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Month: Jun 2020

‘Floating’ series

‘Floating’: a series of six space themed paintings from 2016.

abstract art, art, graphic art, science fiction, scifi

tattoo hiatus and return: pt 2

Part 2 of my little story explaining my hiatus from tattooing, and eventual return.

art, creative process, graphic art, tattoo, thought process

tattoo hiatus and return: pt 1

Part 1 of my little story explaining my hiatus from tattooing, and eventual return.

art, creative process, graphic art, tattoo, thought process

tattoo selection 2018/2019

I’m putting these years together because by this time I’d pretty much stopped photographing most of my tattoo work.

abstract tattoos, graphic tattoos, tattoo, thought process

tattoo selection from 2017

This is 2017. I think it was around this time I finally had the confidence to announce that I’d be leaving tattooing, at least for a while.

abstract tattoos, creative process, graphic tattoos, tattoo

tattoo selection from 2016

2016 was a year of good work but crummy photos!

abstract tattoos, graphic art, graphic tattoos, tattoo

fragments of previous endeavours

This series came about due to frustrations with the creative process.

abstract art, art, creative process, graphic art, mixed media

tattoo selection from 2015

There’s a bit of an overlap here between 2014 and 2015.

abstract tattoos, creative process, graphic art, graphic tattoos, thought process

tattoo selection from 2014

A snapshot of tattoos completed or photographed in 2014…

abstract tattoos, creative process, graphic art, graphic tattoos, tattoo

tattoo selection from 2013

It was around this period that I was doing some of my most detailed and complicated tattoo work…

abstract tattoos, graphic art, graphic tattoos, tattoo

From here to there

A journey without a destination With this short series from 2016 I was wanting to keep things simple. I have … More

abstract art, art

tattoo selection from 2012

A random selection of my tattoo work from 2012.

abstract tattoos, graphic art, graphic tattoos, tattoo

tattoo selection from 2011

This selection from 2011 is a little more varied to show different approaches I took in my work…

abstract tattoos, creative process, graphic art, graphic tattoos, tattoo

tattoo selection from 2010

As we crept into 2020 I decided it would be fitting to have a nostalgic look at some of my previous tattoo work…

abstract tattoos, graphic art, graphic tattoos, tattoo

graphic abstract tattoos

Here is a small sample of my tattoo work. More to come…

abstract tattoos, graphic art, graphic tattoos, tattoo

loading series : encaustics

Inspired by the architecture of industry I’ve always had a thing for grey concrete architecture, whether old or new…

encaustic, fine art

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