Friday, November 21, 2014

Thursday, November 20, 2014

105 2ND AVENUE NEW YORK, NY

11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Fude brush, Yasutomo sumi ink, uniball pen and watercolor in Moleskine A4 sketchbook

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

TIGER AND SKULL

11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Fude brush, Yasumoto sumi ink and graphite in Moleskine A4 sketchbook

Sunday, November 16, 2014

MY TAKE ON JACK KIRBY'S GOD

11 1/2" x 8 1/2" FUde brush, Yasutomo sumi ink, uniball pen and watercolor in Moleskine A4 sketchbook

Thursday, November 13, 2014

JAPANESE HANNYA

18" x 24" Fude brush, Yasutomo sumi ink and watercolor on apaper

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

UKIYO-E DEMON FROM THE HAUNTED WORLD

11 1/2" x 8 1/2"  Fude brush, uniball pen and watercolor in Moleskine A4 sketchbook

Saturday, November 8, 2014

JAPANESE HANNYA DEMON

18" x 24" Fude brushes, Yasutomo sumi ink and watercolor on paper

Friday, November 7, 2014

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

36 GHOSTS (Horiyoshi III)

18" x 24" Fude brushes, Yasutomo sumi ink, graphite and acrylic on paper

Monday, November 3, 2014

108 HEROES OF THE SUIKODEN

 18" x 24" Fude brush, Yasutomo sumi ink, Pitt big brushes and watercolor on paper

Sunday, November 2, 2014

FLOWER

11 1/2" x 8 1/2"  Fude brush, Yasutomo sumi ink and watercolor in Moleskine A4 sketchbook

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Friday, October 31, 2014

DRAGON

11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Fude brush, Yasutomo sumi ink, uniball pen and Pitt big brushes in Moleskine A3 sketchbook

Sunday, October 26, 2014

GROWLING TIGER

18" x 24" Fude brushes, Yasumoto sumi ink, Dr. Ph Martin's Bombay India ink on paper

Saturday, October 25, 2014

TIGER

18" x 24" Fude brushes and Yasutomo sumi ink on paper

Friday, October 24, 2014

TATTOO FLASH SKULL

11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Fude brush, Yasutomo sumi ink, uniball pen and Pitt big brushes in Moleskine A3 sketchbook

Saturday, October 18, 2014

JAPANESE TATTOO FLASH ONI

JAPANESE TATTOO FLASH - ONI - 11 1/2" x 8 1'2" Fude brush, Yasutomo india ink and Ph Martin's Bombay inks in Moleskine A3 sketchbook. The Oni Mask tattoo in Japanese tattoos is extremely common and refers to the belief in a spirit world in which demons carry out their roles of punishing the unjust and evil, as well as spreading disease (seems like a random thing to be responsible for, but I guess it fits in with the whole evil-doing business).
While Oni are known for being evil, some Oni are good and are seen as protectors. One instance of this would include a monk who becomes an Oni after death to protect his temple. In English, the word Oni is best translated as ogre or troll (the Japanese word for “demon” is actually “yokai”). Oni, in traditional Japanese folklore, we marauding ogres known for terrorizing villages and tormenting villagers. Their association with demons in Japanese tattoo art has more to do with ogres being grouped into the realm of supernatural creatures (along with yokai) than anything else. Still, the symbolism holds as the imagery of the marauding ogre isn’t far from the idea of the evil spirit which the tattoo aims to convey. - (From Richmond Tattoo)

Friday, October 17, 2014

HOMAGE TO THOM DEVITA

18" x 24" Pentel Fude brush, watercolor and Pitt big brushes on Bristol

http://www.vice.com/tattoo-age/thom-devita-part-1  5 part documentery

Thursday, October 16, 2014

JAPANESE TATTOO FLASH DRAGON

11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Pentel Fude brush and Pitt big brushes in Moleskine A3 sketchbook

Sunday, October 12, 2014

JAPANESE TATTOO FLASH KAOSHO ROCHISHIN ( From Horiyoshi III)

11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Pentel Fude brush, watercolor, uniball pen and Pitt big brushes in Moleskine A4 sketchbook