someday i'll have more discipline updating this, there are many posts i'll do this weekend, but first, NYC people take note. i'll be in NY this thursday celebrating the jansport artist series backpack. below is the flyer with all info, it is an RSVP event...

we have just finished our brand new, completly overhauled new website. A new shopping cart system, 3 new prints, and we finally are processing international orders for the first time. You'll also notice that we have published numerous images that have never been published before, installation photos, commercial projects and pieces of art.

BLAINE FONTANA

a friend sent me this the other day how it reminded him of one of my characters. my heart deeply sympathizes with this man but i find a surreal beauty about this at the same time

we are still plowing through our new site here, they always become so much work than anticipated. looks like more the end of october for the public release. we are also working on more prints that will go along with the release. many of the store orders were delayed a bit, something we have finally remedied, they are now handled more efficiently, even the fan kits are now caught up and ahead of schedule. for those of you who ordered fan kits before, during and a little after the big move in may, you'll be receiving a compensation gift for you wonderful patience.

in the mean time, below is a new piece and simalar works of the series is to come. this series is a revisit of the sqft body of work from back in november 2006. this is available in the blaine fontana store. a 12" x 12" x 2" 1/1 original giclee on board with a beautiful 1/8" layer of poured resin.

what a feeling to finish 31 new paintings....

looking forward to seeing you all you east coasters soon...
LINEAGE GALLERY

my next solo show(and last one for quite some time) is coming through great, some very different work, the inspiration around me here in the forest is abundant and motivating. "Seasonal Detritus" will be opening on august 31st, 6 - 10 pm at the LINEAGE GALLERY in philadelphia, PA. it will be up for about 3 weeks. the new body of work will be available for preview after wednesday. to view this link, you'll need to contact the lineage gallery site...

below is one of over 30 new pieces in the show next week.
"Winters Breath" • 24" x 18" • acrylic on board

we are going through some cosmetic/directional changes and new additions here at the studio, recently we just retired the totembookmedia.com url and have moved permanently to BLAINEFONTANA.COM. the current site is there now, we are looking forward to creating a new site first thing in september that will feature an array of new prints, products and original pieces only available on blainefontana.com. along with this will be another new site created solely to dedicate the design and commercial projects that have never been seen publicly. this new "design" site will feature countless projects that my studio and partners have produced over the last 4-5 years along with a new additional direction my studio is expanding on and adding. we hope that both these behemoths will be live by the end of september.

this blog will still remain as my more personal area for fans and friends to access the process of work, new developments, products and other intimate ongoings of my fine art studio.

our studio is finally getting comfortable to work in. with 80% of things put away and looking organized i felt compelled to share our new studio....

on the rare chance i seem to take some time off i've been enjoying the island immensly and some new activities to decompress. my brother and i find time to do some archery in our meadow in the evenings, beach cruiser rides on the loop in battle point park, my lady researching on the hammocks and 4th of july on the deck creating a custom 10' table made out off 4" x 10" s. i have also finally been reaquainted with my love for bonsai, i'll upload some picks of those soon.

the first project i had to get to when i moved in may was to complete my scion art installation tour project. this is my 3 straight year with them and have enjoyed the project more and more each year. this years them was very loose, any medium/media of our choice, just use the phrase "its a beautiful world". so i choose to commemorate our move and the emotions i had been experiencing here with a piece titled "it s a wonderful life, outside the city". the scultpure has 2 tap lights inside to illumnate the frosted windows along with an incense stick that serves as a chimeny...