Saturday, March 30, 2019

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.



Mahalo.

Friday, March 29, 2019

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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.



Mahalo

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Monday, March 11, 2019

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.


Mahalo.

Saturday, March 9, 2019

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.



Mahalo.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

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. 

Mahalo for checking me out...
...more to come soon. 

Friday, March 1, 2019

Hibiscus Flower

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


Mahalo.