I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love.

My father is a well known artist, Ted Dyer, who has been painting for many years. Our work is very different, but growing up surrounded by paintings, paints, easels and art books does have an effect.

The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside.

My great love is my home county of Cornwall, I love to sit and watch people enjoying themselves on the beaches and in the harbour towns of Cornwall.

And he that will this health deny, Down among the dead men let him lie.

I decided to become a painter when my first four paintings where all published and attracted a great deal of interest. I exhibited one of them and it was sold.

A man may go to heaven without health, without riches, without honors, without learning, without friends; but he can never go there without Christ.