admin | March 2, 2011
Spring is so close I can feel it!!! I am so excited because it seems like we had a long cold Winter with several snowfalls which is very unusual. A couple of weekends ago, my husband and I took our motorcycle out of hibernation and went on a little adv…
admin | December 28, 2010
I hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas and Holiday Season! I’m off work this week and will spend the week sewing window treatments for my son, Justin, who has been patiently waiting. . . I am looking forward to 2011 and to see what the next deca…
admin | July 8, 2010
My apologies for not posting lately but life has been a little hectic and I haven’t been painting a lot–so nothing to post. . . We have been on our two week motorcycle trip out West, riding about 5,600 miles covering 12 states. Whew that’s a lot of mi…
admin | May 22, 2010
After my show at the Capitol last Summer, Kathy at Dance Images was kind enough to let me display my “dance” paintings in her Lobby. I thought the “dancers” would enjoy and appreciate them. I was lucky enough to spend an afternoon taking pictures in so…
admin | March 10, 2010
This is my latest painting of Fred and his Grandson walking on the beach in Florida. I would say that this is what being a Grandparent is all about. As usual my photography is a little suspect–please ignore the “glare”. Getting back in the studio feel…
admin | October 28, 2009
20 x 16Rhonda Hartis Smith © 2009 I observed and took pictures of a pre-ballet class and even though this is a small portion of the dancers, they were all so adorable. I’m sure there will be more of these paintings since I love to paint dancers! I’m…
admin | September 12, 2009
After the show at the Capitol last month, I pondered on what to do with my ballerina and flamingo dancer paintings. I wanted them to be shown in a setting where they would be enjoyed and maybe even inspiring to those that love dance! Kathy at Dance Ima…
admin | September 5, 2009
This is my study from a couple of weeks ago from my Live Model Session on Monday night. This was challenging for me because doing the whole figure instead of just the head required a lot of drawing and measuring to get the proportions right. Because of…
admin | August 28, 2009
This is a quick study (about 30-40 minutes) of a model from life. I was pleased with it but I had wiped down the three previous attempts at other poses. I think it took me a little while to get warmed up. Rhonda Hartis Smith © 2009 Here is my latest p…
