2 great prints by Jill Walker. Both in EUC. Both matted with pink and 18” long and 14” high. Without matte the picture is 12” wide and 9.5” tall.

Jill Walker (1927–2021) was an English-born painter who became a beloved cultural icon and national treasure of Barbados. Over a prolific 65-year career, her artwork became entirely synonymous with the identity, heritage, and everyday life of the island.

Born Joanna Jill Crockford in England, she trained at London's Royal Academy School of Drawing and Painting. She initially worked designing theater sets and costumes in post-war London before setting off with her paints to South America. She met her architect husband, Jimmy Walker, in Guyana, and they settled permanently in Barbados in 1956.

While she was highly versatile, she became most famous for her "pen and wash" watercolor style popularized in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Using fine pen lines combined with soft color washes, she immaculately preserved the elaborate details of traditional Barbadian chattel houses, historical architecture, lively open-air markets, and coastal harbor workers.

Her lifetime of devotion to documenting Bajan culture earned her widespread acclaim and official national honors. To explore her historical records of island life, you can read her published retrospective book, Jill Walker's Barbados: 50 Years of Barbadian Life.