"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
Two new paintings are currently available: "The Tempest" at Arden Gallery in Boston and "Child with Milagros" at Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe. The idea for "The Tempest" came from two different sources. The first is Shakespeare's play of the same title and the second from Fiordiligi's aria of steadfast love in Mozart's opera "Cosí…
Two small works inspired by Shakespeare, summer, lasting love and ephemeral beauty... now available at the Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe. "Hand with W.S.'s Sonnet 18" 7x5 inches, oil on panel Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And…
This is a painting of 'the beloved' - the recipient of cupid's arrow. I was reminded of Shakespeare's words about love being an "ever-fixed mark." Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no!…
Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed, And every…
There is a monkey whispering in my ear. Is it a devil or angel, perhaps an alter ego planning dark or brilliant deeds? It's nothing but a conspiring hairy muse. Shakespeare certainly thought it rascally, chiding the idle and absent muse in Sonnet 100. SONNET 100 by William Shakespeare Where art thou Muse that thou…
FATIMA RONQUILLO 
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