Vogue Gioiello March 2014, page 128
“Bound Hand with Lover’s Eye” in “Vogue Gioiello”
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PA #53, March 2014
Poets and Artists Issue #53: "Love" March 2014 Curated by Marina Press 1. What are these paintings of? Tell me a little bit about each one? "Abbandonata" is about loss and mourning. It actually depicts a painting of a dead bird I found on one of my walks near my home. It was such…
Mondobelo, November 2013
An interview with online magazine, Mondobelo. Please scroll down for an English translation... Mondobelo Magazine November 2013 Fátima Ronquillo se mudó de Filipinas a Texas cuando tenía diez años y desde entonces se recuerda metida en la biblioteca copiando las reproducciones de los grandes maestros clásicos de los libros de arte. En esta entrevista le…
Artistic Moods, June 2013
Thank you so much to Sandra of the newly launched and already great art blog artisticmoods.com. Please visit the website as I have discovered and enjoyed so many talented artists' works. According to Sandra she created the blog to provide a "a place where art will be shared & celebrated extensively." I am very honored…
A Muse For Life
This is a long overdue post... and showers of apologies and congratulations are in order for Kristina and Jovita at Decor-Art Blog. They just launched their online lifestyle magazine, A Muse for Life Spring 2013. They were wonderful enough to include a feature on my work. Do check out the blog and their magazine, as they…
Beautiful/Decay, April 2013
Fatima Ronquillo's Contemporary Portraits Evoke Old World Charm by Diandra Mintz Beautiful Decay April 10, 2013 A self-taught painter, Fatima Ronquillo layers her portraits with the traditional symbols and charms of classic-style portraiture — objects that meant different things in different times and have to be studied to be completely understood. Ronquillo’s subjects similarly face…
American Art Collector, April 2013
American Art Collector Issue 90, April 2013 pages 122-123 The Collector Says... "The paintings of Fatima Ronquillo caught my eye as I was perusing the website of Wally Workman Gallery several years ago. I was completely taken by what I discovered. The classic portraits executed with such a refined hand spoke to my love of…
Journal Santa Fe, September 2012
"Respite From Modern Life" by Kate McGraw Albuquerque Journal / Journal Santa Fe September 21, 2012 pp. S6, S4 It is no coincidence that Fatima Ronquillo's paintings remind the viewer of Old Masters from the classical European style of painting. She learned to make art by copying the paintings and drawings in museums. "I grew…
15 Bytes, March 2012
"Making Up Stories" by Geoff Wichert 15 Bytes March 29, 2012 As a child, I was often accused of wool-gathering. Years later, I not only witnessed my daughter day-dreaming, but listened to her describe her waking visions to me as she watched them. Today’s media-inundated child may say she watches videos in her head. As…
Southwest Art, April 2012
Art Events, Rocky Mountains Southwest Art April 2012, April 2012 "Ronquillo is a self-taught painter who believes, in similar fashion, that paintings not only mirror the world around us but also open doors into our interior realms. In her current body of work, she explores the surreal aspects of the isolated eye and the idea…
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