Amoako BuachieArtist & Musician

The art of Amoako Buachie

A chronological archive, newest to oldest. Amoako’s body of work spans more than two decades and includes paintings, drawings, portraits, landscapes, cityscapes and the cartoons he has been making since childhood.

Showing all 48 works.

  • Warrior, 2026, a painting of a standing figure in beaded armour and a tall feathered headdress against a golden ground.

    Warrior 2026

    Featured in The Wandering Palette, My Time, Inc., Brooklyn, 2026

  • A Beautiful Evening in Italy, 2025, acrylic painting of gondolas on a Venetian canal lined with ochre and rose-coloured palazzi.

    A Beautiful Evening in Italy 2025

    Acrylic on canvas · 16 × 20 in.

  • Emotional Breakdown, 2025, acrylic painting of a bedroom floor strewn with scattered books, papers and objects, with a seated figure among them.

    Emotional Breakdown 2025

    Acrylic on canvas · 30 × 30 in.

    Exhibited at United Nations Headquarters in Perceptions of Sentience, 2025

  • The Cruise Ship, 2022, acrylic painting of a mountain-ringed harbour with palm trees, red-roofed houses and a white cruise ship at anchor.

    The Cruise Ship 2022

    Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 28 in.

  • Waterfall Sanctuary in the Woods, 2022, painting of a tall waterfall falling into a pool between mossy rock walls and dense forest.

    Waterfall Sanctuary in the Woods 2022

  • A coloured pencil drawing on lined paper of cartoon characters: a cat and mouse scene above, a desert chase below.

    Untitled (two cartoon scenes) 2022

    Coloured pencil on paper

  • A coloured pencil drawing of a yellow cartoon bird perched on a large birthday cake with balloons.

    Untitled (birthday cake) 2022

    Coloured pencil on paper

  • Scenes of Nature, 2021, acrylic painting of a deer standing among tall wildflowers in soft grey-green light.

    Scenes of Nature 2021

    Acrylic on canvas · 22 × 28 in.

  • Dandelion Field of a Thousand Suns, 2021, painting of a single tree in a meadow filled with white daisies under a pale sky.

    Dandelion Field of a Thousand Suns 2021

  • Beautiful Summer Day, 2020, painting of a wide green park lawn with figures walking beneath a canopy of dark trees.

    Beautiful Summer Day 2020

  • Freedom Tower, 2020, acrylic painting of One World Trade Center rising above the Lower Manhattan skyline under a blue sky with clouds.

    Freedom Tower 2020

    Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 20 in.

  • A coloured pencil drawing of a crowd of cartoon characters gathered around a large numeral 30.

    Untitled (cartoon anniversary drawing) 2020

    Coloured pencil on paper

  • A coloured pencil drawing on lined paper of cartoon characters gathered around a hand-lettered sign, among them a rabbit, a black cat and a bird.

    Untitled (cartoon characters) 2020

    Coloured pencil on paper

  • Temple II, 2019, a black and white painted portrait of Dr. Temple Grandin standing cheek to cheek with a horse.

    Temple II 2019

    20 × 16 in.

    Portrait of Dr. Temple Grandin, presented to her at Mainly Mozart — Genius Week, San Diego, 2019

  • An acrylic double portrait of two women, one in a striped purple sweater and one in red, against a deep blue ground.

    Untitled (double portrait) 2019

    Acrylic on canvas

  • An acrylic painting of rose and terracotta waterfront buildings with palm trees and a swimming pool below a pale blue sky.

    Untitled (waterfront buildings) 2019

    Acrylic on canvas

  • Downtown Brooklyn, 2018, painting of a busy intersection with a yellow taxi, buses and a glass office building above a row of shopfronts.

    Downtown Brooklyn 2018

  • Holiday Beach, 2018, painting of a curved bay with dark boulders, agave plants and swimmers in bright turquoise water.

    Holiday Beach 2018

  • Cast of Black Panther, 2018, a group portrait of costumed figures arranged across a warm ochre rock background.

    Cast of Black Panther 2018

  • Ghana Auntie, 2018, a painting of two women in patterned Ghanaian dress standing together on a stoop.

    Ghana Auntie 2018

  • Sanctuary Beach, 2017, acrylic painting of a sunlit beach seen beneath overhanging palm fronds, with pale sand, a bright turquoise sea and small figures at the water’s edge.

    Sanctuary Beach 2017

    Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 30 in.

    Exhibited in Visual Voices: Art of the Spectrum, Positive Exposure, 2026

  • Spring Time, 2017, acrylic painting of pink and white blossoming trees above a field of ochre grass under a bright blue sky.

    Spring Time 2017

    Acrylic on canvas · 30 × 24 in.

    Exhibited in Visual Voices: Art of the Spectrum, Positive Exposure, 2026

  • Gloomy, 2017, acrylic painting of a wet park path at dusk lit by yellow lamps, with a solitary figure walking away.

    Gloomy 2017

    Acrylic on canvas · 18 × 24 in.

  • Pansies, 2016, acrylic painting of yellow and deep purple pansies crowded together, with a blue butterfly resting on one of the yellow blooms.

    Pansies 2016

    Acrylic on canvas · 18 × 24 in.

    Exhibited in Visual Voices: Art of the Spectrum, Positive Exposure, 2026

  • Ducks, 2016, acrylic painting of white waterfowl gathered along a marshy shoreline beneath a wide grey sky.

    Ducks 2016

    Acrylic on canvas · 18 × 24 in.

  • The Purple Lily, 2016, acrylic painting of a deep purple lily in close-up against broad green leaves.

    The Purple Lily 2016

    Acrylic on canvas · 30 × 24 in.

  • The Beauty of Nature, 2016, painting of a dense field of pink and coral blossoms filling the whole canvas.

    The Beauty of Nature 2016

    18 × 24 in.

  • Oprah, 2016, a painted portrait of a smiling woman with long curled hair in an olive-green top.

    Oprah 2016

  • Flamingos, 2015, painting of a flock of pink flamingos wading in shallow blue water before distant hills.

    Flamingos 2015

  • Flatbush Junction, 2014, acrylic painting of a Brooklyn street corner with a deli, a restaurant awning and a crowd of pedestrians on the sidewalk.

    Flatbush Junction 2014

    Acrylic on canvas · 19 × 25 in.

  • Mountain Reflection, 2014, painting of jagged snow-touched peaks mirrored in a still lake fringed with golden grass.

    Mountain Reflection 2014

    24 × 30 in.

  • In the Act, 2014, a self-portrait of the artist seated at a table drawing, with a framed landscape and an awareness ribbon on the wall behind him.

    In the Act (Self-Portrait) 2014

  • My Happy Place, 2014, a self-portrait of the artist in a red shirt painting a landscape at an easel in a bright turquoise room.

    My Happy Place (Self-Portrait) 2014

  • A coloured pencil drawing of two cartoon characters facing one another across a chequered floor in a doorway.

    Untitled (cartoon scene) 2013

    Coloured pencil on paper

  • The Green River, 2012, acrylic painting of a small boat on still water inside a dark tunnel of overhanging green foliage, with light breaking through at the centre.

    The Green River 2012

    Acrylic on canvas · 22 × 28 in.

    Exhibited in Visual Voices: Art of the Spectrum, Positive Exposure, 2026

  • An early matted work on paper: a head-and-shoulders portrait in warm browns against a pale blue ground.

    Untitled 2010

    Work on paper

  • An acrylic portrait of a woman in a green and white patterned dress and matching head wrap, holding one hand to her chest.

    Untitled (portrait in green and white)

    Acrylic on canvas

  • An acrylic portrait of a woman in a deep red top with her arms folded, against a pale blue sky.

    Untitled (portrait with folded arms)

    Acrylic on canvas

  • An acrylic head-and-shoulders portrait painted in warm browns against a blue and white ground.

    Untitled (portrait on blue)

    Acrylic on canvas

  • A monochrome painted study after Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, signed with the artist’s initials.

    Untitled (study after Leonardo’s Mona Lisa)

    Acrylic on canvas

  • A coloured pencil drawing on lined paper of a cartoon rabbit beneath hand-lettered words reading Year of the Rabbit.

    Untitled (Year of the Rabbit)

    Coloured pencil on paper

  • A hand-drawn coloured pencil copy of a cartoon title card, with block lettering and characters inside a red and pink ring.

    Untitled (cartoon title card)

    Coloured pencil on paper

  • A framed drawing of three cartoon characters sitting together on grass beneath a yellow sun and a small tree.

    Untitled (cartoon characters in a garden)

    Framed drawing

  • A painting of a group of cartoon characters running down a grey road towards a red water tower.

    Untitled (cartoon characters on a road)

    Painting

  • A coloured pencil drawing of a cartoon rabbit standing beside a large billboard bearing its name.

    Untitled (cartoon rabbit and billboard)

    Coloured pencil on paper

  • A framed coloured pencil drawing of a grey cartoon cat with folded arms and a small brown mouse perched on its head.

    Untitled (cartoon cat and mouse)

    Coloured pencil on paper

  • A framed painting of a stylised figure leaning from the window of an ochre brick building.

    Untitled (figure at a window)

    Framed painting

  • A painting of two cartoon figures standing under a broad green tree against a blue sky.

    Untitled (two figures and a tree)

    Painting

About this archive

Titles, dates, media and dimensions are recorded here as documented by the artist. Where a work’s title or date has not been recorded, it is listed as untitled or undated rather than assigned one.

Several early works known from press coverage and museum records — among them My Friend Andre (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010), Daydreamer Boy (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011), Where the Wild Things Are (Lincoln Center, 2011) and The Quiet Painter’s Peace (VSA / Kennedy Center, 2014) — are documented on the exhibitions page.

Artwork may not be reproduced without permission. For exhibition or media inquiries, please get in touch.