Period Portraits: “Mad Enchantment-The Fantastical Folk of Fatima Ronquillo”

A new interview article Mad Enchantment―The Fantastical Folk of Fatima Ronquillo is on Period Portraits' blog Consider. I talk about paintings I have loved and been inspired by as well as the motivation and fascination that portraits and printmaking hold for me. It was an honor and pleasure to be interviewed by Nick Cox, specialist…

Small Art Treasures in Park City

The Meyer Gallery in Park City is hosting a group show featuring "Small Art Treasures". It opens this Friday, September 24 during Park City's Gallery Stroll 6pm to 9 pm. Hand with Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnets from the Portuguese No.44"6x8 inches, oil on aluminum panel©2021 Fatima Ronquillo Beloved, thou hast brought me many flowersPlucked in…

One for Sorrow, Two for Joy

One for Sorrow, Two for Joyoil on aluminum panel, 16x12 inches©2021 Fatima Ronquilloavailable at Meyer Gallery, Santa Feemail: meyersfnm@aol.comphone: 505-983-1434 One for sorrow,Two for joy,Three for a girl,Four for a boy,Five for silver,Six for gold,Seven for a secret never to be told.~ traditional nursery rhyme about magpies Study for "One for Sorrow, Two for Joy"…

The Watchers (all the versions)

The Watchers2021, 14-plate color lithograph, edition 50paper size: 28 3/4" x 20 1/4" image size: 26" x 17 1/4"collaboration between artist Fatima Ronquillo and staff of Landfall Press/Blackrock Editions during March 2020 through March 2021to inquire please email info@breditions.com It has taken a year to complete "The Watchers" lithograph print. I began working on the print…

Orpheus and Euridyce

These paintings were inspired by the story of Orpheus and Euridyce in Ovid’s Metamorphoses and by Gluck’s opera Orfeo ed Euridice. Eurydice gets bitten by a snake and dies on her wedding day. Orpheus, inconsolable with grief, gains admittance to the underworld and his beautiful lyre music and singing of his grief persuades Hades to let him…

Solitude, heartsease and victory

New paintings are now available at Meyer Gallery, Park City. I started these late last year in the winter when I was dreaming of springtime and of brighter days ahead. Like many others, I found great comfort through walks in nature, contemplating the beauty of the landscape. "Heartsease" is a poem by Christina Rossetti which…

“Together” solo show opens tonight! Meyer Gallery Facebook Live at 4pm

"Together" - a solo exhibition of new works - opens tonight at the Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe. There is a limited reception at the gallery to keep everyone safe from 5-7pm. I unfortunately am not attending in person but will be in conversation on Facebook Live at 4pm. To watch the event, please go…

New paintings of flora, fauna, love and loss

I am pleased to present three new paintings which will be included in my upcoming solo show in Santa Fe on December 4. Please contact the Meyer Gallery for availability and purchase inquiries at email: meyersfnm@aol.com or via phone at 800-779-7387 or 505-983-1434 In creating this series of work, I found myself drawn to twisting…

Meyer Gallery Santa Fe Solo Show: December 4, 2020

My solo show in Santa Fe at the Meyer Gallery has been rescheduled to December 4 - December 10, 2020. I will be releasing paintings for the show available for purchase throughout the weeks/months running up to December. So please let John, Jonathon, and Jordan at Meyer Gallery know of your interest so they can…