Joan Eardley painted children in the slums of Glasgow and then lived in Catterline, a fishing village nobody went to. She found beauty in the often shabby common present. It is what I admire about her. The paintings below were painted in Catterline on the western coast of Scotland along the North Sea. I’m not sure if several of these painting were actually painted in the winter like her beehives from 1961, but I like them, and they seemed wintry enough to include here.
Winter Landscape, 1954. Oil on canvas
Winter Day, Catterline, 1957 – 60. Oil on calico
Snow, 1958. Oil on board
Fields Under Snow, 1958. Oil on canvas
Winter Sea, 1958. Oil on canvas
Winter Sea, III, 1958. Oil on board
Winter Sea, V, 1959. Oil on canvas
Beehives, 1961. Oil on board
Beehives, Storm Approaching, 1961. Oil on board
Stormy Sky over Catterline, 1960 – 63. Pastel on paper
Winter Landscape, 1954. Oil on canvas
Winter Day, Catterline, 1957 – 60. Oil on calico
Snow, 1958. Oil on board
Fields Under Snow, 1958. Oil on canvas
Winter Sea, 1958. Oil on canvas
Winter Sea, III, 1958. Oil on board
Winter Sea, V, 1959. Oil on canvas
Beehives, 1961. Oil on board
Beehives, Storm Approaching, 1961. Oil on board
Stormy Sky over Catterline, 1960 – 63. Pastel on paper
Catterline in Winter, 1963. Oil on board
Joan Eardley painting Winter Sea, 1958