Rediscovered Art

Rhonda French – the Mystery Woman preliminary drawing

Jun 10, 2026

Have you seen me?

Art Detectives, another mystery in today’s post

Dear Art Detectives, you did swimmingly in finding Jessica, the Mer Mom. After Jessica and my pre-interview phone call… I already knew that she is a welcomed member of this legacy family.

Now, this week’s mystery begins with curator Matt unenrolling another scroll of two preliminary working drawings from the year 2000, titled, Rhonda French- Honeysuckle in front of Iris in Bloom.

So the questions are:

Who is Rhonda French? Is there a painting created from these drawings?…and another story behind the art? Let the art detecting ..begin…

Always, my love and gratitude to you in joining and amplifying this quest and mystery of The Lost Artist of the Ozarks. One day I hope our tentacles reach as far as Europe where many of James’ artworks reside.

– Charlotte Buchanan Yale

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