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 gre…
Shrouded with an air of mystery, Fatima Ronquillo's enchanting oil paintings redefine the long-established style of Europe's Old Masters.
Fatima Ronquillo is a self-taught painter who combines old master techniques with a playful modern sensibility to create a world where art history mee
Masked Eros "Creativity is the greatest rebellion the world has in existence" Osho. Happy Monday darlings, I hope your weekend was bliss? I finally got my Christmas tree up, so I'm glad for that. It's been so long since I've shared a favourite artist on here, so I thought I must resume this part of my blog, because Art is the whole reason I started it. Art is my biggest passion before fashion, so I'd like to keep sharing artists that I love. Today, I'm sharing an artist who's work I have loved for a very long time, Fatima Ronquillo. I love her mix of themes, fresh eyes with an old soul, bringing them to life with flair and delight. I hope you enjoy them too. Have a gorgeous start to the week dolls! Loves & Loves xoxox See more works of Fatima Ronquillo: Website {All artwork coprighted to ©Fatima Ronquillo. All rights reserved} Allegory of Spring Self-taught painter Fatima Ronquillo likes to combine old master techniques with a playful twist of modern sensibility to create a new world where art history meets imagined characters from literature, theatre and opera. She was born is Pampanga, Philippines in 1976. Fatima emigrated as a child with her family in 1987 and settled in San Antonio, Texas. She sought refuge in local libraries, studying the pages of art history ad mimicking the masters. Over the years her technique tightened and her colour choices became richer. Beginning exhibitions of her work from the age of 15 & is now widely collected in the United States and beyond. Published in many art publications. Her symbolic language is one she still uses today, flourishing into fascinating visual language that hints at her character's intimate and mysterious worlds. Fatima presently lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Cartographer Feast with Cupid and Vervet Monkey Crowned Nun with Marmoset Hand with Metamorphoses Girl and Goat at the Summit Homecoming Hand with Crowned Marmoset
florilegium: a collection of literary extracts (an anthology)from Early 17th century modern Latin, literally ‘bouquet’ (from Latin flos, flor- ‘flower’ + legere ‘gather’) Xanadu2020, oil on linen, …
I am pleased to announce a new exhibition of paintings at the Arden Gallery in Boston. The show runs the entire month of October with an opening reception on Saturday, October 4, 4pm – 6pm. F…
“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…
La pintora Fátima Ronquillo nació en Filipinas pero vive en Estados Unidos desde que era una niña.Muestra en su trabajo actual un extraordinario conocimiento de los grandes maestros ( ella cita como influencias a Tiziano, Bellini, Watteau o Poussin) remitiendo a ellos en la elaboración de sus óleos pero mezclándolos con un cierto realismo mágico proveniente de las tradiciones coloniales latinoamericanas. Todos los objetos que aparecen en sus cuadros tienen una determinada símbología: máscaras que ocultan, corazones, manos, cuerpos asaeteados mostrando la dicotomía del amor que es placer pero que también puede ser dolor, animales que son alter egos o que hacen referencia a lo salvaje que cada uno de nosotros tenemos dentro....Y sobre todo los ojos de amante que recrea una y otra vez. Para ella, estos ojos, son: " un símbolo del amor, de la ausencia, los secretos y la nostalgia. ( La imagen de un ojo de amante)... Es maravillosamente surrealista y a la vez dota de un contexto a un ojo que se muestra sólo, flotante, como desmembrado: ( es) un retrato dentro de un retrato" (1) Las exquisitas miniaturas de "ojo de amante" o "retratos de un solo ojo" se pusieron de moda entre el siglo XVIII y el XIX, en Inglaterra y Francia o Rusia y Estados Unidos. A través de ellos,los amantes se recordaban pero posteriormente fueron objetos dados entre las mujeres de la familia o como joyas de luto. Si queréis saber más sobre estas bellas piezas podéis consultar la entrada específica que se realizó en este blog ( Aquí). Fascinada, pues, por ellos, Fátima Ronquillo lleva a cabo una pintura muy especial, serena,tranquila utilizando a menudo colores cálidos, con brocados y turbantes, con paisajes que hacen la función de atrezzos de vánitas o bodegones,de animales o flores, de pequeños infantes, de mujeres misteriosas y de pequeños cupidos que muy a menudo portan de múltiples maneras esos "retratos de un solo ojo" y que nos retrotraen a la pintura de los antiguos maestros del Renacimiento y del Barroco. Toda la obra ha sido extraída de la página web de la autora con su permiso expreso. Podéis visitarla para conocer más su pintura así como su facebook de donde se han extraído las ideas para elaborar la entrada. En cuanto a la cita Aquí ¡ Muchas gracias Fátima! Thanks a lot Fatima!
2011, acrylic and watercolor on panel, 40 x 30 inches private collection
Shrouded with an air of mystery, Fatima Ronquillo's enchanting oil paintings redefine the long-established style of Europe's Old Masters.
Són molt curioses les il·lustracions de Fatima Ronquillo. Semblen pintures angleses del segle XIX o retrats de nines de porcellana. Un classicisme molt actualitzat amb uns tocs interessants de surrealisme. Fixeu-se en els camafeus que semblen que miren a l'espectador. Belles.
florilegium: a collection of literary extracts (an anthology)from Early 17th century modern Latin, literally ‘bouquet’ (from Latin flos, flor- ‘flower’ + legere ‘gather’) Xanadu2020, oil on linen, …
Please join us tonight, Friday, May 17th from 5pm to 7pm at the Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe for an exhibition of new paintings with a book signing to celebrate the release of my debut book Spellbound…
These are the delicate portraits of Fatima Ronquillo; a self-taught artist based in New Mexico, who paints magical personages belonging to a world that is different from that of ours. Beautifully humble and a delight to look at… Fatima’s work is oftenly combined playfulness, humor and, above all, mystery. Alongside other symbols of romance, such […]
Shrouded with an air of mystery, Fatima Ronquillo's enchanting oil paintings redefine the long-established style of Europe's Old Masters.
El rostre és el nostre mapa. Ed Fairburn fica mapes al rostres o rostres als mapes. Quin rostre pot tenir Alemanya? I Xina? Podem aprofitar els atles antics per a utilitzar els mapes com a suport per crear, rostres, animals, objectes, paisatges... Tal vegada els resultats no siguen tan espectaculars com aquests, de l'artista Ed Fairburn, però segur que també seran molt originals.
I have donated the small watercolor above to benefit The Santa Fe Artist’s Emergency Medical Fund. I did not put a reserve on this work and the default starting bid is $50. So please come and…
One of my favorite contemporary artists is Fatima Ronquillo . Originally from the Philippines, she now resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. F...
There are few things I love more than stumbling upon an artist I adore. My latest find? The work of Santa Fe-based painter Fatima Ronquillo. I came across her work on Pinterest while perusing images of Victorian lover’s eyes (one of my many random obsessions). Clearly, Fatima and I have some interests in common! The […]
Join us for a small painting show featuring Fatima Ronquillo and Adalynne Ellsworth at the Meyer Gallery in Park City on Friday, February 24th, from 6-8PM, coinciding with the Park City Gallery Str…
