Louis Escobedo uses high-intensity colors to energize all of his subjects, landscape, still life and figurative.

" COLOR is a person's signature, a personal form of expressionism. It is another sense in life we communicate with."   -  Louis Escobedo 

As a master colorist, Louis' oil paintings excel with their dramatic lighting effects and tremendous depth. He looks beyond the usual physical make-up of the painting subject, to the relationships of its forms and colors, creating a compelling visual map in each painting.

"I've never seen anybody else with my colors. I've seen people who are colorful, but in a different way." - Louis Escobedo

Influenced by many 19th century European artists, Louis is most influenced by Spanish artist Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida. It is the famous artist's bravado and use of color that most impresses Louis.

Texas-born, Louis Escobedo has been painting since he was six. He won a small art award in school, and has been pursuing his life¹s calling ever since. With a BFA from Sam Houston University, now many years later, the role of painting in his life has not diminished.

"The most important thing in my life is to paint and for people to enjoy my paintings." - Louis Escobedo

His pursuit has not been without numerous successes. Louis' paintings have received numerous 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 published in Best of Portrait Painting, North Light Books - 1988, The Artist's Magazine, Art Talk, and "Honoring The Inner Voice" in Southwest Art Magazine.

AWARDS1996 Award for Landscape, Oil Painters of America Regional Show, NM
1994 Award for Pastel, New Mexico Pastel Society of America
1994 Top 100, National Arts for the Parks
1994 Best of Show, National Oil Painters of America, Chicago, IL
1993 Best Scottsdale Award, The Long Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1992 Mary Minuto Award for Floral, Pastel Society of America, New York, NY
1991 Trump Purchase Award, Pastel Society of America, New York, NY
1980 Gold Medal, Society of Illustrators, New York, NY

 PUBLICATIONS"Honoring the Inner Voice", Southwest Art, 2002
Best of Portrait Painting, North Light Books, 1998
"Southwest Art", OPA Winners, May 1997
"Art Talk" An Artist Worth Watching, June 1994
"The Artist's Magazine" February 1994