William Engel's luminous landscapes are evocative and dramatic. Light, color, and texture play against stunning abstracted images of sky, water and land. Engel has developed his unique approach to landscape painting over the past twenty years using multiple layers of oil paint and thinners. Engel may mix and pour up to thirty colors onto a flat canvas before he begins to create his own singular view of water and land against a vibrant horizon. By manipulating the canvas, Engel controls the blending and density of pigments. When the canvas is dry, he repeats this process, introducing new tones to the piece. Often, he applies as many as eight layers of colors over time. He then begins his editing process, often with the use of a fine brush. Engel's love of color and his passion for creating work that is as bold as the elements it reflects has gained him fans on both coasts.

Engel's work has been featured in shows at the New York School of Interior Design, where he is a Senior Professor, at Coda SoHo Gallery in NYC, and at George Billis Gallery in NYC, among others. He has been commissioned to create work for the homes of singer-actress Whitney Houston and the lobby reception area of The Fireman's Fund on Wall Street. His work has also been chosen on several occasions to be part of designer showcase homes such as the Junior League of Montclair, New Jersey, where his painting was featured in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Strahan. Engel's design was featured in the Home Section of The New York Times, Casa Vogue, and his painting was featured in Phoenix Home and Garden magazine, Interior Design, and Traditional Home Decorator Showhouse.