Beside the Wave gallery is delighted to announce an exclusive collection of new work by one of the gallery's most collected artists, Ted Dyer.

Ted has unveiled a deeply personal special collection of paintings exploring and revisiting areas of the landscape that have inspired his career as one of Britain's best loved artists spanning over 40 years.

He sees this collection as a melding of past and present, reminiscing, revisiting, and reviewing significant scenes and ideas from his life and work as an artist, combining them with a new and fresh perspective.

He has been drawn to recapture some of his favourite views around Falmouth and the Helford River. The composition 'Old Bishops Quay, Helford River' captures the timelessness of this picturesque stretch of water. Stone boat sheds from a bygone era nestle on the river bank. The glistening river bed revealed by the receding tide reflects the warm blue of a Summer sky. The tranquility of this unspoilt creek can be felt in the rustling grass and softly swaying trees. The rusting red shed roof lit by the hot sun, is set against the cool green shade. The eye is drawn along the snaking line of the river which leads to the rolling countryside beyond making the viewer feel immersed in the place.

The grandeur of Falmouth's sea front has captured artists imaginations for years and has been a source of much inspiration for Ted. He returns to the area now re-energised by fresh location work, sketching and painting in situ, capturing the bay and its beaches, Pendennis and St Mawes castles, the water alive with darting white sails; all things that are quintessentially Falmouth. Ted has been working at different times of day to capture the ever changing nuances of light and it's effect on our unique landscape.

In a stunning piece, 'Warm Evening Light, Castle Beach' Ted employs his unparalleled eye for colour and beautifully evokes the gentle light from the setting sun glancing from the surface of the tranquil turquoise sea as it laps at the shore of Castle Beach. The distant headlands are softened by the hazy sky. This iconic view of Falmouth is perfectly depicted at the end of a late summers day.

Also included in the collection are some rarer paintings depicting the countryside of Somerset. Ted has revisited the landscape of his past having been born in Bristol and spending much of his youth in Devon and Somerset. His early years as an artist were inspired by these surroundings and he pays tribute to them with beautiful impressions of idyllic scenes. Reminiscent of the Romanticism of Constable the finely painted 'A Day in the Country' evokes time stood still. Deep cool water feeds the lush pastures for grazing cattle. An elm tree dominates the scene, reaching up to brush the cloud dappled sky.

Capturing a different aspect of the same area, 'Country Cottage' is an utterly charming painting. Rendered in a warm palette of golden ochres and rich leaf greens the composition reveals a glimpse of a stone cottage almost hidden by the surrounding trees under a warm apricot sky. The delicately rendered foreground of wheat coloured grasses is a typical example of Ted's sensitive brushwork and mark making.

It is the artist's pleasure and prerogative to edit a view to convey the essential essence of the place that has captured them. Utilising his inimitable talent Ted imbues his work with his optimism and love for life and painting.

This special collection will be available to view online at www.beside-the-wave.co.uk from Friday 24th September. For a catalogue or further information please contact the gallery on (01326) 211132 or email gallery@beside-the-wave.co.uk.