In Uniform

Athena came in today to help and we really need it.  The studio has been crazy busy lately and Athena has a way of just keeping everything smooth and fun.  I love it when she works with me.  Today she is in the proper uniform, Star Wars attire.

I love this woman.

Flash Study Painting

Working on a flash study with Trevor.  This was fun as hell.

Mahalo.

Palm Tree Cover-up Tattoo

I will start by saying I did not used to like working on a coverup tattoo.  It is always a challenge, a mess to fix, and the client always has an idea that they are incapable of letting go of, regardless of it being a good or bad idea for a cover-up.  I like the challenge these days, and I find myself working on a lot of old tattoos.  This was fun, it took a couple hours but it was worth it.

Mahalo

Koi Tattoo

I started the full sleeve of a Koi and Hawaii floral theme today.  I have more work to do on this, then to add the rest of the work.

Mahalo

Fallout Tattoo

I play a lot of video games.  Not as many as I used to, and not as many as I want to these days, so I have to live my game fantasy through tattoo.  I made a Fallout 4 tattoo for a regular client today.  it was super fun.  

Mahalo

Getting My Leg Tattooed

My friend Gak from Japan is going to start the line work for my leg today.  We did a portion of the tattoo last year, and we are going to add on today.  We plan to tattoo my entire leg from ankle to hip.  I am pretty excited for this.

So far it looks amazing.  We will finish the lower part of my leg next year when he visits again.  Mahalo Gak.

Polynesian Sigil

This is a Polynesian wedding sigil.

Mahalo.

It’s A Trap

Star Wars is Awesome, and Halloween is coming up.

It’s a trap!

Star Wars tattoo

I love Star Wars, and I always have.  I bet I have seen all the movies 500 times. I had a client ask for a Boba Fett tattoo with a heavy traditional look to it.

The line work is done, he will be back in two weeks to complete the work.

Rose Tattoo

A quick and fun made to order walk in today...

...this was pretty fast, she had to catch a plane. 

Not a bad day.

V8 Tiki

My client loves building car engines.  This V8 tiki was really fun to tattoo, and the client was cool as hell.  Today was an awesome day.

Mahalo.

Plumeria Tattoo

This client is a regular.  She comes back to me every 6 months or sooner.  This was a pretty fun plumeria to make for her.

I really like this tattoo, and I think it is my favorite plumeria I have done in a long time.

Mahalo

Lily Tattoo

I like flower tattoos. This lily was fun.

Mahalo

Polynesian (tribal) Turtle

I make a lot of Polynesian turtles, or tribal turtles.

Mahalo

Palm Tree Tattoo

This client wanted ghost that disguised itself as a palm tree.  So this is what I came up with. 

Mahalo

Flower Flash Paintings

I paintied a couple of traditional flash sheets.  I have already tattooed some of these, and I would really like to tattoo the rest.  I should be able to get a few clients to get these as tattoos.

Mahalo.

Plumeria Flower

I love tattooing flowers.

Mahalo.

Salmon

My client is a commercial fisherman in Alaska.  Salmon is his crop.

Mahalo.

Two Rose Tattoos

I made a couple of American Traditional rose tattoos today.  Both clients were regulars and it is always nice when they come in for a tattoo.  Today was a fairly slow day, which was perfect for me.  I have started the compositional studies for a new series of paintings here on Maui.  I have a general idea of the way I want to start these paintings, albeit I will let the paint decide the finish.

Mahalo

New Flash

I painted some more flash.

Mahalo.

Hiking the West Maui Coast

Athena and I go for a lot of hikes with the dogs.  

Athena and I like to take the dogs through a hike on the northern portion of west Maui.  We leave about an hour before sunset, and make the return just as the sun is setting.  It is beautiful there, but its our secret so I'll just show you a few pictures.  At the end of the hike there are some huge rocks where we sit and watch the sun go down.  

Mahalo

Winged Heart

This was fun.

Mahalo.

Quick Flash Paintings

I made these today.

Mahalo.