.
- May 05, 2020
- 2 min read
Cornish artist John Dyer has a dramatic and colourful style that fans describe as ‘life-enhancing’. Now he is using his skills to help a famous wildlife charity, the Born Free Foundation, says PHILIP BOWERN
- May 04, 2020
- 1 min read
The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has forced many millions of people around the UK and the world to have to work from their homes. At first, the novelty of working from home offsets the downsides and making do is ok, but eventually, it is important to make the space you work in a beautiful place to be.
- April 24, 2020
- 2 min read
Celia Nicholls, the publications manager at the Born Free Foundation, interviews artist John Dyer for the spring 2020 issue of 'Wildlife Times' the magazine for people who care about wild animals published by Born Free.
- April 19, 2020
- 9 min read
Last night artist John Dyer was interviewed by the BBC’s Tiffany Truscott about his life, family, work and the Last Chance to Paint project.
- November 08, 2019
- 1 min read
On the 4th, 5th and 6th October John Dyer and his extraordinary 'Last Chance to Paint' project took over the Eden Project.
- October 10, 2019
- 2 min read
The Eden Project is hosting a unique exhibition of paintings by artist John Dyer featuring new works from his expeditions to the Amazon and Borneo rainforests.
- October 03, 2019
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Cornwall’s premier literary festival will once again feature a diverse range of authors, speakers, musicians, and artists including John Dyer who will be in conversation with Kate Dinn, the author of Painting the Colours of the World, the spectacular and colourful new book about the artist’s life and work.
- March 11, 2019
- 2 min read
For World Book Day 2019 Waterstones Book Shop in Truro, Cornwall focused on artist John Dyer, his colourful book - 'Painting the Colours of the World' and his new
- March 07, 2019
- 2 min read
The children in Key Stage One at Mount Hawke Academy have been learning all about 'Cornwall' this half term through the art of Joanne Short.
- December 03, 2018
- 1 min read