Do the Creep!

This client of ours is really really into skulls and skeletons. Jason has nearly completed a whole sleeve of skulls and skeletons and nearly dead things on Paul. He"s been a way on a job for a while, but when he visits, he always has an itch for some new tattoo.
This is my first one, a piece of Herbert Hoffman flash. Well, I redrew it a little bit.


After I tattooed it, I realized that it was verrry reminiscent of something....
Do the Creep by The Lonely Island

Rawr!

Today I did this totally rad wolf head on one of our clients, Chris. This guy is crazy. He comes into the shop without a clue of what he wants. After the regular, "Well, what are you thinking? What do you like? What? Where? Huh?" I usually give up and point to something that I painted, or that I've been really wanting to tattoo or something rather. And the usual response is "Hell Yes, lets do it."

The design is from a "Classic Tattoos by Joe Lieber"
It'a only part of a design, it had some flowers a girl head and possibly a banner in it, but i only wanted this glorious wolf head.

Shark Attack!

aaaand little pipe! Did a few more little tattoos today. I did this Shark Attack tattoo for a friend of mine, BJ. He originally wanted just a shark and I picked out a Sailor Jerry one, and while I was getting set up, he was very excited and said, "Shark attack!" and convinced him it's a good idea to add that in banners around the shark! And thus this was born,



He had a hard time figuring it out where he wanted it but he decided the foot was the best. And then found out how painful it was. But actually he sat very well.


Later on that night, Jason's friend Justin and his friend (of which I can't recall his name) was in town and he's all tatted up and itching for a new one, even if it was just a little one. I then pointed to a very stylish little pipe, which he then desperately fell in love with.



And I did one on his friend also, both on the inside of their left knees. Apparently my suggestion was spot on, as they both love pipe smoking and they do so together as friends. I just wanted to tattoo a little pipe!

Girls and Birds!

I painted some more flash a bit ago, just some little paintings. A couple of girls and some birds, I really enjoyed painting them. I need to do a few more of them. They're quick and make me happy. I've also started a new huge banger sheet. I'll post in when I'm through.







Things Have been very good with the apprenticeship, I've been working my ass off and it's been a good time. Learning a lot, and loving every minute of it.

hey look

more flash! yay!






Larger images over on my Flickr

New things I've been working on!

soo yeah it's been a little bit longer than I'd like. I have been working very hard, any many numerous projects, and here they are:

Battle Royal! (sorry for the not great photo)






And this one is probably my favorite, my little flapper.



Also I got tattooed by Mr. Brad Mariachi who was a guest artist at 323 Tattoos. Here is his fantastic little piece on me

Sorry there was a bit of a break in there. Aaron and I took a little weekend trip to San Francisco. And before that I was still working on things, just not taking the time to do he blog thing.
I've mostly been working on more flash for Jason, and a bit of other things, doodling, sewing a backpack and a few other items of clothing.
The trip to SF was AMAZING. Had so much fun, took lots of pictures. You can go check them out on my Flickr.

Okay so now is time for the art

Trio and Tattoo News

Today I'm working on some more flash for Jason. Just some moths and butterflies, Sailor Jerry style. I sent him the ones I finished and he had some very kind words to say about them! He said he had to do a triple take on the ladies, and his wife mentioned I'm already better than the guys who worked in his old shop (as professionals). It really gives me motivation to keep going with flash and making them the cleanest possible watercolors. Jason gave me some great references today to really educate myself on the tradition and history of tattooing.

Lucky Supply Tattoo Museum
The Traditional Way
The Tattoo Archive

On to other things. I've been working on my trio of ladies, and I've got the base colors down and they're starting to look really nice. They're going to be striking when they're finished. I'm really in love with how the red orange vibrates off of the mint tones.

Ladies and Owl...

Alright, so on to something a bit different. I did mention that I'm starting a tattoo apprenticeship relatively soon. My mentor has given me little assignments to prepare, and get some techniques down. I like doing them, they're a different style. It's also kind of therapeutic doing something that's more for technique than art. I think Jason is happy with my progress, he doesn't say too much but he gives an heir of "wow, someone who's actually trained in something...."