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Cornish Art Paintings. Original British Art

Welcome to our currently available collection of original paintings that you can buy online. The John Dyer Gallery is one of the most established online art galleries in the art world and Cornwall's leading online gallery. We exhibit a unique selection of British art, Cornish artists, paintings and artwork. We have over thirty years of experience & have been selling paintings exclusively online since 2005. If you are looking for artist prints, please see our superb range of art prints.

Read about our Cornish Artists
We have the most fantastic selection of original paintings, large original art pieces for sale, original art, and seaside prints that Cornwall art lovers and art buyers will love. Our online art gallery features Cornwall paintings for sale with the very latest work from Cornwall artists  John DyerJoanne Short and Ted Dyer with stunning new paintings of CornwallJohn Dyer is Cornwall's best-known naïve artist. John Dyer's wife Joanne Short is recognised as Cornwall's leading colourist painter and is an elected member of the prestigious Newlyn Society of Artists. Artist Ted Dyer is Cornwall's most widely collected figurative artist and is Cornwall's leading Cornish impressionist painter. 


John Dyer (born 1968)
John Dyer is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in London, an Artist for the Earth with Earth Day in the USA, the founder of the leading environmental and education project Last Chance to Paint and the Artist in residence for the Eden Project. He is Cornwall's most famous contemporary artist, and his paintings are instantly recognisable worldwide as he is one of the world's most widely published and collected modern painters.

Joanne Short (born 1967)
Joanne Short is Cornwall's most famous colourist painter and an elected member of this historic Newlyn Society of Artists. She is one of the most famous artists in Cornwall, with a large international following of art collectors. Joanne Short trained in the UK and Italy.

Ted Dyer (born 1940)
Ted Dyer is Cornwall's most widely collected artist and has a sixty-year painting career. Ted Dyer is Cornwall's leading impressionist and a master at oil painting. The artist's accomplished oil paintings are in private art collections worldwide.

We also showcase the artists' paintings inspired by the landscapes of SomersetFranceItalyLondon, and other paintings of the world from John Dyer's extensive travel series of paintings that focus on endangered environments.

 

Available Online Paintings

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Online Paintings: Buy and Invest in Original Paintings to Enjoy for Generations

Original paintings from leading Cornish artists John Dyer, Joanne Short & Ted Dyer can transform your interior and are part of Cornwall's art history. From coastal art, paintings of seascapes, paintings of the beach, cityscapes and environmental art we have the best online collection of paintings available.

Free Global Delivery

We provide free packing and global shipping for all the paintings purchased online from us. We are experts in packing and international shipping.

Art Gallery Quality

All our artists use the very highest quality paints and art materials so you can be confident that the original paintings you purchase from us will last for generations.

Collectable Art

Own affordable art with a story & history from famous Cornish artists. The paintings we exhibit are part of Cornwall's unique art history and have have a special provenance.

Art for Generations

When you buy a painting it will last a lifetime and will be enjoyed by younger generations for their lifetimes too. Art creates positive emotions and well being.

Collect the Best Original Paintings from our British and Cornish Artists

View Cornish Art Online

Our acclaimed online Cornish gallery was launched in 2005 to bring the artists' stunning Cornish art and paintings directly to collectors and buyers around the world. You can view all of our artists' work that is for sale, and it is all exclusive to our Cornish gallery website.

We have thousands of collectors and customers all over the world who love Cornwall art and who have purchased Cornish art online from our Cornish gallery.

We have also built up unique professional working relationships with many leading organisations around the world to exhibit our Cornish artists' work in a variety of amazing locations at our special exhibition events.

Appointments to view Cornish Art

We welcome our clients by private appointment to view the Cornish art for sale and paintings of Cornwall for sale with us at our gallery in Falmouth, Cornwall.

If you are adding to your collection or just starting, we will be delighted to advise you and provide all the details you need. We are happy to arrange a private appointment for you in Falmouth to view a painting you are considering purchasing. We will need a few days' notice and will find a mutually convenient date and time for this with you. We are in Falmouth and will send detailed instructions on how to find us once we have agreed on the appointment to view.

If you have seen a painting you would like to view and potentially purchase in person please contact us.

When you view and shop online, everything you need to know is set out for you with detailed photographs of the works displayed and high-quality images of how the art might look in your interior.

Our gallery is secure, easy to navigate, we accept all major forms of card payment and we deliver to you with free delivery worldwide.

Search and View Quality Cornish Art

The Cornish artwork and paintings we show and sell are the very best available, are affordable, and fit into Cornwall's historic art timeline. All of our Cornish artists are recognised nationally and internationally and have original paintings held in national collections, museums, art galleries, and leading organisations. 

For full details of each artist and to learn about their history, please view each individual artist's information page on our site. If you are looking for a particular subject or location for a painting, please use our search page.

Paintings of Cornwall, made by Cornish artists, are among the most collected and sought-after anywhere in the world. We regularly sell original paintings of Cornwall to buyers in the UK, America, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Europe.

The county of Cornwall has such a special landscape, light, history and artistic heritage, which has created an atmosphere and community that Cornish artists thrive on and has formed the perfect conditions for generations of inspired artists and paintings. Finding a place like Cornwall that creates so much outstanding contemporary art is rare.

Cornish Art History

From the early Cornish artists of the Newlyn School of art colony to the progressive, modernist artists of the St Ives School of Art and now the leading postmodern Cornish artists, John DyerJoanne Short, and Ted Dyer from the Falmouth School of Art, (who all have examples of their Cornish paintings purchased for the nation and displayed at the public Falmouth Art Gallery), this cultural triangle has a greater density of creatives than could be expected in such a remote part of the UK.

Cornish art is something special, and it has an enduring appeal and fascination to artists and collectors alike that has lasted for generations.

View, Shop, and Buy Cornwall Art Online

We are proud to be a leading online Cornwall art gallery and to exhibit key Cornish artists whose work will be collected and admired for generations to come. Each artist we represent is already a very established artist so you can feel secure in your investment and purchase.

Featured Art & Artists

The John Dyer Gallery & our artists have featured in many lifestyle magazines and have been included on radio and TV.

Curated Collections of Paintings

Discover your perfect painting from our curated collections of art

Meet our Family of Artists

Welcome to our unique family of the UK's leading contemporary art talents. Each artist, deeply rooted in Cornwall's rich artistic history, has achieved acclaim and recognition, with their paintings held in public collections across the UK. Discover for yourself the quality of their paintings, which have captured the hearts and minds of art buyers globally.

John Dyer (born 1968)

John Dyer (born 1968)

John Dyer is one of the UK's most exciting postmodern plein-air painters whose paintings are widely collected and admired worldwide. Dyer has been appointed as the artist in residence for many global organisations, including the Eden Project and is one of the leading environmental artists. Dyer's colourful, dynamic and energy-filled naïve paintings are unique, widely studied in schools across the globe and have been the subject of TV programmes, magazine articles, and a wide range of merchandise. The artist's major public retrospective in 2018 with the award-winning Falmouth Art Gallery and accompanying booksecured Dyer a place in Cornwall's world-famous art history.

John Dyer is one of the UK's most exciting postmodern plein-air painters whose paintings are widely collected and admired worldwide. Dyer has been appointed as the artist in residence for many global organisations, including the Eden Project and is one of the leading environmental artists. Dyer's colourful, dynamic and energy-filled naïve paintings are unique, widely studied in schools across the globe and have been the subject of TV programmes, magazine articles, and a wide range of merchandise. The artist's major public retrospective in 2018 with the award-winning Falmouth Art Gallery and accompanying booksecured Dyer a place in Cornwall's world-famous art history.

Joanne Short (born 1967)

Joanne Short (born 1967)

Joanne Short is one of the UK's most exciting postmodern colourist plein-air painters whose paintings are widely collected and admired worldwide. For thirty years, Joanne Short has been oil painting Cornwall's gorgeous landscapes and has gained a large fan base from her paintings exhibited in Cornwall, London, and Monaco. The artist is one of the most famous contemporary Newlyn Society of Artists.

Joanne Short is one of the UK's most exciting postmodern colourist plein-air painters whose paintings are widely collected and admired worldwide. For thirty years, Joanne Short has been oil painting Cornwall's gorgeous landscapes and has gained a large fan base from her paintings exhibited in Cornwall, London, and Monaco. The artist is one of the most famous contemporary Newlyn Society of Artists.

Ted Dyer (born 1940)

Ted Dyer (born 1940)

Ted Dyer was born in Bristol, but he has called Cornwall his home for most of his life. He spent his younger years in Devon and Somerset before moving to Cornwall with his family back in 1972. Since he was a young boy, Ted Dyer has loved to paint and draw. After moving to Cornwall, he decided to make painting his full-time career and passion. Ted likes to focus on capturing Cornwall's unique quality of light in his paintings, which gives them all a distinct feeling. His paintings are based on locations that he is familiar with and loves. His artwork reflects the tranquillity of the coast, be it boats resting in a harbour or simply people enjoying a day out in the landscape. His exquisite and unique use of paint and colour has made artist Ted Dyer Cornwall's leading and most collected figurative artist.

Ted Dyer was born in Bristol, but he has called Cornwall his home for most of his life. He spent his younger years in Devon and Somerset before moving to Cornwall with his family back in 1972. Since he was a young boy, Ted Dyer has loved to paint and draw. After moving to Cornwall, he decided to make painting his full-time career and passion. Ted likes to focus on capturing Cornwall's unique quality of light in his paintings, which gives them all a distinct feeling. His paintings are based on locations that he is familiar with and loves. His artwork reflects the tranquillity of the coast, be it boats resting in a harbour or simply people enjoying a day out in the landscape. His exquisite and unique use of paint and colour has made artist Ted Dyer Cornwall's leading and most collected figurative artist.

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