I have improved the way in which I paint. The colours are cleaner and there is more energy in the brush work.

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• John Dyer:

  I have lived in Cornwall from the age of 4, so I have always been aware of the artistic heritage th

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• John Dyer:

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• John Dyer:

  I realised that if I did what I wanted to do, it would work.

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