Born in Seattle, WA and raised on Bainbridge Is., Blaine began his interest in art at a young age. Always encouraged to use his imagination, he continued to study and practice the arts whenever available, two high schools, community college and later OTIS college of art and design in Los Angeles, CA. Blaine left with a BFA in Communication Art/Design at the top of his class with the “Best in Show” award that is presented upon Graduation in 2002.
During School he worked as an Art Director at a cutting edge design firm (Abound LLC.) and also as a Graphic Designer at a Fashion/Lifestyle Magazine (Metro.Pop). Recently Blaine had worked as an Art Director at a young men’s apparel company (Drifter), but in January of 2003 he decided to leave the 9-5 world and be self-employed as
a fine artist and designer. Since then he hasn’t looked back. Blaine has been doing paintings, installations, licensing, graphics and shows for Lineage Gallery, Upper Playground, FELT racing, The Lab 101 Gallery, Distinction Gallery, Keep A Breast, Ocean Pacific, SCION Installation Art Tour, TOYOTA, KID ROBOT, NIKE, & Scribble Theory Gallery. These are just a handful of the extensive list of clients Blaine has done work for. His time is spent working on his "Urban-Organic Contemporary Surrealism" paintings for shows and private commission's. He also manages his design studio with creative partner and fiance, Eugenie Jolivett, creating branding packages, catalogs, web design, home furnishing products and interior design soliutions. He is represented in numerous galleries across the United States.
Currently Blaine works on beautiful Bainbridge Island, WA USA .
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