New Works - February 2010

Here are some new works that I have completed in the past couple of months.



Blair Prentice, The Couple, 2010, 25" x 20", Watercolor on paper


Blair Prentice, A Narrow Escape, 2010, 30" x 42", Watercolor on paper


Blair Prentice, Idol, 2009, 15" x 23", Watercolor on paper

New Works - October 2009

I have been working on several new watercolor distortions lately. I am interesting in the heightened emotional intensity caused by the fish eye angles which distorts the bodies of the figures in the images.


Blair Prentice, The Wrong Way, 42" x 22", 2009, Watercolor on paper


Blair Prentice, Emergency Room Dilemma, 42" x 22", 2009, Watercolor on paper

Anamorphic Characters

Some recently watercolor pieces of anamorphic bodies and distorted creatures.


Blair Prentice, Pin-up Distortion, 2009, watercolor on paper



Blair Prentice, Tony the Tiger: They're Greaaat!, 2009, watercolor on paper

NYC Creature Scenes

I have completing a number of watercolors lately that use recognizable characters from pop culture (cartoons, corporate brands, etc.) to satirize my experiences in New York City.


Blair Prentice, Big Bird Reclining Nude, 2009, watercolor on Paper


Blair Prentice, Arms length Group Shot at the Club, 2009, watercolor on paper


Blair Prentice, So You Think You Can Dance, 2009, watercolor on paper


Blair Prentice, Ernie in the Hospital, 2009, watercolor on paper

Truth & Transparency

I was going through the archives all of my art and decided to put up a group of pieces on the Behance Network that I completed between 2003-05 which were exhibited in a show called, "The Amazing Cosmic Awarenez of Dikkie Digweaver". The series was an abrasive lashing out about my frustrations for truth and transparency related to sex, politics and identity.

Click here to go there to see it.

You can see some of these pieces in my FLICKR account also. Click here to go there.

I Heart My Art.com

I've started a website/blog where I am posting my latest art, culture, fashion, design, illustration and other obsessions. I update it almost everyday with fun stuff so check it out!

Go to iheartmyart.com

The Trinity & The Chief

In 2007, poet Sandy Pool and I completed a collaboration named "Barren Lands" that was published recently in the Canadian Literary publication, dANDdelion Magazine. As an exercise in visual poetry, I composed images to narrate Sandy's poetry with a collage of old etchings. We have recently completed a similar collaboration named, "Songs for the Pocket Anatomist".

Since moving to New York I have finished a number of watercolor paintings on paper which are an experiment in the ability of the dry finish of watercolor in creating the glossy liquidity required to create animated characters.

Below you will see two of my latest pieces and you can see more in Flickr photostream here.

"Trinity"
40" x 25"
Watercolor on paper
2008-09
© Blair Prentice


"The Chief"
11" x 14"
Watercolor on paper
2009
© Blair Prentice


To see the rest of the set of the watercolor characters you can visit my Flickr photostream here.

NEWSFLASH!

NEWSFLASH!

*** Blair has moved to New York City.

** New blog design! Check out the new features.

* See recent gallery tab or the image browser at top of right column for new gallery of watercolor works inspired by the liquid gloss of japanese animation.

SPUN at SPIN Pieces

Hopefully everyone has a Happy Holidays & Great New Years.

View my pieces "Mr. Sandman" and "Madonna & Child" from the SPUN at SPIN Gallery exhibition that will be on until the end of December.