Joy Postle (1896–1989) was a pioneering American environmental artist and creator of celebrated murals depicting Florida wildlife.
Following their marriage, the couple travelled through the western United States in a home-made "flivver bungalow", a trailer that they dubbed the "Brownie House".
They explored the country; Postle honed her art, accepted commissions and drew inspiration from the American landscape for her future work.
[9] They arrived in Florida in 1934 and continued their nomadic life, camping, hiking and bird watching; these explorations gave Postle the opportunity of closely studying nature and refining her craft.
Postle and Blackstone eventually settled in a modest home and studio on Lake Rose at Orlo Vista near Gotha, Florida in 1942.
Postle counted many creative people in her circle of friends including the Chicago / Florida Prairie Style architect Hermann V. von Holst whose portrait she drew.
As one student has said: "Joy Postle taught me to observe and draw from real life and then to escape into my own art and add design and a lot of me.
"[12] Postle is best remembered for the murals that she created in commercial buildings and homes, adorning walls in Texas, North Carolina and Florida.