"These jewel-like paintings intuitively fuse different aesthetic traditions, folk art and old master, with natural grace and an uncanny quality that may be a species of magic." —American Arts Quarterly
by Devon Jackson Art Previews Santa Fean October/November 2010, p 52 You either love this sort of cheeky classical style or you loathe it. Botero fans and appreciators of an appreciator of Titian and Rubens and their contemporaries, will dig it (as I do). Why? Because Ronquillo, a self-taught Filipino immigrant now living in Santa…
A most unfortunate incident. But I think the kitty will pull through. Now at Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe.
Now available at Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe. I continue with highly 'decorated' soldiers. This time with her sovereign piggy, "El Rey."
by Geoff Wichert Mirror, Mirror: Artists Reflect on Today's Figure 15 Bytes September 2010 Fatima Ronquillo’s quirky, instantly engaging fantasy portraits are small enough to stand on a table, and one was so displayed near the entrance of the Meyer Gallery when we called. It was fascinating to watch visitors respond to it. Ronquillo is…
I will be part of a group show "Mirror, Mirror" opening this Saturday on September 4, 6-9 pm at Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah. It is a showcase of figurative works by 10 artists including Ray Bonilla, Fidalis Buehler, Ted Gall, Glen Hawkins, Brian Kershisnik, Emily McPhie, Chris Miles, Jim Rennert and Justin Taylor. I…
I just delivered seven new works to Meyer East Gallery in Santa Fe. They will be part of my upcoming show "Wondrous Journey" opening on October 15. For details and larger images visit the new and improved paintings page on my website here.
I have been a busy bee in studio with two shows coming up soon. It's about time to show some close-up shots of the studio. Yep.... that's a tool chest I recently requisitioned from the garage. It's got a built in power-strip ~ how cool is that? I've lately fallen in love with Natural Pigments Rublev…
Happy 4th of July! Here's a little Red, White and Robin's Blue... Some More Blue... Red, White and Yellow... and Red, White, Blue and Yellow These are all available at Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe, NM where I will have a solo show October 15.
Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed, And every…
Exhibition Review by Roberto Carlos Ainslie Tokyo Blues May 16, 2010 These small pieces are notable for the technical skill they display as well as the delicacy of the full-faced subjects they depict. As Ronquillo suggests, there is the sense that the viewer is stepping into a moment in which s/he was not expected. The…
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