'' Joy's attention to the history of art allies him with a venerable brother-hood of British artists  ranging from Rubens and Van Dyck (two foreigners claimed by Britain) to Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Lawrence. These artists knew the history of their craft and sought to make their own art better by attention to earlier masters. But perhaps Joy has the closest affinity to J. M. W. Turner, the greatest of British artists.'' 

John Wilson 

Introduction to Uncreated Light, published by Prestel.