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JOHN DYER
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JOANNE SHORT
Original Oil Paintings
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TED DYER
Original Oil Paintings
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Christmas Exhibition St Ives 2024
Private View: 6th December 6pm to 8pm
Exhibition continues: 7th - 8th
Summer Collection 2024
Online exhibition of new paintings by John Dyer & Joanne Short.
Easter Exhibition St Ives 2024
New paintings by John Dyer & Joanne Short in the historic Porthmeor Studios in St Ives.
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"Perfect evenings in the garden watching the moon shimmering across still water with the castle rising into the dark blue sky. Flowers and sculptural plants balance on sheer rock faces before appearing to tumble down into the sea; secret gardens and hidden pathways led us around our own storybook of ideas."
John Dyer
"The paintings of the Mount that John and Joanne have done in the past are great: they really capture the lively, colourful spirit of the place. We're all really looking forward to working with them again, and seeing what they come up with this year!"
Kate Waddon. Island Manager of St Michael's Mount
John Dyer was the artist in residence for the island of St Michael's Mount. Living and painting on the island was an extraordinary experience for the artist.
Of all romantic experiences, to live in a castle on an island must take some beating. St Michael’s Mount, the home of the St Aubyn family for centuries and now shared with the National Trust, sits on a granite outcrop off the south Cornish coast near Penzance, connected to the mainland by a tidal causeway which is impassable at high tide. The sub-tropical gardens clinging to the steep rock face in narrow terraces are a miracle of garden design; despite the salty air and frequent gales, tender plants flourish in a micro-climate which is controlled by the granite itself, absorbing heat during the day and releasing it by night to create a unique environment in which even the most unlikely species can thrive.
In the spring of 2006, John, Joanne and their daughter Martha-Lilly (their younger daughter Wilamena was present as a ‘bump’ a month before her birth) spent a week in this idyllic setting at the invitation of James and Mary St Aubyn (now Lord and Lady St Levan). John and Joanne had been Artists in Residence for St Michael’s Mount on two previous occasions, but had then been land-based, crossing over the causeway each day to paint on the island.
‘We spent a fantastic time as a family on this fairy tale island,’ John reminisced. ‘Perfect evenings in the garden watching the moon shimmering across still water with the castle rising into the dark blue sky. Flowers and sculptural plants balance on sheer rock faces before appearing to tumble down into the sea; secret gardens and hidden pathways led us around our own storybook of ideas.’
"We are working very closely with the team on the Mount to create what we believe to be one of the best exhibition spaces in Cornwall to display these new works. It is all very exciting and we are sure that the experience our collectors will have of seeing the paintings in context to the landscape that inspired them will be very memorable"
The John Dyer Gallery 2007
"It is a great pleasure to host this exhibition by John Dyer and Joanne Short, which is a product of their stay on St Michael's Mount during May last year. While the island as a whole has been painted exhaustively over the years, the gardens and grounds have received much less attention. I am delighted therefore to see the gardens given their due and depicted so vividly in these paintings. It is a new venture for us to hold an event like this in the Island Café and I hope you enjoy the venue. The Café sits next to the entrance to the gardens, which I hope you might visit also to see some of the subject matter that inspired the artistic work on show."
James St Aubyn. St Michael's Mount.
In another departure from their usual practice, the exhibition of paintings arising from their residency was held not in their Falmouth gallery but on the island itself. The Private View had to be carefully timed to take place during the two hours of low tide, as the boats which take visitors to and from the mainland when the tide covers the causeway do not run during the evening. Despite the meticulous planning, many invitees to the opening were seen splashing across the causeway while it was still under water, so keen were they to be first in the queue to see the paintings as soon as the doors opened!
"Up until 2002 the gardens of the Mount were curated by the Dorrien-Smith family of Tresco Abbey Gardens, and it was this link, along with many others that inspired us to explore this small island.
Lord St. Levan very kindly agreed to give us as much help as possible in the exploration of the island and the realisation of our paintings and introduced us to Alan Cook, the head gardener and now curator of the gardens on the Mount.
The terraced gardens on St. Michael's Mount are remarkable in several ways. The fact that they can grow on this rocky outcrop is amazing enough, but when you are there the severity of the conditions and the bounty of the plants combines into a truly magical and awe inspiring sight.
This really is story book stuff - towering sub tropical plants cling to the steep terraces that quickly wind their way up to the castle standing proud against the brilliant blue cornish sky and all set on a tiny island that manages to grow and provide the whole range of conditions you can find in Cornwall; bluebell woods, cornish clifftops, lichen covered granite blocks, palms trees and succulents, grand walkways and pine trees.
To add to this heady mixture the Mount offers beaches, harbours and crashing seas pounding right up to the gardens.
St. Michael's Mount has it all - in spades."
John Dyer 2003
The official shop on St Michael's Mount created a 'John Dyer Gallery Mini' with limited edition prints, art mugs, and John Dyer stationery and notebooks. This type of collaboration is something that the John Dyer Gallery has repeated in other locations, such as the Eden Project, and enables the artist's work to be readily accessible and affordable in a range of ways to those who admire it.
"As a child I was told a story of St Michael's Mount being a rock thrown into the sea by a giant. I believed in this magical story for years and it is a sad moment when you grow up and leave those magical dreams behind. This journey has been a return to childhood for us all, as the Mount is definitely a magical place of childhood dreams; a place where dreams don't disappear as you grow up.
We spent a fantastic time as a family on this fairy tale island - perfect evenings in the garden watching the full moon shimmering across still water with the castle rising into the dark blue sky. Flowers and sculptural plants balance on sheer rock faces before appearing to tumble down into the sea, secret gardens and hidden pathways led us around our own story book of ideas.While living on the island we were lucky enough to feel part of this very special island community which made us so welcome.Our time on the island exploring and dreaming has resulted in this exhibition of paintings which I hope you will see captures the essence of the island, the sheer thrill of being alive and the wonderment of being a child. It is, I believe, one of our best collections of work.”
John Dyer 2007
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A lovely art print bought as a memory of our holidays on the beautiful Isles of Scilly.
The frame is very well made and displays the art print beautifully. Ordering from John Dyer Gallery was simple and delivery swift. I would not hesitate to order from them again.
Thank you so much for the amazing customer service, and most beautiful painting of our favourite place
Absolutely beautiful painting. So thrilled with it. Completely amazing service: beautifully packaged, framed and safely delivered really quickly.
Lovely picture, bought 3 after our recent trip to Cornwall. Already thinking of getting more.
Have walked this coastal path from St Agnes to Chapel Porth and back countless time. I am now pleased that this fabulous print is the first thing I see every morning. Beautiful, happy colours. Nice frame. I’m now planning of ordering one of Mount’s Bay by same artist.
Such a vibrant, pretty piece. I visited Fowey Harbour recently and was looking for a small keepsake to have with me back in the U.S. Shipping abroad was seamless and I received this item quite quickly. I've had many compliments since putting this on my phone and am happy to be reminded of a wonderful trip to a magical place this summer.
As always professional , efficient and prompt .
We have been coming here for 27 years together. This is our place especially during lockdown. John has captured our place beautifully. I have many of John’s prints, always in my birthday, so this one for June is 😍 perfect. They always make me smile, colourful, fun and look perfect in our home
I found the whole experience flowed from start to finish. The customer service was exceptional, they couldn’t do enough for me. This is the kind of first rate service I would expect from such a professional artist. Thank you.
Lovely,bright and colourful ready to hang.
Bought back lovely memories.
Posted promptly too.
Thank you.
I have loved John Dyers work for many years. I have some prints at home and at work.
Gorgeous, vibrant colours. Reminds me of many happy evenings at the Minack when growing up in Cornwall. Special memories.
great service. Thank you.
I purchased “Bathing Belles” to add to 2 other John Dyer original paintings collected over the years .
We decorated our house and removed another trio of prints , so were hoping to find something suitable at John’s latest exhibition.
We were not disappointed . The colours are vivid and the painting has elements of my childhood : a trip on the Enterprise boat , snd swimming in the sea . There is also a signature seagull (oh how I love those seagulls !!) a chough , a puffin and a friendly seal . I like the play on the words in the title, with bluebells in the foreground .
The off white frames complement the colour palette perfectly .
I was extremely impressed on how quickly the painting was delivered after the exhibition - I had expected to wait at least a couple of weeks , but within days it was with me . As always it was packaged very carefully .
Stripy Swimmers is a joyous riot of exquisite colours and shapes. It has pride of place in my sitting room. Every day it lifts my spirits and energizes me to be creative myself. Thank you Joanne, your unique painting has a very happy home. Thanks also to you John for your expert eye - the frame perfectly enhances the explosion of colour. It was so robustly packaged I wouldn't hesitate to buy from the gallery again knowing that it will arrive safely. I am a very Happy Customer!
We have loved and been visiting Holywell bay for over 25 years. It's a real home from home for us. This picture captures the place for us perfectly.
The paper is such good quality, certainly worth the cost. Delivery was effortless.
WOW Environmental inspired art at it's best.Bright and bold and mesmerising. John Dyer was very easy to contact and accommodating with dates for shipping