Introduction

I've always enjoyed writing, maybe even more than painting. Then why haven't I done much of it? I don't know. Life catches up with you. Writing is a pause in the routine where you can reflect a bit and try to make sense of it all.

My mother always tells me I like to write fascinating titles and never finish the story. Maybe that's true. I do enjoy giving my paintings intriguing titles. But maybe the story never has to end. Maybe it just keeps on going...

I've been trying to connect everything we do here in Abaco. You have to do so many different things living on the island to survive. That's just the way it is. But I feel that everything we do is interconnected, and the common thread that ties everything together is our art.

I've launched a little website about the “Art Side of Abaco” that I am calling www.RoshanneEyma.com for the moment. It encorporates the Eyma (married) side of my life that is in addition to just the visual art Ritchie and I produce. It includes our real estate practice and language arts.

Bahamian scenes and images make the walls of a home live and embrace the environment. Art speaks volumes, and so do words in any language. Language is also an art. From the grace and efficiency of sign language, to the down to earth expressions of Haitian Creole, that is also a part of me. And it all fits together.

So this is the beginning of a journey. A journey where we will enjoy the scenery along the way, without worrying too much about the destination. I will share with you some of my experiences living on the island of Abaco in the Bahamas, some of my latest paintings, and some of the fabulous vistas and villas we see along the way.