Representational fine art

Edgar J. Sotelo Art

Paintings inspired by the history, people, animals, and landscapes of El Camino Real, historic Mexico, the American Southwest, and the Southern Plains.

Women carrying and washing laundry beside a tree-lined creek in Laundry Day by Edgar J. Sotelo
Laundry Day · 40 × 30 in. · Oil on canvas

History carried through landscape, labor, travel, and daily life.

Current exhibition · Alpine, Texas

Three works accepted to Trappings of Texas.

Camino de Leña, Viejos Amigos, and Sign of the White Man will be available through the Museum of the Big Bend during the 40th Annual Trappings of Texas, September 17–October 31, 2026.

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Edgar J. Sotelo painting outdoors at an easel

About the artist

Painting the lived traditions of two connected worlds.

Edgar J. Sotelo is a representational painter whose subjects include the people, animals, working traditions, and landscapes of historic Mexico and the American West. His work is grounded in close observation and a lasting respect for the cultures and histories he depicts.

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