Howdy y’all! Hope you had a rad weekend (I know I did :)!
Here’s a tattoo I got to start on Friday on my friend Rachel! It was lots of fun and nice to get to do something I’m really into!
Here’s the original art:
Here’s the start of the tattoo:
Sorry for the lil bit of shine on the pic!
I really can’t wait to finish this up!
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Here’s a biggie I did last week :) Lots o’ black!
Typically I crop the photo to show JUST the tattoo, but this thing was just so gargantuan that I felt compelled to show the magnitude of it!
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So it’s been a while, eh? How ya been? Looks like you’re doing well! Fear not, I have returned with a slew of new tattoo goodness for y’all. I have been working hard and making some adjustments to this here blog, all for your viewing pleasure!
This post will be dedicated to putting up some of the tattoos I’ve done since getting set up here at Wells & Co. Custom Tattoo!
First, some pix of my new digs!
Cozy and rad eh? The fella in the pic getting tattooed is my friend and bandmate Bret, from The Loveless! We were knocking out a tribute tattoo to the great Nick Curran, which you will see below :)
On to the tattoos!!!
It seems like I have so much to share, so I will keep it brief (well, as brief as I can :)…
Polynesian inspired Devil Ray
Switchblade Banana!
Nick Curran tribute on Bret
Start of flame rework… both arms, all the way around
A rose by any other name…
Rework
OI OI OI!!!
Progress pic of a raven/blackbird… this has since been finished, healed pic soon!
Rework of an apprentice tattoo I did many moons ago
Original flash
Custom traditional lettering
That’s it for now… I have made it a point to update this thing more often, so the next posts will be as lengthy!
If you are interested in getting tattooed by me, get a hold of my via the info on my ABOUT PAGE, or at MY FACEBOOK PAGE!
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Last upload for a while. Finished this cat the other day. I am geeked on it :)
It is a logo for an upcoming music project, car club and may even find it’s way into being a limited run t-shirt through Cheap Thrills. Stay tuned for more info.
Prisma Color Pencil on Tracing Paper for the final.
This piece was a lot of fun. Lots of pix of the process. Check ‘em out!
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I have been meaning to get this and a few other pieces up on this here blog for a lil while now, but, wouldn’t ya know it, I have been busy :)
This watercolor painting was inspired (yet again) by old time tattoo shop signage… this time, instead of fixing black eyes, the barber shop customer waiting was alerted to the fact that he could get tattooed while waiting for his turn to get a haircut. I have never actually seen an original sign for this offer, but I am still searching diligently to find one.
I tried some new things on this painting and am pleased with the overall results. This is going to be part of a mini flash set I intend to use for promotional materials. Keep it locked here or my Facebook page for more info.
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NEWS! Big NEWS!!!
On November 17th, I will be relocating back to my beloved Gem City, DAYTON, OH!
On an even bigger news front, I will be going back to tattooing with my dear friend, mentor and all around tattoo badass Chad Wells (as well as the phenomenal Matt Clemmer)! I will be taking appointments at Wells & Co. Custom Tattoo and laying down some tattoo wizardry myself :)
You can also reach me at my Facebook page, or by emailing me at my email address found there in.
In other news, keep a look out for other projects from yours truly coming up, like the art screen printing shop I am starting with my main homie Tim… it’s called Cheap Thrills, more details soon.
You can also pick up my first printed work, a t-shirt that I designed for my friends, Dayton Psychobilly Monsters THE LOVELESS! You can get one by contacting them by clicking the link above, or by contacting me. Check the pic below!
Thanks for all of your support and thanks, as always, for stopping by!
Back to the actual arts!
I have had this done for a little while now, but could NOT get a good picture of the final piece… I kept getting all sorts of glare off of the graphite! Today I was finally victorious! (oh, and if any of you feel like playing Santa, I could really use a decent digital camera ;)
This is my most recent attempt at black and gray realism. I am pretty happy with it, even though it took me FOREVER to complete. For my next attempt, I have picked up some actual tattoo pointers when it comes to realism, so I am going to implement those and, with any luck, speed up my process. I am really enjoying doing these B & G works (even if they make me pull my hair out at times!), so I can’t wait to start my next one.
I was able to include some progress shots again… Check ‘em out!
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