Elizabeth Ames

Elizabeth Ames was born in Peru, and has had an inclination for art since she was very young. She studied to be a painter at the School of Fine Arts/Carlos Bacaflor from 1983-1988. Being their top student throughout her time there, Elizabeth learned how to paint with oil acrylics and watercolors by practicing with Victor Turpo and Mauro Castillo--giant painters specializing themselves in that technique. She studied at The Art School/Corriente Alterna, Suarez Vertiz workshop in Lima. Peru and has participated in several expositions around the world including Colombia, Bolivia, and of course her home country -the United States!