I have a few stories on "How I Started" painting about 2 decades ago. This boat rescued from a salvage yard is one version. It is the first "sign" I ever painted. I painted it by hand with the only tiny paintbrush I had. One hand on the side as I stood and sat in a dinghy I moved with the other hand. People of the shore around Cortez and Bradenton Beach when to sleep and woke up to a rainbow colored boat that ended up in quite a few photos and vacations. The reflection on

Night came at Cortez like a slammed screen door, and Hurricane Milton did not knock politely. Wind worried the pilings, water shouldered into places it had not been invited, and the Florida Gulf Coast learned again that the sea, for all her pearly manners at sunset, can rise up with a scholar’s argument and a mule’s kick. Folks called it a “100-year storm,” which sounds tidy on paper, but there was nothing tidy about it. On the back dock of Star Fish Company, where salt air u

Details below images. So many details! Location of Tropic Isles Co-Op to Anna Maria Island. See below a list of notable Florida places located easy drives from Palmetto, Florida. Tropic Isles Co-Op in context of Terra Ceia Bay, Intracoastal, and Manatee River. Close up on 62 Terra Ceia and proximity to walkable peninsula, marina area, and amazing sunsets. Satellite view showing proximity to travel around 62Terra Ceia Palmetto, Florida. Nestled in the heart of Palmetto, Florid

I will be adding some new work this week. I will take a little break as I go back to Washington for 9 months, but be back in the game. I...

I am painting my ta ta’s off this Summer. I spend hurricane season in Florida and work part of year at a West coast college.

RhondaK.art Wonderful solo sunflowers on damaged boho chic shabby chic wood wall art.

I make many pieces out of wood, but I love my 5-6’ mermaids the most. Here, whimsy wins with a sincere love for the oceanic feminine.

This is an original RhondaK sign. It came from some straight up cRaZy trouble. I was living on a $1 boat. Alone. A man with a chainsaw was t

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I See Drunk People. A hand-painted sign that's a real deal conversation starter.

Ready to ship one of a kind hand-painted coastal decor.

RhondaK can be found on Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island. Always a Sign of a Good time.

You know I am counting the DAYS til I get back to Florida, see my MaMaK, and hit the Village of the Arts July Mermaid show at Divine Excess

": the act of rising or ascending especially : the act of moving to a higher or more powerful position I was supposed to put together ...

...The mermaid in me has been wondering about the sound of running water. It’s nearer than I thought and there’s a bit of a place to sit on

She is a blond mermaid fearless wining out and looking forward guilelessly into her future. Like I said, the road trip never ends. She is

I have painted sunflowers for years, but only the past few they have become more than a back drop. People refer to my take as county style,

Divine Excess Folk Art Gallery Address: 1125 12th St W, Bradenton, FL 34205 Phone: (941) 747-1320

My latest 6' pirate mermaid had a tale to tail -- a pirate's map tail. As I prepared to move to Washington State I revamped the mermaid a

I think they are adorable. I love their paradox. Soft and mushy yet fierce warriors. They are opinionated. They hate their things being mov