My nephew kayaking on the lake on a beautiful day.

Exhilaration

A mixed media collage in jewel tones of acrylic paint and stamped and print papers.  Two large orange butterflies fly above green foliage and variegated deep pink flowers.

Butterfly Garden

Three crabapple trees blooming in the spring time.

Crabapples

Oil painting of a barn in winter with trees

Winter Barn

This is one of my Selfie series, the only one that does not include me. I go to museums and galleries and take selfies of me with my favorite art- then recreate them in paint. Eduardo admired this painting of deKooning from the Chicago Institute of Art.

Eduardo with deKooning

Firestorm

This Woman Couldn’t Be

A watercolor painting of an island in Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Spirit Island sits in this azure colored glacial lake, surrounded by Canadian Rocky mountain peaks with views of 3 glaciers.

Spirit Island, Jasper

pools of water on paper absorbing a faint gray color form the shape of a prancing rabbit with a curious expression

bunny dreams

An impressionist oil painting of a carved pumpkin, using limited colors and an expressive palette knife impasto technique.

Pumpkin Carved

Pondering with hopeful anticipation, chin on hand, eyes wide open

A painting of Peonies in a Vase, shades of pink.

Peonies

A painting of old Damascus alley in Al- Qaimarryeh street.   

Old Damascus Alley

A painting of swirling blue brush strokes with a hint of green forming intertwining ribbons

Calypso

abstract painting with dark colors and hints of lighter colors peaking out.

Beautiful

Traditional Dakhóta homes are symbolized by shapes in this landscape. Green and blue represent plants and water. Red and black represent the blood of the earth and oil. The surface of the piece was subtly erased to reflect the attempted erasure of the people, however they are forever part of this land.

Dakhóta Landscape (Óhiŋniyaŋ Makhóčheg De Uŋkíkhoyakapi)

A painting of two loons over a topographic map of White Bear Lake. 

Two Loons over White Bear Lake

Prince 

A painting of two elephants nuzzling together. The picture is a close up, side view of the pair: one eye of each can be see. The tusk of the one of the left is also visible along with part of the ear of the elephant on the right. Small bits of blue background appear in the bottom corners. 

Pair of Phants

A painting of a river winding through Trondheim, Norway at 2 am under a midnight sun.

Midnight Sun In Norway

A 3D painting of the sprawling green landscape of Ireland with touches of yellow and blue to capture the beauty of the island. 

Irlanda #5

A painting of a body of water that has several large outcrops of rocks breaking the surface, the viewer is looking through bursts of bright yellow leaves and evergreen boughs out to a treelined jut of land out in the distance. The day is bright yet the sky has some energy in it, which suggests a brisk breeze on a fall day.

We Belong Here

A Black Labrador on a yellow carpet awakens from his nap.

Gryphon

Black and white portrait view of self wearing sunglasses, painted impasto in bright sunlight with wind blown wild hair.  

U.K. self-portrait

A painting of a couple who could be dancing the Waltz. The details of their bodies is less important than the positions of the tow bodies and the shadows they project.

Study - The Walz

In 2016 UMD studied and tested the St. Louis River estuary water and sediment for PCB and mercury levels. These chemicals are toxic and had been found building up in fish eaten by the neighboring communities. Women of child bearing age, nursing mothers, women considering getting pregnant with in 7 years and children under 15 were advised to eat only 1 meal/week of bluegill bullheads and perch, 1 meal/month of bass, carp, catfish, crappies ad walleye under 22". This group was advised not to eat any muskies or walleye over 22". 

Reading Near the St. Louis River

Brown feathered raptor's head, orange eye, and blue background.

Alert

A red and gold box with plaster bust and bird skull sitting on patterned fabric

Treasure Box

Abstract brush strokes of chartreuse green and light pink on white canvas. 

Lyndsey

Painting of a homeless man sitting on a red pail holding a sign saying "please help"

Exhilaration, 2020

CAROLINE AMPUERO