update...

ok so today im another year older, and i had an awesome bday party this weekend...ive been taking a little break away from my paints, preparing for a large project..in tattoo news, ive been busy, doing a few cool pieces on select cool friends, but its been quiet...finally, i was asked to donate some art for a benefit art auction for Coney Island. the show is Nov 1st at max fish from 6-9 with a $20 donation at the door.

season is slowing down but....

This is was a super fun tattoo i got to do on the awesome burlesque dancer Dottie Lux..only rarely do i get to do fun things like this where i get total creative freedom from the drawing to execution


Then, right after her, i got to do another out of the ordinary staten island tattoo on another friend..

just finished....

"insectavora 1"
oil on oval canvas

flighty, tired,busy,oh my

so this past friday i was at the opening of shawn barbers nyc show at invisible gallery. it was really great (though packed in there like little helpless sardines). i am thoroughly inspired once again. He is one of my favorite artists, and is such a nice genuine person. must go paint now oh and by the way..
Heres some of my latest tattoo projects..some are works in progress..

painting update

Oh how quickly this summer is going. I have spent soooo much time at coney island this summer, which is one of my favorite places on earth. I was in the mermaid parade last month, at the siren festival 2 weeks ago, at the clowns of coney island burlesque and sideshow last thursday.oh and speaking of clowns and sideshow, i found myself a bunch of new subjects to paint for my portrait series. I got many great reference shots,so stay tuned for a ton of new work in the upcoming months. I also am iffy on doing this skatedeck show i heard about, since im in a flow, and dont really want to stop this portraits of performers series for a different subject.i love oil painting and i have to thank shawn barber for getting me back into it. Im planning a big huge solo show extravaganza for this winter, but this is the last you'll hear of it until all things are in place. also, im going to be choosy about the paintings i decide to show from now until my show, since i want some unseen stuff to be displayed on opening night that hasnt been posted all over the internet.
ok adios for now!

New Painting!

This is Heather Holiday of the Coney Island Sideshow, part of a portrait series of NYC performers of all sorts.
Oil on oval canvas..Shes a sword swallower!

this week

more tattoos from this week...and stay tuned for my next coney island sideshow portrait-im almost done painting..