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Lettuce

The Saturday before the longest day of my apprenticeship. I have tattoo safety training on Monday that lasts like 8 hours. No joke. See you in hell

Mobile blogger

Well I went out and got one of those smart phones so I can blog in bed. So here is what i did today.

Tattoos rule!

my friends Collin and Whitney are in town for the weekend from Denver. they both came in and got cool tattoos yesterday and they both turned out pretty rad if i do say so my self. the train piece pictured is on Whitney. i think this is probably my best piece so far. i actually like doing black and grey reproduction type tattoos a lot. its fun to kind of zero in on super detailed imagery and try and replicate it. i think the tattoo application actually lends itself pretty well to that sort of thing. the tricky part for me is knowing what to leave out. there is just so much going on i dont think it could be completely duplicated. at least not this small. but im new so im sure i dont really know much about what im talking about.

unfortunately i failed to take a picture of Collin's barn piece. another black and grey piece that i actually drew up myself. it actually has a similar kind of look.

this guy I've been working on for a little bit now. i reworked it to make it look a little more traditional. it was sort illustrationy i guess. i like it much more this way. but im not gonna post a pic of the old version so you don't know what im talking about anyway.

it still needs a skull and a wolf at least. whatever happens it's gonna be rad!

workin hard

i just started this rad piece for a fella named spenser who came in to the shop wanting a logo for a skate shop and i convinced him that this would be better. im still trying to sell him on color but i think he wants black and grey. either way it should be fun.

i've been into the crescent moon with the clouds in the background lately. i know its not scientifically correct but it looks cool anyway.

your typical zombie hand bursting from the grave with smoke and shit in the background. cool! can't wait to start!

this flower half sleeve has been in the works for a few months now. its getting very close to done but for a bit in the inside of the arm. this is definitely the most extensive piece i have worked on so far. im really happy with it so far.

STEAK!!

F*CK YES! MOTHERF*CKIN' STEAK!

drawing im working on for allie. first draft.

these are a few tattoos that i have done recently that i really like. some traditional, which is my favorite, and some more realistic/illustrative type shtuff which is totally fun to do.

the indian girl was like my dream walk in and i think it is actually one of my favorites so far.

the devil piece was inspired pretty heavily by bailey hunter robinson. i drew it up and posted it online to try to draw in some business and i ended up tattooing it on the boyfriend of a customer that was getting work done from gabby that day. it was his first traditional style piece and he is getting a matching jesus on the other side of his chest soon. awesome!

i tattoed this deer on this fella, bruce, who loves deer tattoos. this is the second one i did on him and i think it turned out pretty rad. i really actually like these illustrative/realistic color animal pieces.

the day of the dead style girl face i did for frank. i dig this piece a lot. i love the true grey in it. it works so well for black and grey i can't believe it. it was actually a drawing i did for fun a while back and when frank came in with the idea i just pulled it out, reworked it a bit and he was happy.