Joe was born in Limerick City, Ireland on the 7th May 1914 and spent his whole life painting and drawing. He painted landscapes of the Burren region of Clare and Connemara, County Galway and also ‘still lifes’ and landscapes of London, Southwest France, West Cork and Cyprus.

As a young man, he moved to England to head up the family’s shipping business and while in London he met and painted with other Irish artists, Gerard Dillon, Arthur Armstrong and George Campbell. Joe studied at Arthur Segal’s School of Art, took part in Dillon’s art classes and later studied under German artist Walter Nessler. He was able to paint in a realistic style but, as his style evolved, used heavy impasto and was increasingly influenced by the impressioni...