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| From the links on this page, you can view a selection of images of Joan Day's paintings and drawings. Prints of many of these are reproduced in the 24 page colour booklet Joan Elsa Day 1911-2004 edited by Thelma Fisher, and published by the Folly Press, Grantchester (ISBN 0-9544818-1-X). For further information on obtaining a copy please contact webmaster@joanday.com. |
Early Work
Click on the image to the left to see examples of Joan Day's early work,
painted during her time in Belfast and, as a student, in London.
Click on the image to the left to see examples of Joan Day's early work,
painted during her time in Belfast and, as a student, in London.
Yorkshire Abbeys
Click on the image to the left to see a series of five pictures of the medieval
abbeys of Yorkshire, painted after Joan moved to Ilkley in North Yorkshire.
These images are shown courtesy of St. Hilda's College, Oxford, where the
paintings now hang.
Click on the image to the left to see a series of five pictures of the medieval
abbeys of Yorkshire, painted after Joan moved to Ilkley in North Yorkshire.
These images are shown courtesy of St. Hilda's College, Oxford, where the
paintings now hang.
Mythology
The Greek myths inspired a number of Joan's paintings, as did the
landscapes of prehistoric and Early Christian Europe which she delighted in
visiting.
The Greek myths inspired a number of Joan's paintings, as did the
landscapes of prehistoric and Early Christian Europe which she delighted in
visiting.
Swans (and Geese)
After a walk across the meadows from her house in Grantchester, Joan
would often spend time beside the river, watching swans. She was
fascinated by their geometry, and her pictures of them are explorations of
shapes and lines as much as portraits of the birds themselves.
After a walk across the meadows from her house in Grantchester, Joan
would often spend time beside the river, watching swans. She was
fascinated by their geometry, and her pictures of them are explorations of
shapes and lines as much as portraits of the birds themselves.
People
Figures appear in many of Joan's drawings and paintings. Some are
people she knew, like her husband Tom or her children, while others are
figures she would sketch when travelling. A small sketch pad would always
be in her bag. This section also includes photographs of Joan, and a
full-size image of the portrait of Joan Day painted by Jane Curshaw, and
reproduced courtesy of Joan's friend, Ann Finch.
Figures appear in many of Joan's drawings and paintings. Some are
people she knew, like her husband Tom or her children, while others are
figures she would sketch when travelling. A small sketch pad would always
be in her bag. This section also includes photographs of Joan, and a
full-size image of the portrait of Joan Day painted by Jane Curshaw, and
reproduced courtesy of Joan's friend, Ann Finch.
Places
Joan travelled widely, and would return from her trips full of new ideas for
paintings. While some pictures are dramatic views of built structures, others
depict familiar places -- the banks of the River Cam or the Norfolk shore.
Joan travelled widely, and would return from her trips full of new ideas for
paintings. While some pictures are dramatic views of built structures, others
depict familiar places -- the banks of the River Cam or the Norfolk shore.
In the Studio
Photographs of Joan Day's studio in 2003. Passers-by would often stop
and look in through the door of the converted chapel, amazed by the blaze
of colour. They would often be invited in for tea, and some became lifelong
friends.
Photographs of Joan Day's studio in 2003. Passers-by would often stop
and look in through the door of the converted chapel, amazed by the blaze
of colour. They would often be invited in for tea, and some became lifelong
friends.
Objects
The semi-abstract quality of flowers, fruit, and other objects appealed to
Joan's interest in shapes. Alongside identifiable still-lives, pictures of bones
or nuts are experiments in form and colour moving behind and beyond the
objects themselves.
The semi-abstract quality of flowers, fruit, and other objects appealed to
Joan's interest in shapes. Alongside identifiable still-lives, pictures of bones
or nuts are experiments in form and colour moving behind and beyond the
objects themselves.
Other Pictures
The pictures shown on this site are only a small sample of the hundreds of
paintings and drawings Joan Day did in her lifetime. Caught in a moment,
two horses fight, Eve presents the apple to Adam, a pair console each
other -- this page presents pictures that are impossible to classify.
The pictures shown on this site are only a small sample of the hundreds of
paintings and drawings Joan Day did in her lifetime. Caught in a moment,
two horses fight, Eve presents the apple to Adam, a pair console each
other -- this page presents pictures that are impossible to classify.
Christmas Woodcuts
A selection of the woodcuts Joan Day prepared in order to send
Christmas cards to her friends around the world.
A selection of the woodcuts Joan Day prepared in order to send
Christmas cards to her friends around the world.
The Gaverts
Joan was always lucky in her friends. This page focuses on Gloria and
Graham Gavert and their collection of Joan's paintings in Connecticut.
Joan was always lucky in her friends. This page focuses on Gloria and
Graham Gavert and their collection of Joan's paintings in Connecticut.