Tom English

Thomas English is a Texas native whose father was an officer in the Air Force. The family moved frequently and it was while they were living in Germany he was able to begin painting classes studying with a professional German artist. That experience left a lasting impression that has stayed with him since.

He is a graduate of McCallum High School in Austin and attended (then) Southwest Texas State University for a year and a half before a stint in the U.S. Navy where he served two tours in Viet Nam. After the Service he completed his degree in art at Sul Ross State University in Alpine and then spent the next eighteen years working as an illustrator and graphic designer in Dallas, Austin, and then Montana. During his time in Montana, English has had a full and successful career.  He has been accepted for more than twenty five years in the prestigious C.M. Russell Museum Auction and has collectors from all over the U.S.  He has and continues to participate in fundraisers, auctions and invitational shows throughout the state and has been invited to be in quick draws and quick finishes in many venues. He has had two one man shows in Montana art museums with one, The Hockaday Museum in Kalispell, purchasing a Glacier National Park painting for their permanent collection.

English returns frequently to his home state of Texas sometimes several times a year to paint the Texas landscape. On those occasions he enjoys painting with an artist friend, Gordon Fowler.  Together they travel to many different areas to experience all the variety that Texas offers. “Though I dearly love painting in Montana and all it’s beauty, the Texas landscape gives me an opportunity to explore a completely different palette, and when there I feel a deep connection with the land”. “It definitely feels like coming home”.