A Whale of a Tattoo

I tattooed this Moby Dick-esque tattoo (notably not a white whale but a black one) on Matt today.  I am really loving this piece, it is intended to have a wood-block print feel to it.  We completed this in a six hour session. 

Abby's Lilacs

Abby's lilac half sleeve

Peter's Arm

Added the long anticipated background to Peter's arm today.  I think the spacey background really ties it all together.  

Pin-Ups!

Kathryn's bowling pin-up...I wish these pictures were better!!!

The inside...

We finished this huge project today....burning midnight oil.

Kenny's Arm

Tribally arm completed today to match an existing tattoo on his back.

Time Flies...or swims

Here is a sneak peak of Joe's "time flies/swims" half sleeve.  The piece is inspired by Portisehead's "The Rip" music video (click the link to watch).  Joe wanted the fish clock to resemble the exact fish from that video, some I added my own interpretation to, all black and grey.  I hope to finish this very soon!

Erik's Dia Los Muertos themed Man's Ruin Tattoo

Shannon's Tree

A sneak peak of Shannon's finished half sleeve!

Jam Packed

Shannon's paisley.

Dawn's trinity knot.

Jam packed with tattoo fun today!  I started the day with a few consults, some script, then Shannon and Dawn got their tattoos which are pictured.  Both really fun little tattoos, a nice change of pace from all the giant tattoos I seem to be doing lately.  I then was able to complete Andrew's half sleeve.  This has been a long time coming.  I am really pleased with the way it looks finished.  The tattoo utilizes many uncommon earth-tones and pastels, which are often avoided in the tattoo arts.  The artwork is from an artist I may have blogged about before whom Andrew brought to my attention when consulting about the tattoo project.  The tattoo is a collage of several of the artist's pieces.  When I find the artists name I will add a link.  Enjoy!

Outside of Andrew's arm.

Back of Andrew's arm.

Front view of Andrew's arm.  

Emily's arm.

A finished photo of the outside of Emily's siren sleeve. I have some small touch-ups to do yet, but overall this is the finished piece.

Outside of Brittany's arm, completed roughly
two years ago

The inside of Brittany's arm,
picture 1.  

The inside of Brittany's arm,
picture 2.

I was fortunate to tattoo Brittany's arm again today.  I tattooed her girlfriend, Abby, with the Nintendo tattoo a few weeks ago.  Brittany got a super-original memorial tattoo for someone very close to her.  I am completely in love with this tattoo!  As always, I still have yet to get a great photo of the outside of her arm, but eventually it will appear in one of my books.  Always fun to tattoo Brittany!

Emily's Archer

After a long day of tattooing, all I could muster was these poor quality pictures of Emily's tattoo with my phone.  Fortunately, Emily is a great client and a great photographer and will be providing me with some quality photos once the arm is healed.  Her arm depicts a siren, archer, shooting an arrow at the keyhole over her heart.

Hallie's arm, sneak peak!

Here is a sneak peak of Hallie's arm, which we finished today.  I will have the full half-sleeve and all angles of the arm in my new book which should be available for viewing and purchase at the end of November.  Hallie's tattoo is inspired by the original lithograph's in Lewis Carroll's classic story; Through the Looking-Glass.  

Tara's Tree

Finally I uploaded the pictures of Tara's side/half back/arm/chest tattoo!  I think I will need to reshoot them for my portfolio, but here's a sneak peak for the blog.

Eli's Arm

Eli's ode to a perfect winter day in the mountains, completed today, taking two sessions.  I have some better resolution photos which will be reserved for my new portfolio which will be unveiled soon.

Peacock Tattoo

A peacock half sleeve on Alexis. Obviously a work in progress, we did all that is here in a few hours.  More to come!

Cody's Arm

Finally finished this half sleeve after a long hiatus.  Cody's arm is now colored and complete.

Mike

A work in progress, a half sleeve and chest piece for Mike.  Also a cover-up on the outside of the upper arm.

Dia Los Muertos

A Dia Los Muertos half sleeve in progress.

Mucha Inspired...

This is a work in progress tattoo on John.  Just a teaser photo, as we still have a bit of color to add that will really make the piece.  Mucha serves as inspiration for this one...