Teal Blake grew up in Montana, on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, surrounded by ranching country.  Growing up in his father’s studio, looking at C. M. Russell paintings and reading Will James books, it was hard not to pick up a pencil and start capturing his own visions of cowboys and the American West.

Teal has always liked to show what makes the traditional west: cowboys not always clean shaven; shirts not always creased; and their horses manes not always long. 

Teal has been pursuing art full-time since 2003. In 2009 he won Best of Show and took first place in watercolors at the prestigious 34th Annual Phippen Western Art Show. In 2014 he was inducted into the Cowboy Artist of America.

“An artist sees the big picture, rather than the imperfections. Overall, art is not copying the image in detail, but telling the story with feeling. That’s one of the main attributes of western art– it’s honest.” – Teal Blake