Blake Paul Neubert (born January 30, 1981, in

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, U.S.) is an American painter and illustrator.

Early life

Neubert was born in

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, in 1981.

Early career

Neubert attended Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, and the

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. He graduated in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in

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. At that point he moved to

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, to pursue work as an elementary school art teacher. After a year teaching, he abandoned that field and relocated to Ft. Collins, Colorado, 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

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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

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, 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

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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 Neubert

Gamblin Paints and Art Supplies
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