AT: Editor, CAC Publication

Dear Editor,

I was impressed by the review of the work of painter Turtel Onli in the July-August 2008 edition of your publication. During my visit to Chicago I enjoyed a personal tour of the painter's work guided by the artist, and I have read the aforementioned article with great interest. The review of Onli's work is creative in form and rich in language. It is obvious that the reviewer spent time considering the depth of what is represented in only two dimensions. I would add that the modular, sequential, and serial aspect of Onli's work is particularly relevant. Looking at a number of his works side by side, the threads and symbols that link them and makes them unique emerge, without rendering the body of work monotonous or repetitive.

To my surprise, Turtel Onli's personal style is not simply defined, by a specific type of stroke, a particular pallet of colors, or a distinctive preference for certain forms. Having now met the artist himself, and after years of owning one of his paintings gifted to me by a very dear friend, and admiring a number of the comic books illustrated by Onli, I surmise that Turtel Onli, when he paints, allows himself to be dictated by his essence: an African-American man,with multicultural and erotic sensitivity, and a deep, optimistic yearning to right the wrongs, actively.

I will continue to enjoy your publication in its on-line form from the hometown of Santiago, Chile, while I continue monitoring the evolution of the work of Turtel Onli.

Cordially,

Fabia Fuenzalida, Ed.M.Santiago, Chile