{"product_id":"original-painting-by-john-dyer-painting-the-colours-of-the-world-tresco-100x100cm-acrylic-on-canvas","title":"Original Painting by John Dyer. 'Painting the Colours of the World, Tresco.' 100x100cm acrylic on canvas","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA major and highly significant painting from John Dyer’s career, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Painting the Colours of the World, Tresco’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is an exuberant celebration of the subtropical landscape of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTowering palms, tree ferns and extraordinary exotic plants fill the foreground with intense colour and movement, opening onto a brilliant turquoise sea alive with sailing boats and seabirds. Figures wander through the garden beneath the foliage while the deep Cornish blue of the sky gives the painting its wonderful sense of warmth, space and escapism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePainted with John Dyer’s characteristic energy and optimism, the large 100 × 100 cm canvas captures the extraordinary experience of looking through Tresco’s lush planting towards the surrounding Atlantic. Reds, yellows, greens and blues overlap and compete for attention, creating an immersive painting that seems to glow with colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is an important work in the artist’s history. The painting was selected for John Dyer’s retrospective exhibition at Falmouth Art Gallery, held from 20 April to 23 June 2018, and was chosen as the cover image for the accompanying book, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Painting the Colours of the World’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIts prominent role in both the exhibition and publication establishes it as one of the defining paintings from this period of John Dyer’s career and an exceptional opportunity for collectors seeking a substantial, documented and widely published original work by the acclaimed Cornish artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-product-heading\"\u003eItem Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table-data-sheet\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDescription\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed Original Painting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArtist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCornish Artist John Dyer (born 1968)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned by the Artist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned by John Dyer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePainting size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100 x 100 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAcrylic on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 x 120 cm approx\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrame type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJohn Dyer: In the 1950s simple neutral frames became popular for St Ives artists. John chooses an off-white so the lightest tones appear in the painting. The moulding is a variation of 'Salvator Rosa' from Italy. Hand finished in almond white paint.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStrung with picture cord and ready to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe painting is featured on the cover of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.johndyergallery.com\/gifts\/727-john-dyer-painting-the-colours-of-the-world-book-with-foreword-by-alan-titchmarsh.html\"\u003ebook 'John Dyer - Painting the Colours of the World'\u003c\/a\u003e by Kate Dinn. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Dyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50007099408626,"sku":null,"price":4950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0476\/8448\/5279\/files\/john-dyeroriginal-cornish-painting-tresco-island.jpg?v=1788184630","url":"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/products\/original-painting-by-john-dyer-painting-the-colours-of-the-world-tresco-100x100cm-acrylic-on-canvas","provider":"John Dyer Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}