"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
“There is a mad enchantment that possess the heart and mind when confronted by the possibilities glimpsed through visions of beauty and love…” Santa Fe artist Fatima Ronquillo has created a body of work that is inspired by a feeling of intoxicating adoration. Her cherub-like subjects participate in situations of blind love set during springtime’s…
"Cupbearer with Ornate Hawk Eagle" 30x24 inches, oil on canvas. Now available at Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe for my upcoming "Mad Enchantment" solo show opening on September 15, 2017. Falconers have started appearing in my paintings ever since I read Helen Macdonald's novel H is for Hawk. I was struck by the bond developed by the…
There is a mad enchantment that possesses the heart and mind when confronted by the possibilities glimpsed through visions of beauty and love. "Allegory of Spring" is the first of the paintings for my upcoming solo exhibition "Mad Enchantment" at Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe. The opening reception is on September 15, from 5-7 pm and…
Now available at the Meyer Gallery in Park City.... "Athena with Little Owl" 14x11 inches, oil on panel "Boy with Hedgehog and Cherries" 12x9 inches, oil on panel "Young Huntress" 10 x 8 inches, oil on panel
I am so pleased to share this interview by Anne and Julien of Hey! Modern Art and Pop Culture, a bilingual French-English art magazine based in Paris. Thank you to the Hey! team for including me in their Issue no. 28. Please click here to view the PDF file. "I borrow a lot from the history of…
"Masked Eros with Lover's Eye" 12x9 inches, oil on panel available at Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe Love's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley The fountains mingle with the river And the rivers with the ocean, The winds of heaven mix for ever With a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world is single; All things by a…
On the way to the galleries are five new paintings... Thank you for all your patience in awaiting these pieces.
I am so delighted to announce the publication of "A Magazine Curated By Alessandro Michele". It is such an honor to be asked to contribute by GUCCI's creative director Alessandro Michele. A MAGAZINE CURATED BY is a Paris-based bi-annual fashion and art magazine which invites designers and fashion houses to curate an issue as the…
"Feast with Cupid and Vervet Monkey" 32x30 inches, oil on canvas is now available at the Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe. The main inspiration came from a painting by Giovanni Bellini and Titian "Feast of the Gods". The subject of the gods of classical antiquity engaged in a bacchic celebration was a popular theme in…
"Hand with Snake and Weeping Eye" appears in Marie Claire magazine's December 2016 issue. Thank you to Marie Claire creative director Nina Garcia for selecting my little painting in the "What Nina Loves" luxury items feature.
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