Polynesian Waves

Today was crazy busy again.  This is my favorite two of the day.
The clients wanted an abstract wave done in Polynesian Tribal.

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Polynesian Bass and Treble Clef

This was new to me.
The client is a musician who wanted to express that through Polynesian tribal tattoo.

Cherry Blossom Add-on

My client from last year has returned to add to her back with some cherry blossoms.  She will be back next winter to add more to the piece.  This was fun and I am excited to complete this half back.

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Fishhook Maui Scene

This is a cover up tattoo.
I combined the Polynesian fishhook with a traditional Maui scene.  Really fun.

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Fire Department

My client has been in the fire department his entire life.

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Maui Beach Scene

I drew up a few of these ideas to tattoo them all. 

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Maui Surf Scene

Surfing and Maui, perfect.  I deeply enjoy surfing here on Maui.

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Polynesian Hammerhead Shark

Fun day today.

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Polynesian Turtle

This was fun.

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Polynesian Tribal

Fun, straight from my flash walk-in.

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Polynesian Salmon

This is from my flash.  I am grateful to finally make this tattoo.

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Banger Turtle

Fun walk-in today.

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Polynesian Turtle

I dig this turtle.

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Polynesian Butterfly Sigil

I like this combination of two “Ha” sigils to form both the matriarch and an abstract butterfly.  Powerful sigil work is deeply satisfying.

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Foo Dogs

Father and son tattoos.  The butterfly sigil at the bottom of their tattoos is dad's grandmother's sigil from Japan.  Today was really fun.

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Fishhook

Nice walk-in today.

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Polynesian Turtle

I really like this turtle tattoo.

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Hawaii #6 “Spanish Dancer”

A year ago I was free-diving in Kapalua Bay and I came across a Spanish Dancer.  They are a crazy nudibranch that looks like a dancer's dress when they swim.  I spent an hour following it, just watching and enjoying my time.  It was pretty damn magical.

I spend a great deal of time in the ocean. Snorkeling, diving, fishing, surfing and simply floating around enjoying the peace of being tiny in this massive impartial force.  I continue to work towards my formal composition painting as this was a good experiment with that, I can not see where it may influence the formal work.

I did not plan this idea, I simply let the painting tell me what it was.  That is normally how this expressionistic work pans out.

It was really fun to paint, and it just became as I worked on it.  I had no plan, and I didn’t realize that it was the moments I spent with the Spanish Dancer until it was nearly complete. 

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...more to come soon. 

Plumeria Flower

Fun.

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Plumeria Turtle Petroglyph

Nice little souvenir tattoo.

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Shaka

He quit his job, and now its time to relax.

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Polynesian Elephant

This was fun.

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Hibiscus Flower

I really like this Hibiscus flower tattoo.  I would like to make another one this week if I get the opportunity.

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