Graphic Artist/Illustrator
Rhona has lived all her life in Bermuda. She was educated at the Whitney Institute, Mount Saint Agnes Academy and The Bermuda College. She completed her education in Toronto, Canada.
She is married to photograper and platinum printer, J. A. Mark Emmerson. They have three children.
Illustration has been Rhonas’ first love. Watercolors are her principal medium, but she works in pencil crayon, mixed media, textile paints and dyes, plus Chinese brush painting; ever experimenting to develop new styles and techniques in her work. Her subject matter range from florals to land and seascapes.
Some of her work can be seen on souvenir and gift items. Paintings are held in private homes in Bermuda, England, Canada and the United States.
Education
1975-77 Graphic Design – Ryerson Polytechnic Institute and George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology
1982 Advertising and Design Studio – owner
President/Art Director of Creative Dimensions Exhibitions
1980 “Emmerson and Emmerson” Heritage House
1985-86 The Bermuda Society of the Arts, City Hall Hamilton Bermuda
1987-88 The Arts Centre at Dockyard
1990 “Emmerson and Emmerson Family Exhibition”, City Hall Gallery
1993 Calender, Windjammer Gallery