Early in her career Godwin employed a strong, aggressive style in order to silence the male critics who dismissed women's contributions to the art world at that time. Over the course of her career her color palette evolved, first softening and later becoming bright again.Lowery Stokes Sims. "Judith Godwin: Objectified Gesture", reprinted from Judith Godwin: Early Abstractions (San Antonio: McNay Art Museum, 2008), 10–14.
