About Blair

Blair Rusin lives his life to the extreme.

Born September 8, 1974 in upstate New York, he has since experienced life in most parts of the world. A world that he loves and works to save, in his artwork and in his respect for nature.

His artistic talent has been fueled by that beauty found in the mountains (an accomplished snowboarder), the oceans (as a surfer), old world cultures (studied art in Florence Italy). His dreams fill in the missing pieces.

As a snowboarder he has ridden with the best: Ian Spiro, Jeff Brushie, Terje Haakonsen, Johan Olefson, Mike Beallo, Jon Sommers, and Jamil Kahn (forever and always in his heart). These riders, and more, remain true friends. Look for Blair wherever you can catch "air".

Blair takes his energy to the oceans as well. As a resident of California and Hawaii over the past few years he has ridden the wild surf with a fury that only the extreme understand. This love of the water has been the subject of many seascapes and includes the popular "over and under" water depictions.

Blair was born to be an artist. His father and generations before him have had the genetic ability to communicate through art. Blair became a commissioned portrait artist at the age of sixteen (Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame) and his style has only improved over the years. To further his studies after high school, he studied at la Scuela de Medici, in Florence Italy. There he focused his energies on expanding the depth and breadth of his artwork.

Blair has learned from other forms of creative influence. He has spent time as a photographer's model, graphic designer, mural painter and as an architectural renderer's apprentice.

His dreams and his hyperactive personality continue to provide an unending source of inspiration.

His client list includes such names as: Burton Snowboards, S-one insoles, Onboard Magazine, Transworld Snowboarding Magazine, Volcom, Arnette, Reef, Fish Daddy's Market, Days Inn, Tops Markets International, Denny's, Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame, Emerald City Productions, MTV, and others.

In his free time he enjoys hiking, biking, meditating, climbing, surfing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, yoga, dancing, volleyball, golfing, and a few other things that we won't mention here.