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Comments welcome from anyone! Joy was a naturally talented artist, although in typical fashion she never considered herself to be that gifted, contrary to the opinions of the National Portrait Gallery where her drawing of Ralph Vaughan Williams can be seen. Her style was not unusual but she adopted a technique that might have been taught at any art school where instead of drawing outlines she built up the image using layers. Gerald Finzi (1940)
A few of her drawings illustrate the point, although in a sense the next two tend to contradict each other! Kirstie Milford (1948) But with the drawing of Kirstie Milford she says, "I started on this unfinished sketch", indicating that the basis had been done previously. In fact, Joy deliberately left this particular drawing unfinished because, "... it said all there was to be said about her." However, this does give us an insight into her technique as only the vaguest outlines of the face can be seen, apart from the eyes that glint from the paper. Howard Ferguson (1948) Alfred Powell (1952) With Alfred Powell, also an artist, Joy was unable to make him settle and eventually suggested they drew each other. Fortunately this worked and the end result is a superbly detailed portrait of an elderly gentleman, eyes cast downwards: in Joy's words, "Every time he worked at his sketch I drew him absorbed and interested & he came alive." Note: As Alfred Powell was simultaneously drawing Joy, the whereabouts of his portrait would be greeted with great interest - please mail me with any information. Coen Gomperts Ears (1964) Valentine Ackland (1969)
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