Louis Escobedo is a master colorist, and uses high-intensity colors to energize his landscapes, still lifes and figurative oil paintings. Escobedo's paintings illuminate his canvases, with their dramatic lighting effects and tremendous depth. When looking at a painting subject, he looks beyond the physical make-up to the relationships of its forms and colors, creating a compelling visual map in each painting.
Louis was born in Texas, earned a BFA from Sam Houston University and has been painting almost all his life. His pursuit has garnered numerous successes and awards, including “Best of Show” and the “Landscape Award” from The Oil Painters of America, a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York and the Top 100 in the National Arts for the Parks. His works have been exhibited at the Hermitage Museum in Norfolk, Virginia, the Colorado History Museum, the Denver Art Museum, and the Phippen Museum, among others. Escobedo’s work has been widely published, including in Best of Portrait Painting, North Light Books - 1988, The Artist’s Magazine, Art Talk, and “Honoring The Inner Voice” in Southwest Art Magazine - 2002.
"The most important thing in my life is to paint and for people to enjoy my paintings." - Louis Escobedo
