^Lot 2894 Joan Kinsman Signed 'Mesquite Trail' Original Pastel Landscape, Framed (30 x 24 in.)

Mesquite Trail, an original pastel on paper by Joan Kinsman, depicts a solitary figure walking along a shaded path through mesquite trees. Deep greens, olive tones, ochre, and gray-blue establish a softly atmospheric desert setting, with broken strokes and blended passages creating dappled light across the trail. Signed lower right and presented under glass with layered neutral matting in a wide gilt frame. Reverse artist and studio labels identify the work, artist, medium, and title.

ARTIST / CREATOR BIOGRAPHY
Joan Kinsman is an American painter associated with Bainbridge Island, Washington, where she has worked through RavensWold Studio. Her practice includes pastel and landscape subjects, emphasizing natural settings, atmosphere, and direct observation. She has been represented among the artists of Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, a community arts organization with deep roots on the island. Kinsman also participated in Bainbridge Island's Tuesday Painters, a group formed from classes originally led by Gillian Bull. Its members met weekly, painting primarily outdoors around Bainbridge Island during summer. This setting places her work within a regional plein-air tradition attentive to wooded paths, gardens, shorelines, and the changing light of the Pacific Northwest. Her studio materials also associate her with Surprise, Arizona, extending her geographic range from Puget Sound to the desert Southwest. Across these contrasting environments, pastel provides a direct medium for layered color, softened atmosphere, and closely observed landscape. Her exhibition record includes group presentations at Bainbridge Arts & Crafts and the BPA Gallery, reflecting sustained participation in Bainbridge Island's local arts community.

Artist: Joan Kinsman
Title: Mesquite Trail
Medium: Original pastel on paper
Image Size: 18 x 12 in.
Overall Dimensions: 30 x 24 in.
Presentation: Matted under glass in a gilt frame
Marking: Signed lower right
Condition: As pictured.