"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
My feverish and unsatisfactory attempts were themselves a token of love, a love which brought me no pleasure but was nonetheless profound. - Marcel Proust In Swann's Way, Proust's narrator describes his relationship with the art of writing in the above quote. At a recent afternoon tea, (I heart afternoon tea), conversation turned towards the…
I am pleased to announce my upcoming solo show "Love and Loss" at Meyer East Gallery in Santa Fe. There will be a reception on Friday, September 21, 5 to 7 p.m. Preview the show. "Love and Loss" continues on the leitmotifs of love tokens and mementos. I am fascinated by the complex nature of…
"Lucy and Majorette" 12x9 inches, oil on panel SOLD "[Ronquillo's] figures borrow from Latin American magic realists like Fernando Botero, while her backgrounds recall the proto-landscapes of Leonardo and Giorgione. The uniform worn by the girl in “Lucy and Majorette” acquires an unsettling quality as much from resemblance to the pretentious, overly-ornamental uniforms worn by South…
I came upon eye miniatures on the Ornamentalist blog a few years ago quite by accident. I've always been interested in miniature portraits and mementos so the imagery stuck. The miniature portrait started showing up in my works in 2008 with "The Miniature" and an actual lover's eye last year with "Soldier with Lover's Eye."…
"A Long List of Offenses" 10x8 inches, oil on panel SOLD Rubens closely guarded his drawings as studio secrets and never showed them to the public. He thought they revealed too much of his labor. My own drawings often show a multitude of offenses and corrections... all of which are a visual record of how I…
FATIMA RONQUILLO 
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