Both lived in Bearsden and, although their styles were very different, they encouraged and supported each other,[REF] drew and painted together, and shared camping trips and family holidays [REF].
In a review of a 1940s Society of Scottish Artists exhibition, a Scotsman art critic said, "Miss Joan Eardley and Miss Margot Sandeman more than maintain the exciting promise of their first appearances [ .. ] Both are quite fearless and convinced exponents of highly individual outlooks."[REF] .