Evelyn Thistle Rhodes

Evelyn Thistle Rhodes, who is currently located in the Narragansett Bay area, is a painter who works closely with the light and shifting colors of the landscape and coast. After looking at her work one can see she has the ability to capture the rural character and various moods of nature through out the seasons. Evelyn is one of the eight artists working on the ALRI – Timberland 02863 Boot Project and is excited to be working with students again. She has a background in teaching and enjoys sparking the creative side of the students when working with them on the project. Evelyn’s test boot is an intricate spider web with flames coming out of the toe. She tried out different types of paint on the fire to see what worked best and found that some sparkly paints showed up quite nicely. In addition she played around with the laces and tongue of the boot by incorporating them into her design. The laces are a part of the web and a spider is hidden in the tongue. Evelyn’s other highlights include being an invited artist at the Mystic Maritime Museum, Connecticut; The Hermitage, Norfolk, Virginia; The Naval War College Museum, Rhode Island and The Fremantle Art Museum, Australia. She currently maintains her studio in Jamestown while continuing to offer private instruction and plein air workshops in southern Rhode Island. To learn more about Evelyn and see her work, visit her site at http://www.evelynrhodes.com/.