I have posted about my fascination with lovers' eyes before and simply have to share the work of FATIMA RONQUILLO with you. Her work references renaissance portraiture but in a distinctly modern and playfully nostalgic way. In some ways I recognise her vision of the past, seen through the knowing lens of hindsight, as similar to that in my own work. RONQUILLO is a self-taught painter originally from the Philippines who now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. If anyone's wondering what to give me for my birthday... |