Red, yellow and Blue: new works at Wally Workman
Tag: art of painting
“Persephone”
In Greek mythology, Hades, lord of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, goddess of springtime, while she was picking flowers in a field. The Fates have decreed that anyone consuming the fruits of the underworld must spend eternity there. Persephone was persuaded into eating some pomegranate seeds (four or six?) and thus was forced…
Bright Star
Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art-- Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite, The moving waters at their priestlike task Of pure ablution round earth's human shores, Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask Of snow upon the mountains and…
Hands with Lover’s Eyes
New for Valentine's Day at Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas
“Princeling”
“The Runaways”
"The Runaways" 40x30 inches, acrylic and watercolor on panel SOLD The genesis for these came from some watercolor and gouache sketches (experiments rather) that I've been playing with for the last couple of years. See the drawing and in progress photos I took along the way... "The Runaways" graphite on paper, 17x14 inches in progress photos:…
“Lady with Honey Thief”
"Lady with Honey Thief" revisits one of my favorite motifs, Venus and Cupid. Included are items symbolic of the ephemeral, and the pleasures as well as the pains of love. "Lady with Honey Thief," oil on canvas, 30x24 inches. SOLD
“A Long List of Offenses”
"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…
Girl with Injured Cat
A most unfortunate incident. But I think the kitty will pull through. Now at Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe.
15 Bytes, September 2010
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…
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