Blake Paul Neubert (born January 30, 1981, in
Glenwood Springs, Colorado, U.S.) is an American painter and illustrator.
Early life
Neubert was born in
Glenwood Springs
Glenwood Springs is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 9,963 at the 2020 United States Census. Glenwood Springs is located at the confluence of the Roaring Fork ...
,
Colorado, in 1981.
Early career
Neubert attended
Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, and the
University of Wyoming in
Laramie, Wyoming. He graduated in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in
art education. At that point he moved to
Douglas, Wyoming
Douglas is a city in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 6,120 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Converse County and the home of the Wyoming State Fair.
History
Douglas was platted in 1886 when the Wyoming C ...
, to pursue work as an elementary school art teacher. After a year teaching, he abandoned that field and relocated to
Ft. Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 169,810 at the 2020 census, an increase of 17.94% since 2010. Fort Collin ...
, to focus on his artwork.
Neubert was accepted into the "Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale" as the youngest artist ever to participate. Neubert’s work was featured in the “Out West: The Great American Landscape” art show that traveled China. As part of this art show his work then toured much of China, showing at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, The Ürümqi Art Museum in Ürümqi, Shanxi Art Museum in Xi’an, the Shanghai Art Museum and the Shanghai Painting Institute in Shanghai, the Qingdao Modern Art Centre in Qingdao, and the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre in Hong Kong. One of Neubert's pieces featured in these shows, ''Bull Rider and the Cody Nite Rodeo'', is notable in that it takes a step beyond his traditional use of
Impressionism and reaches toward
Expressionism
Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...
. His
Kandinsky-esque use of color and line emphasizes the feeling of being on a bull and makes it possible for the viewer to imagine actually being in the place of the bull rider.
Neubert has also completed murals for the
University of Wyoming,
Budweiser, and the
City of Fort Collins and many businesses throughout Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. He also is a participating artist in the "Richard Schmid Art Show".
Supplies
Neubert paints exclusively with Gamblin paints, and draws with
Prismacolor Nupastels.
Personal life
In 2008, Neubert married Ft. Collins area photographer Sarah Boyd.
References
External links
Blake Neubert's official website"Almost Done Painting" article on Neubert from the ''Powell Tribune''Buffalo Bill Art Show "Quick Draw" pictures of NeubertGamblin Paints and Art Supplies
{{DEFAULTSORT:Neubert, Blake Paul
21st-century American painters
21st-century American male artists
Living people
1981 births
American male painters
People from Glenwood Springs, Colorado