Paintings from the Bahamas

“I began my career in art at a very early age. My father drew beautifully and he made wonderful Bahamian ship models. Many evenings he would sit at the dinning table and draw these ships on the high seas and I would try to copy them. But it wasn't until I went to high school that I realised how talented my father was. His drawings were so beautiful. Unfortunately, they were done on newsprint.”

“When I was eight or nine years old, there was an American lady on the island. She had a studio, which is now the local library. She invited me along with 14 others to come and study art after school everyday and on weekends. Eventually, I was the only one left; they slowly dropped out.”

“Bahamians haven't changed much over the years. Anything that is foreign is better and this is an enormous mistake because in The Bahamas, we have these beautiful flowers, not just the orchards but also many other wonderful flowers, like Oxeyd, which grows along the water front.”

Pictures, Images and Photos from Harbour Island