John Godden Paintings
  • Home
    • Life Details
  • Haringey Paintings
  • Islington
  • Lee, Thames & Canals
  • Buildings & Views
  • Work Sites & Industry
  • Around Hertford
  • Herts & Essex
  • Exhibitions
    • RA Exhibitions
  • Greetings Cards & Art Paintings
    • Moving Card
  • People & Figures
    • 1960s Figures
  • Archive
    • Archive 1963-1979
    • Archive 1981-83
    • Archive 1984-85
    • Archive 1986
    • Archive 1987
    • Archive 1988
    • Archive 1989-90
    • Archive 1991-1992
  • Contact

GREETINGS CARDS
​

A Moving Card By John Godden

PictureMoving Card By John Godden



As well as the greetings cards shown below the moving card here is a good example of the way John created personalised messages for his many friends.
 
This one (shown left) sent to his neighbour contains a typewritten story & humour when he moved fro his Dimsdale Gallery.


Click  HERE to see the inside of the card.

Greetings  By John Godden

PictureGreetings by John Godden


The dozens of greetings cards created by John were produced a few months before Christmas where the paintings to be affixed to card were made ready to be sent to friends.  




Ole its Xmas  By John Godden

PictureOle Its Christmas - Greetings Card by John Godden



"Ole - Its Christmas" -  Over the months before Christmas  John created hundreds of personalised hand painted cards that he sent to his many friends. Greetings cards the size of a postcard were produced in great numbers and addressed to each person using ink in his distinctive handwriting.

Best Wishes from John

c/o The Knackers yard!

Christmas card by John Godden

PictureChristmas Greetings Card By John Godden


​

 Best Christmas Wishes  from  
The Hertford Hermit.  John





Merry Christmas By John Godden

PictureChristmas Greetings card BY John Godden




​
The message inside:
Best wishes from 
Paintwell Productions 

​Sole Proprietor: J.S. Godden



Merry Christmas By John Godden

Picture


Acrylic on card  1983
​
Christmas Greetings
By John Godden

Have a whirl  By John Godden

PictureHave a Whirl greetings card By John Godden


Acrylic on  card.
"Have a whirl this Christmas
​By John Godden

Mummy Christmas By John Godden

Picture"Mummy Christmas By John Godden



​Am sending you a Mummy Christmas this year to show I'm not a male chauvinist pig ! "  Best Wishes .. John.

Christmas greetings by John Godden

PictureChristmas greetings card by John Godden




Acrylic on card

​


​

PictureBy John Godden
 


​A painting from the time when John lived in Islington in 1970s  



Courtesy:Private Collection

​

​Greetings Card by John Godden 1970s

PictureA greetings card - Tottenham Lee Navigation
​

​Not all the greeting cards sent by John were figures and sometimes he sent a small painting.

One of many drawings to promote environmental schemes for Tottenham Marsh.

Picture
John produced numerous drawings of the ideas submitted regarding Tottenham Marshes in the 1970s
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.