Rhona grew up in Bermuda, completing her studies in Toronto, Canada. She where she studied graphic arts. Rhona is married photographer and platinum printer, J. A. Mark Emmerson and together they have three children, Hannah, Gordon and Joshua. All three children are also perusing creative fields. Rhona was the President and Creative Director of AAC Saatchi and Saatchi, the largest full service agency on the Island for many years, before retiring to the south of France in 2018. Painting is the hobby of choice to unwind! Illustration has always been her first love and she has actively continued to paint. She enjoys the challenge of painting on location, working in watercolour, gouache and acrylics but currently oil painting has become the medium of choice. Her many paintings are held in private collections in Bermuda, England, France, Canada and throughout the United States. Self Book publishing is a n ew hobby, just bringing to be explored.