NB: This painting can be secured now. It is on show in John Dyer’s ‘Spirit of the Harvest’ Exhibition at the Eden Project and will be shipped after 9 February 2026, or sooner on request.

In ‘The Rice Market, Los Baños, the Philippines’, John Dyer, Eden Project’s Artist in Residence and an official Artist for the Earth with Earth Day, captures the colour and energy of a bustling market town. This vibrant work records the excitement of daily life where rice — the staple food of the Philippines — is weighed, sold and carried away under the tropical sun.

Dyer’s expressive brushwork and bold palette bring the market to life: stalls piled high with rice, hand-painted price signs glowing in yellows and blues, vendors and customers weaving through the narrow streets. Black chickens peck at the ground, while swifts swoop overhead, adding to the rhythm of the scene. Details such as an umbrella propped against a sack, handwritten labels, and figures chatting under awnings give the painting both immediacy and charm.

Rice is central to Philippine life, eaten with almost every meal and forming a cornerstone of the economy. Markets such as this are more than trading places — they are community spaces where food, culture and livelihood converge. Dyer’s painting captures this essential story, turning the hum of daily commerce into a dynamic and collectable artwork.

The painting reflects the artist’s remarkable ability to capture fleeting impressions with speed, confidence and joy.

This original painting is both a cultural record of the Philippines and a radiant artwork to live with. To collect a John Dyer painting is to invest in the vision of one of teh UK's best known contemporary environmental artists, bringing the spirit, colour and vitality of Los Baños in the Philippines into your home.

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The painting is featured in the book 'Painting the Colours of the World' by Kate Dinn.

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