Joan is mostly a self taught artist but did study
painting for three years with the Open College of the
Arts.
Over the years she has attempted most subjects but
has always maintained a preference for still life and
now
devotes her art almost entirely to this subject. She
finds it fascinating to collect together a few simple
domestic
objects from around her home, select a limited
palette and create a spontaneous piece of work. She
loves the
challenge of exploring ways of portraying her chosen
subject matter in a contemporary way. She now
works mainly
in oils but will experiment from time to time with
other mediums.
She exhibits widely throughout Hampshire and has
won several awards over the years for her work. In
2014 she
had two paintings selected by the Society of Women
Artists for their 152nd Annual Open Exhibition at the
Mall
Galleries in London.
