Artist Luis Sottil developed his “naturalismo” technique to represent Mother Nature in an art form that could bring the two essential values of intensity and tranquility to life.
Sottil was raised in Tampico, Mexico, an area rich in natural resources. Drawing and painting were always his favorite things to do. He did not like taking art classes because he felt his freedom of expression was limited by regulations. He preferred experimenting with different styles and media that eventually led him to create his own technique.
Inspired by nature as his subject, Sottil’s style consists of extracting natural pigments from marine flora as well as the jungles of his native Mexico. The application of these pigments over a rich gold leaf coating creates a multilayered translucent effect of color. Sottil names this technique Naturalismo. The subject matter is always simple, relaxed, innocent and yet sophisticated.
He wants his paintings to have the intensity to create a dialogue between nature and mankind, a dialogue about the importance of human beings growing in harmony with nature, a dialogue of beauty.
