Thomas blackshear

Blackshear’s “Western Nouveau” paintings have captured the imagination of Western art connoisseurs, who always have a sharp eye for ...

Since 1963, Trailside Galleries has been regarded as one of the pre-eminent dealers in American representational art, specializing in a rich and varied collection of works by the leading western, wildlife, figurative, impressionist, and landscape artists in the country. The artist roster includes members of the Cowboy Artists of America, National Academy of Design, Oil Painters of America, the Prix De West, Society of Animal Artists, National Sculpture Society and Masters of the American…

Keepers of the Flame by Thomas Blackshear. My all time favorite Christian artist.

References, colors schemes and inspiration for artistic works.

Alongside animal portraiture and religious paintings, Blackshear excels at a new portrayal of the Old West as he blends Western art with Art Nouveau

After graduating in 1977 from the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Thomas Blackshear worked for a year for the Hallmark Card Company in Kansas City, Missouri. While there, he met the famous illustrator Mark English and became his apprentice for several months. By 1980, he was working as head illustrator for Godbold/Richter Studio. Blackshear...Read More