The Art Collection

Joan Irving (1916-1995)

Born in Riverside, Joan Irving studied at the Art Center School in Los Angeles. She attended Riverside City College and studied art with Richard Allman, and then took additional instruction from Barse Miller and Edward Kaminski in Los Angeles. She began to exhibit her watercolors in the late 1930s and thereafter was  included in exhibitions in the United States and Europe. In 1946, she taught painting with her husband, Rex Brandt, in Corona del Mar.

Westwind, 1954

Joan Irving
Westwind
watercolor on board
13″ x 19″

Hi Up There

Joan Irving
Hi Up There, undated
watercolor on board
13″ x 22″

Untitled, 1984

Joan Irving
Untitled, 1984
watercolor on paper
13.5″ x 20.5″