" Ensrud runs on a special creative fuel that is rare among today's artists: exuberance. Ensrud's exuberance is infectious. It is also the quality that distinguishes him from most other artists working today. Exuberance is not something an artist can fake because it is driven by emotional energy. You can feel that energy in Ensrud's paintings as well as see it. His paintings renew our enthusiasm for life. " - Edward Sozanski, Art Critic

“Artist Wayne Ensrud is chronicler of the Bacchanale.” - Wine and Spirits Magazine

“Beaujolais has the distinction of having inspired three remarkable artists: Renoir, Utrillo and Wayne Ensrud.” - Georges Duboeuf

“Reflecting his bon vivant temperament, Ensrud’s art celebrates the joy of living.” - Elle Magazine

“Wayne Ensrud is a reincarnated Impressionist master. His art glows with exuberance. His love of life transcends the medium. He represents the courage to be a pure artist.” - Ben Blank, Art Director of ABC Television

“Ensrud’s extraordinary vivacity and exuberance of colors captures the spirit of Bordeaux and the joy of vanishing moments.” - Jean Delmas, Director of Chateau Haut-Brion

“Good wines are lush, joyous, colorful and gregarious; they have all the qualities of Wayne Ensrud’s paintings: youthfulness, ‘joie de vivre’ and charm.” - Aubert de Villaine, Proprietor of the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

“Wayne Ensrud captures the beauty of my beloved Bordeaux.” - Bruno Prats, Proprietor of Chateau Cos d’Estournel

“Ensrud’s art is like the irresistible puppy in the store window – animated, bubbly and charged with energy. It is the work of a painter who experiences life rather than contemplates it.” - The New York Times

“There is uninhibited energy, emotion and a sense of the spiritual in the flow and synthesis of life, form and color in Ensrud’s work.” - The New York Art Review

“ The art of Wayne Ensrud is easily accessible because of his cheerful colors and joy of life…he achieves a remarkable poetic depth.” - Le Figaro

" Ensrud’s style is based in his Expressionistic color sense. He uses every hue in the box, and he uses them raw, thick and powerful. He is genuinely enraptured with color, and daubs, smears and splashes it around with abandon." - The Philadelphia Inquirer

“If you like the Impressionists, if you love the Fauves, then you’re sure to adore WAYNE ENSRUD.” - The New York Times

“ ENSRUD uses bright, raw color and an undisguised heavy brushstroke. He sees and combines a synthesis between himself and the outside world, and conveys the vibrancy, energy and feeling that is constantly being released by each subject." - Elle Magazine

“WAYNE ENSRUD’S paintings are expressions of vitality and zest balanced by his desire for harmony. He feels that painting should be spontaneous and flowing; perhaps these two words are the keys to his work.” - Time-Life

“Wayne Ensrud’s work is brilliantly expressive. His highly individual free handling of clean colors in both oils and watercolors has a truly lyrical and sometimes explosive quality. " - Sigmund Rothschild (Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers)