Artist Statement My art is a sythesization of a water color technique blended with that of a 17th Century layering and glazing techniques, in conjunction with abstract, surreal and impressionistic stylization in oil paint, with a heavy emphasis on color. The subject matter from which I draw, is of a story indicative to the human experience, speaking of the travels we undertake in this world and how they translate into a symbolic pictorial form. Like a dream, some of my paintings are more concrete in appearance than others. My works are about people and the land we live on. I place objects within my work, that are personal and yet, universal to each day of ones life. For instance, from the time we are first able to walk, we constantly look through windows. Windows may be seen as a metaphor of places yet to be, which we can easily access. A window is a frame, which we look through and reflect on simultaneously. With that in mind, you the viewer will find a part of your world in each painting and discover a larger understanding of that, which you call yourself.

Biography Carolyn Chaperon was raised in the Mid-west of the United States, where she moved often within the region, as the daughter of two scientists. Moving frequently and having to maintain a rapport with the scientific surroundings forced Carolyn to acquire observational as well as communication skills. Carolyn studied independently of classical schooling, leaning towards psychology, history, and ancient mythology to give her a greater understanding of herself as well as the world around her. All throughout her formative years she was shown scientific theory and world doctrines at home with a heavy emphasis on culture and the arts. Formal education came as a scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute. At this time her medium of choice shifted to oil paint and her subject matter was entirely derived from imagination. During her studies there, she began to sell paintings to private collectors. Carolyn spent ten years in San Francisco participating in the gallery community and gaining wider life experience. After this period she felt that a life connected with the land would be more beneficial to her artwork. She now calls Kansas City, Missouri home where she maintains her status as a professional artist selling works both in the United States and internationally.