Scenes of Joe fighting with contractors or negotiating rectory politics are pure comedy of manners, while scenes that take place at «the Great Badger, the Discount House with a heart,» veer more
toward social satire.
He said some of her work in the solo show tended
toward caricature, but most of it was bold and forthright: «She turns out a piquant bit of
social satire, an accomplished still - life with warmth of color and with finish, or a romantic landscape.»