Flower Power .. / /./. … ./

For the past two months or so i have been drawing with restraint.. /.. / In preparation for qualifying as a Tattoo Artist i have been stripping back my designs and only using Black Ink. This way the designs should be easily translatable to the skin when i start.. /./.
By restricting the complexity of designs and use of colour  i have found new ideas to explore and it has kindled a renewed love for Black Ink and Dark Designs./ ././ .. /

A small collection of floral designs from my Black Book../. /. .

Chrysanthemums and Cattails

Poppies

Chrysanthemum, Orchid, Bamboo, Rose,

Tulip, Poppy, Gingko, Rose

Roses and Ant Nests

Dead Roses

 

New Year. ./ … New Beginnings. .// /. Back In Black// . ./.. ….. ./ .

2017. ././ . Its been a seriously long year, its been a seriously tough year and I’m only just reaching the end of the the beginning…

There has been a massive shift and change of course in my art work. The past four years have seen a long and slow decrease in the out put of Original Artworks and a sharp increase in the output of Drawings and  Tattoo designs. it has been a conscious effort to pursue a career that allows me to create everyday, change peoples lives and develop as an Artist. I am on the cusp of achieving this goal and  becoming a licensed Tattoo Artist, But that’s not the end of the journey it is in fact only the beginning of a new field to explore.
While Painting will always remain a true love of mine, Drawing, Design and Tattooing will be at the forefront of my output now, which has over the past few years given me completely new ideas to explore, New challenges to overcome and new skills to master.. ././.   The body too is an canvas and one i cannot wait to start making my mark on. . /././/. . Let 2018 be the year for Ink. ./ /. Black Ink. ./ .

 

A Selection of Designs from 2017. ./. Black Ink Only. ./ Black Book

Daruma Happy New Year 2018

Noh Masks

Nishigikoi

Ram

Totoro

Chihiro and Haku

Swallows

Pigeon

Moths

Noh and Peony’s

Skull

Pagoda

Carp

No Face

Black Carp

Oiwa

Catbus

Neko

Noh

Narwhal

Girls And Boys. ./ . Old And New.,/.When We Grow Up And Move On. .. . .///.

Girls and Boys Grow Old.././. Brighton 2015

Obsessive followers would have noted of late most of my works of the past year are based around the art of tattoo and graphic design. Many artists go through dramatic changes as their lives influence their decisions and their work. I am one such example../.

I have recently started work as a tattoo apprentice at Black Sails Tattoo Brighton, because of this i am finding less and less time for painting and creating Fine Art, it also means i have less and less space for my previous works and my new work expands and takes over i must make room for such changes. I have always been an advocate of free art, street exhibitions and vandalism, In a fond farewell to some of my earliest “serious” art works i found the perfect place to wave goodbye and grow a little… .. ././. Here’s to always moving forward./ .

From the bottom of my heart. . ./ .//.. /./.

I have been so rubbish at posting absolutely anything for a good year now./../.I put it down to getting married. /. From the bottom of my now full heart i’m so very sorry. . //.

Courting a new art form. . /./.

Since i exchanged the brush for the pen my work has changed so dramatically, while it still holds the hallmarks of my fine art, it has grown into a completely different monster. . /./.

‘Courtesan /./. GLitch’

 

Make A Thousand Paper Cranes . . ././/. . /.///.

Image

Walking The Plank. . . .. …/. ///. .

Its finished! The biggest drawing i’ve done in a while and the first finished piece of 2015.. . /. . I give you a pirate themed sleeve with a slightly more modern take on it. I’ve mixed up the order and scale of the main themes, where in most sleeve the ship takes center stage, I’ve given credence to the octopus and compass and added a huge abstract paint smear which blends into the waves instead of filling exclusively with flowers and treasure.. ././. .I am very pleased with how its turned out. /

Pirate sleeve Commission ../ .Black ink and Blue Posca on Card
75cm x 30 cm

Below.. Close-ups.

The Ship./ .

The Girl. . /./ .

The Compass./.

The Anchor. ../.

The Octopus../ .

The Treasure. . .

Scrub Tha Decks. .. .././.. . ./ .

Making progress on the pirate full sleeve design.. . /. /. Finished pictures to arrive tomorrow. . /

Sails. . ./. .

Compass. ./ .

H..@y New FIIIII-sh. .. . ///. . ../.

Taking the idea of GLITCHED koi further, by adding more fish and colors, water ripples and flying lotus flowers. /. ./.

Koi Fish GLITCH
Ink On Card.

All Hands On Deck!!!!.. . . / ./…/

Working on a new commission, a full length pirate sleeve, drawn to scale./. . ./ .
The brief was to include an octopus, a pirate ship, a compass and a pirate pin-up girl./ I decided to keep it quite traditional, so after a bit of research i also included treasure, black roses , an anchor and coral to fill up the gaps and tie the whole piece together./.

Octopus Outline

Penciled Outline../. Blue Smear

Inking The Compass

Inked Pin-up

After a days work i managed to get pretty much the full outline inked and the blue water/paint smear filled and tidied up./.
The rest of the piece is going to be shaded with black ink for a  dark high contrast finish./

So far.. . .. /././

Shaded Roses and Compass

Compass Close Up

Ship Close Up/ Crashing Waves

Pin Up Close Up