Joan Charleton

Born in London, Joan Charleton studied at Croydon School of Art.

Joan has been commissioned by publishing houses such as Macmillan's, Batsfords and Nicholas Kaye to illustrate children's books. She has produced a series of strip cartoons for the London Evening News and, for a number of years, Joan worked as an illustrator for the Ministry of Defence.

She has also worked as an animator on film cartoons for Anson Dyer (London) and as an illustrator for the Pirelli Calendar.

Joan is available for commissions as an illustrator and as a portrait artist. Her work has been said to show versatility, depth and sensitivity.

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