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Joel's talent for art became apparent at a very early age. His love of wildlife gave the subject matter for a series of successfully won art competitions during his school years. After leaving school Joel worked for a time on a fishing boat in the Thames estuary. It was then he acquired his interest in seascapes and various seacraft, especially the Thames barge, a particular favourite of his. In 1972 Joel was accepted into the Southend College of Art where he successfully studied for three years, after which he became a freelance artist working for a number of publishing houses. During this time a wide range of Joel's work was published for the small print market, these were to include a series of wildlife studies, wildflowers, landscapes and Joel's Thames Barges. Four limited editions were also published and several original works have been sold in Harrods, one in particular, a study of an Arabian stallion was sold within hours of being hung. In 1984 Joel, his wife Barbara and their daughter Tina, moved from Leigh-on-Sea to Poole in Dorset and a selection of his most recent work can now be viewed there. Joel is still involved with publishing and is now art consultant to a new publishing company which he helped to set up. Publishing has played a major part in his career as an artist. Joel's name and work are now known in America, Australia and throughout Europe and the British Isles |
