President Steve Davis recently unveiled the 2025 commemorative California Rodeo Salinas poster. The poster is unique, featuring a stockholder certificate as its background with a saddle bronc rider illustrated by Teal Blake in the center. Blake also painted the popular 2023 commemorative poster. “I wanted to help create a one-of-a-kind poster and loved Teal’s artwork and the idea of him painting on a stockholders’ certificate. He paints on ledgers and livestock papers for ranchers, so this was a spin on that concept. I hope everyone loves the finished product as much as we do,” said President Steve Davis.
Blake, who has been painting professionally since 2005, grew up in Montana, on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, surrounded by ranching country. Growing up in his father’s studio looking at C.M. Russell paintings and reading Will James books inspired him to pick up a pencil and start capturing his own visions of cowboys and the American West. He has always liked to show what makes the traditional West: cowboys not always clean-shaven, shirts not always creased, and their horses’ manes not always long. In 2014 Blake’s labor, talent and accomplishments earned him an invitation into the renowned Cowboy Artists of America organization. He has also been honored with several awards, including the Joe Beeler CAA Foundation Award and 1st Place Watercolor at the Phippen Museum and has been featured in such magazines as Western Horseman, Western Art & Architecture, Southwest Art, Ranch & Reata and The Cowboy Way.
Posters will be sold for $20 each on November 23rd and 24th at Flair on the Farm at the Salinas Sports Complex in the Rodeo’s souvenir booth (Saturday 10 am to 4 pm, Sunday 10 am to 3 pm) as well as in the California Rodeo Office at 1034 N. Main Street in Salinas Monday-Friday from 9 am to 5 pm (closed Fridays from 11:45 am-1:15 pm). They will be available at carodeo.com later.
Photo by Mag One Media. Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2024 Vianette Garcia holding the 2025 California Rodeo Salinas commemorative poster.
About California Rodeo Salinas
The 115th California Rodeo Salinas is set to take place from July 17-20, 2025. As a not-for-profit organization, the California Rodeo Association is committed to preserving and celebrating the rich traditions of the California Rodeo Salinas and the Western way of life, while fostering community involvement and cultural heritage. Through its annual rodeo and the year-round operations of the Salinas Sports Complex, the Association provides valuable support to the community and other non-profits. In 2024, these efforts generated over $796,000 for local non-profit organizations and community groups through donations, vending, and fundraising opportunities. For more information, visit www.CARodeo.com or call the California Rodeo Office at 831-775-3100.