Painted en plein air at Daymer Bay, this luminous original painting captures the moment the tide begins to reclaim the broad sweep of golden sand.
John Dyer worked directly from the landscape, looking into the distinctive Cornish light as it shimmered across the Camel Estuary. Turquoise water flows through the bay in ribbons of blue, green and white, while swimmers enjoy the shallows and small sailing boats move across the channel.
In the distance, Padstow sits beneath softly patterned fields and rolling green hills. Gulls cross the open blue sky, adding movement above the estuary, while the changing tide creates shifting pools, sandbanks and reflections below.
Above: Cornish artist John Dyer painting en plein air above Daymer Bay, capturing the summer light, sweeping estuary view and lively atmosphere of the beach in an original acrylic painting on canvas.
Sea pinks and mallows rise through the foreground, framing the view with delicate notes of pink, purple and green. Their colour connects the beach to the surrounding coast and draws the eye into the painting.
The immediacy of working outside can be felt in every energetic brushstroke. Rather than presenting a fixed view, John Dyer captures Daymer Bay as a living landscape, shaped by wind, water, light and the activity of a summer day.
‘Watching the Tide Come In, Daymer Bay, Rock’ is a joyful celebration of the Camel Estuary and one of Cornwall’s best-loved beaches. Its 12 × 10 inch format makes it a highly collectable original painting, rich in colour, atmosphere and a strong sense of place.
Item Information
| Description |
Framed Original Painting |
| Artist |
Cornish Artist John Dyer (born 1968) |
| Signed by the Artist |
Signed by John Dyer |
| Painting size |
12 x 10 inches |
| Medium |
Acrylic on canvas |
| Framed size |
17.5 x 15.5 inches |
| Frame type |
The St Ives style picture frame is a Renaissance-inspired cassetta frame, Italian for 'little box', featuring a white stain finish that highlights the wood grain. With a 73mm wide profile and 39mm depth, it creates a recessed central panel, perfect for a timeless, contemporary and elegant display of the painting. |
| Ready to hang |
Strung with picture cord and ready to hang |