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If you visit the Crow family home, you’ll most likely see empty nail studs on their living room walls. This is where Tyler Crow, a Caddo Electric Co-op member, places his fi nished paintings until they sell, but they rarely stay long enough to gather dust. “We get attached to them, but with each one, it’s like ‘Oh I like that one, oh no I like that one bet- ter,’” Tyler’s mom, Sandra, says. At just 22 years old, Tyler is al- ready gaining national notoriety for his paintings of the contemporary cowboy. This is exceptional, especially considering he picked up a paintbrush for the fi rst time three years ago. However, you would be hard pressed to fi nd a more humble soul this side of the Mississippi. “It’s all just a huge blessing,” Tyler says. Tyler says his inspiration is to look back and think about what he believes a good cowboy should be: a hard-working man with morals and a deep dedication to family. With each stroke of the brush, Tyler says he is trying to record living history.
Tyler Crow has a steady hand as he sketches for his piece, “Dad’s Top Hand.” Photos by Hayley Imel
Tyler has been able to make his works of art a full-time job.
Rick and Sandra say it’s important Tyler has
the work ethic that he does. He gets up and heads to his painting shed at his grandmother’s house every day and works hard, without anyone telling him to do so. However, that’s not to say Tyler isn’t having the time of his life. “It’s like getting paid to be ice cream, and he
likes ice cream,” Rick said. So far, Tyler’s paintings have sold in the range
“I can show people that way of life and that it’s still around,” Tyler says. Tyler will go on ride-a-longs and take pictures of those who still drag cows on horseback every day. More than what the cowboys are doing, Tyler sees what it means to them: a way of life that is in danger of being forgotten. “I’ve lived that life, too,” Tyler’s dad, Rick, says. “I grew up like that, and that’s what I admire so much about them—seeing that historical value is just so strong.” Tyler and his younger brother Tanner are no strangers to western ways; they grew up going to ranch sales with their parents. Rick and Sandra say the two boys have always been best friends. “They’ve just always stuck together,” Rick said.
“Even when the boys were little they were ready to go when we were ready to go.” However, Sandra says the family never went
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anywhere without a bucket of crayons. “He’s been that way his whole life,” Sandra said. “He’d make sure he’d stay in the lines, even as a little boy.” Tyler’s childhood pastime turned into award- winning work. During his senior year at Apache High School, Tyler entered a pencil drawing in the Oklahoma Youth Expo at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Not only did his drawing win Reserve Best in Show, but he also won a scholarship for a summer painting workshop taught by Western artist Bruce Greene. Since then, Tyler’s work has been featured in the Corridor Show, the Bosque Show and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum “Small Works, Great Wonders” exhibit. With the guidance of Greene’s continued mentorship,
of $1,800- $5,600. Tyler knows people may have a hard time with the prices, but the frames alone are a big cost. It can get pretty expensive buying canvases, too, even though he stretches them himself. “It’s exciting that he sells them and people
are enjoying the works and appreciating them,” Sandra says. “When somebody enjoys looking at them, it
makes it all worthwhile,” Tyler says. Tyler loves it when a painting reminds some- one of where they came from or when they can fi nd meaning in the picture that is signifi cant to them. However, his biggest dream is to be invited into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum “Prix de West”, not for the notoriety, but to learn from and interact with the Western artists and cowboys he deeply respects. Yes, for the contemporary cowboy there may be bulls and blood, dust and mud, but there is rarely a crowd cheering them to the fi nish. Tyler captures the daily victories for which these pokes of the past seek no praise, leaving his humble mark just like the cowboys who have hung their hats before him. To see Tyler’s
work for yourself, or to contact him about his work, visit his website at www.tylercrow. com. OL
Western artist Tyler Crow says the recognition for his art has been “a huge blessing.”
Photos courtesy of Cimarron Electric
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