Sitting at a restaurant where they had painted the table tops in blackboard paint, armed with pink chalk I drew the conception idea of this tattoo. We had spoken previously about the idea of a sword, and how it would cover an older tattoo. But as the best shapes always show up unannounced, I didn’t …
This was one of the larger color abstract tattoos that I’ve done. A lower leg sleeve featuring a river that originates from a “hole” on the back of the knee and wraps down and around to the foot with a canoe floating in the middle. On the upper side from the river are greens and …
Jumping in with both feet, this half sleeve was a first tattoo experience. I was asked to design a floral piece using birds of paradise and lots of color with minimal black. We looked at lots of reference photos, but other than that, I was given free reign. I am so pleased with the movement …
This design originated from small ink and watercolor images I did on matt board. This project was done in two chunks, staring with the upper arm section and was the client’s first tattoo as I recall. We were using organic abstract shapes and textures with a limited color palette so that the majority of the …
This tattoo was initiated by large life changes. This friend saw my abstract work and as things in his life were shifting dramatically he felt this was the time for a first tattoo experience. This design was drawn on matt board with a brush pen. They were created quickly using intuition to guide the shapes …
This was the first large scale project for this talented human. I had drawn a version of this on matt board which is pictured below and we turned it into the final piece. This took two or three sessions to first get the bones of the piece in place and then fill in more detail …
