Alice In Wonderland Piece...

This is a collaboration piece done by Abel and I
a few years back.
Below is the first sketch we made..I have a few more I will try to dig up and post.
Some of you might recognize the mural....it was featured in the movie "Pineapple Express"...right before the hilarious cop car chase.
-CL

Comic Art Tattoo

Client brought in a picture of a comic character he liked, we thought she was pretty cool as well.

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For Nana...

Today's piece was for a client to memorialize his Nana, who
passed away not so long ago. He liked the idea of the sugar skull and what it represents.

Happy Thanksgiving..

Happy Thanksgiving!
Today is a day to be grateful, so let me start by saying thanks to all of you. We appreciate the time you take to visit our blog and our shop. We are very blessed to have all the great clients and friends we have, and we look forward to knowing all of you for many more years to come. Have a great day enjoy you're turkeys and we hope to see you soon. :)

Happy Thanksgiving

I love thanksgiving. it reminds me of being a kid again. One of those couple days a year where you can put aside most of your responsibilities and just relax with family, watch old movies and eat till your sides burst. hope you all are having a great day and remembering the things you have to be thankful for.
God Bless.
greg

Harley Quinn Tattoo...

It's not that often I get to tattoo an animation piece,

and on top of that a Bruce Timm design!!If you're not familiar with his work..Google him and take a look at what you've been missing.

C.L

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Van Gogh Depression...

Vincent Van Gogh's deepest piece was this clients latest request. For some when receiving a tattoo there is no meaning behind the piece, and for others there is much more of an expression of feelings. It is when I do pieces like these that I am reminded of how therapeutic tattoos are for so many people. Each one has it's own story, it's own deep meaning, that words could not describe. Feelings that only ink could express.

Abel Rocha Tattoos...

For those of you that have been living under a rock for the last fifteen years
and don't know who Abel Rocha is..
Let us tell you that words cannot describe this guy's talent you gotta see it to believe it....
He is an award winning artist who's talents range from Tattooing to Air brushing, to amazing Digital art. Although Abel Rocha is great at whatever style of work he does, he clearly reigns supreme at custom "Black & Grey" style tattooing. He has an awe-inspiring ability to capture a persons likeness when he takes on a portrait like no one else. As for his custom tattoos, just take a look at some of his work above. He began by drawing directly on the skin with a pen and followed that up with his tattoo machine, resulting in a marvelous tattoo that has all the qualities of realistic nature. Abel Rocha's tattoos have life to them, they are never flat or boring he brings so much detail to them, that anyone looking long enough will be captured themselves only in pure amazement. It is our great pleasure to work with Abel Rocha we look forward to many more of his masterpieces and will post more of his work as it is available.

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I think anyone can recognize this celebrity. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is my all time Favourite actress. I am a huge fan of her. Yet I have made very few art images of her.

Till Death Do Us Part...

Here is a larger back piece we did for a client very much in love with his fiance. Two skulls (a male and female) along with a note that reads "Til Death Do us part".This piece is a symbol of his commitment to her...we wish you both nothing, but the best :)

Thornz..

Arm piece in progress...

photoshop carnival - November 23, 2008

Welcome to the November 23, 2008 edition of photoshop carnival.

Erika Collin presents 100+ Awesome open courseware links for Artists posted at Art Career. This post covers every subject under the Art. There are useful links for: Introductory courses, Images & Online exhibts, Art History, Studio Arts, Lectures & seminars, Theory & Advanced study, Technology traning, Photography & Film, Graphic Design & Media.

rohit2d presents Sketch 1 posted at darpan, saying "this art work is done in photoshop." The sketch is of a beautiful baby talking on his mobile phone.

Digant presents Contrast posted at digant sutar - My world of paintings. This is a painting of a female model. Here the artist enjoyed portraying the contrast of his work.

Priyanshu Uniya presents Landscape posted at Cg Freak. This is very interesting image. Here the artist has tried to experiment with different colours.

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Just call him King Rollins...

Today's client wanted to show his pride in his family name, by having it displayed across his back. The king represents the high level of respect he has for himself as well as others. We went with a neater style of font for him & used a different shading technique. He was very happy with the results and so were we :)

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This Just In...

We are very happy to announce we have been voted top 3 tattoo shop in all of Los Angeles County. We were honored having just been nominated, and are now even more humbled by winning. It's been such a blessing for us to be able to work in a field where we get to do exactly what we truly love, which is art. To be able to create so many different works of art for so many different people, from all walks of life is very fulfilling. We are extremely proud of our shop, and do our very best to maintain a clean, and sterile environment for our clients. We have a great respect and understanding of our clients needs, and the importance of expressing them.Whether celebrating or commiserating over events we feel all pieces deserve the same level of attention and creativity. Having said that, we are pleased to be a part of this great industry, and look forward to many more years in it. We have the very best clients around, and we appreciateall of your support and business so much...many many thanks : )

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Inked To The Bone...

Today's client had an interesting idea for his piece.
He wanted to portray his bones visible beneath his skin surrounded by torn flesh.
He truly loved the idea of being inked to the bone.

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Edward Scissorhands Tattoo

Crafty piece by Chris Lowk

Client requested an Edward Scissorhands portrait,

 to go opposite a Nightmare Before Christmas piece she previously had him do. Both came out pretty sweet, we will be posting the other tattoo pics up soon.

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Carolyn's Tattoo

"Hanna" in Arabic

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Buddhist Prayer Beads

Tattoo of the day...

Today's tattoo was a very personal piece for a client. It's a portrait of her mother in law who recently passed away due to cancer. Our aim was to not only capture her beauty, but to also symbolize her passing with a Dia de los muertos feel.

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photoshop carnival - November 16, 2008

Welcome to the November 16, 2008 edition of photoshop carnival.

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The People's Champ-

Paul Wall after his Ink Session

Cornetto - Sing ur Dil Contest

I have participated in a singing contest in Ibibo.com. This contest is sponcered by Kwality walls and the contest name is 'Cornetto Sing-ur-dil contest'. Its very easy to participate, you just have to link your mobile phone with Ibibo and sing a song free of cost. If you get most number of votes you stand a chance of winning a laptop, xbox 360, apple ipod and mobile phones. Please rate me and help me win in this contest. This is the link of my song.

Our First Post!

Hello and Welcome to our Blogspot!

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Thank you West Wanderers

So "It Wanders West" at Gallery 1988 was a great success thanks to all of you who came out on a Thursday night in bad traffic. It was also great talking to some of your who were able to get a piece, I am glad to know they will be going to good homes. There is some great coverage of the show here at aresstedmotion.com. here are some pics from the night as well:


Special Thanks to Jensen for helping make this (the show and my career) run so smoothly and for his friendship and support over the years. Many blessings to you my friend.

Also don't forget, December 13th at Copro Nason Gallery:
The extremely talented Matthew Bone has a solo show. Come out and have your minds blown.

Beautiful eyes

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IT WANDERS WEST

Opening reception Thursday, November 6th from 7-10PM

at Gallery1988 Los Angeles.

For more information: 323.937.7088/gallery1988@aol.com

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