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Welcome to our vault of older blogs and artist news

Welcome to the Vintage Art Blog Vault of the John Dyer Gallery. Over the decades, we have shared countless artist news stories, updates, and insights on our blog. While much of this content has now moved to social media, we have carefully preserved these blog posts here for you to explore. Whether you're conducting research or simply taking a stroll down memory lane, we hope you enjoy delving into our rich archive of artistic history.

For our new blogs please visit our Magazine Art Blog from Cornwall.

Welcome to the Vintage Art Blog Vault of the John Dyer Gallery. Over the decades, we have shared countless artist news stories, updates, and insights on our blog. While much of this content has now moved to social media, we have carefully preserved these blog posts here for you to explore. Whether you're conducting research or simply taking a stroll down memory lane, we hope you enjoy delving into our rich archive of artistic history.

For our new blogs please visit our Magazine Art Blog from Cornwall.

Vintage Art Blog Vault

The John Dyer Galery is delighted to be a supporter of the Battersea Arts Centre artist bedrooms project.

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The June 2016 issue of Tatler magazine includes one of John Dyer's original paintings of Tresco.

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An out of season blast of fresh Cornish air and colour at Pedn Vounder beach is just what we need to get our creative souls refreshed and ready to go as we expect the better weather to arrive in the next few weeks. 

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Vogue have selected a John Dyer original painting to feature in their 'Live in Luxury' section in the May 2016 issue.

The painting titled "Seapinks and Sunshine, Godrevy" was painted by the artist on the cliffs at Godrevy and is a wonderful example of the artist's work. Vogue commented to the artist "Your artwork looks really striking on the page" and we agree. 

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The April 2016 issue of the international publication The World of Interiors has selected one of Joanne Short's vintage style art poster prints for the artistic impressions feature.

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Falmouth burst into life today with the Tuff-Enuff obstacle course races held along the seafront and on Gyllyngvase beach. Artist John Dyer takes in the fun while walking Digory his sausage dog.

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Wow ! The Sun is out again and Falmouth is starting to unfurl ready for the Spring and Summer. I just love it !

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Artist John Dyer ponders the question of what makes a painting a piece of art.

For me there is a fundamental difference between reproducing the world as we see it and using the visual world as a structure and inspiration to set out ones heart and soul. The later being the mission of every artist while the first option would fit a painter.

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Here we are in beautiful Coverack in Cornwall. Coverack is a beautiful, unspoilt fishing village on the Lizard peninsular in Cornwall. 

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On the 23rd April 2013 John Dyer was invited by one of his private collectors to take a private boat trip on the River Fowey to explore the possibility of painting a major new painting capturing the whole of Fowey and Polruan.

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