A painter and sculptor in the traditional or realist style of the Old West, Buckeye Blake was born in Fullerton, California and as an adult became a resident of Augusta, Montana.

His father was a rodeo rider, and the family traveled a lot, finally settling in Carson City, Nevada on a ranch in 1956. His father built a rodeo arena, and his mother, to earn money, painted murals in dance halls and also did portraits. Inheriting her art talent, he won many school art contests.

He left school his junior year and worked in Hollywood in B-rated studios where he made cartoons and movie back drops. After a year, he returned to Nevada and started selling his fine art in galleries. In 1979, he moved to Montana where he completed large br...