Large Color/ Bodysuits
Darrel's Train Track BodySuit 2005 to 2012
Full bodysuit on Bay Area artist, Darrel the Pipeman
Train tracks, yellow electricity & blue locomotive smoke covering entire body
Left torso view of wrapping train tracks and other elements
Darrel's Train track bodysuit
Detail of interlocking tracks & train grid switches, full back view
Side view of linking tracks & elements on Darrel's left side
Full body shot showing 370 total hours (7 years) of his FIRST TATTOO
Crossing master tracks on Darrel's chest
Upper head & torso view showing tracks entering one of seventeen train tunnels on subject
Upper torso & head view of electricity emerging from Darrel's ear
Passing rear view in natural daylight
View of tracks tunneling into Darrel's underarm
Detail of electricity & tracks complete with blue train smoke
Darrel's Train track bodysuit
Color Work
Color Tattoos
Spor's Surreal color Sleeve 2014
Top of surreal color sleeve: Dream of blue raven
Spor's Surreal color sleeve
Surreal color sleeve of single-headed, multi-vertebrate life form
Surreal color sleeve, upper elbow
Spor's surreal color sleeve
Zack's Zeus and lighting sleeve 2013
Zack's Zeus and lighting sleeve 2013
Zack's Zeus and lighting sleeve 2013
Zack's Zeus and lighting sleeve 2013
Zack's Zeus and lighting sleeve 2013
Zack's Zeus and lighting sleeve 2013
Eric's Phoenix Sleeve 2014
Eric's Phoenix Sleeve 2014
Eric's Phoenix Sleeve 2014
Eric's Phoenix Sleeve 2014
Eric's Phoenix Sleeve 2014
Eric's Phoenix Sleeve 2014
Jonathan's Spiderman sleeve 2014
Jonathan's Spiderman Sleeve 20014
Jonathan's Spiderman Sleeve 20014
Jonathan's Spiderman Sleeve 20014
Jonathan's Spiderman Sleeve 20014
Jonathan's Spiderman Sleeve 20014
Susana's Jellyfish sleeve 2013
Susana's Jellyfish sleeve 2013
Susana's Jellyfish sleeve 2013
Susana's Jellyfish sleeve 2013
Susana's Jellyfish sleeve 2013
Susana's Surreal leg 2010
Susana's Surreal leg 2010
Susana's Surreal leg 2010
Susana's Surreal leg 2010
Elephant & Ram-headed evil deity half sleeve, side view (Covering old fighting clowns)
Elephant & Ram-headed evil deity half sleeve, front view
Elephant & Ram-headed evil deity half sleeve, rear view
Elephant & Ram-headed evil deity half sleeve, detail
Brain neurons & microscopics sleeve, front view
Brain neurons & microscopics sleeve, forearm view
Brain neurons & microscopics sleeve, side view
Brain neurons & microscopics sleeve, rear view
Abstract musculature arm sleeve, side view
Abstract musculature arm sleeve, front view
Abstract musculature arm sleeve, rear view
Geisha & Japanese water scene (covering old Geisha)
Detail of Geisha & lotus scene with rock & water (covering old geisha)
Cambodian Apsara dancer on lower leg
Asian waterfall on female client's back (Covering prior Kanjis)
Jellyfish on female client's hip and leg (covering 7 hearts tattoo)
Brenda's Octopus, Cuddle fish, on reef 2011
Brenda's Octopus, Cuddle fish, on reef 2011
Brenda's Octopus, Cuddle fish, on reef 2011
Koi fish, Lotus, & Dragonfly 2013
Two parrots on client's upper right arm (covering old tattoo)
Steve's Raven 2011
Steve's Raven 2012
Steve's raven 2012
Erin's owl 2008
Scorpion & lotus on back of female client's neck (covering old eye of Horus)
Red King Cobra on upper arm
Butterfly cover up on Crystal 2011
Waterfall of flowers
Peacock feathers adorning upper shoulder
Peacock feathers, alternate angle
Lauren's Russian Dolls 2012
Japanese cartoon character with cherry branch on female upper back
Pink elephant on female arm
Thorny red roses on female hip
Interpretation of modern stained glass on subject's front lower leg
Backside of modern stained glass interpretation, lower leg
Tribal Work
Black Tribal
Aztec calender influenced deity, upper arm, side view
Aztec calender influenced deity, upper arm, detail
Aztec calender influenced deity, upper arm, front view
Aztec calender influenced deity, upper arm, rear view
Five squid modern tribal full sleeve
Five squid modern tribal full sleeve, inside view
Five squid modern tribal full sleeve, side view
Five squid modern tribal full sleeve, rear view
Interpretive skull w/vertebrae tail, rear view leg
Interpretive bone & vertebrae lower leg piece, front view
Freehand fire dragon, upper arm wrap
Dragon on hip 2013
Tahitian-influenced upper torso & arms
Tahitian torso, detail
Tahitian torso piece, side view of right arm
Tahitian upper torso piece, left arm view
SF Tattoo Expo Tribal 2nd Place Award: John Doe half-sleeve
Side view of Samoan-influenced half sleeve.
Samoan sleeve, inside view
Samoan sleeve, rear view
Modern Samoan-style warrior battle club arm-wrap, side view
Modern Samoan-style warrior battle club arm-wrap, rear view
Hawaiian geometric marine & battle motifs, full view
Hawaiian geometric marine & battle motifs, detail
Hawaiian-influenced shark motif on chest 2012
Hawaiian-influenced shark motif on right arm 2012
Hawaiian-influenced shark teeth motif on right arm 2012
Hawaiian-influenced shark teeth motif on right arm 2012
Huichol peyote button motif on female upper left arm
Hand Tapped Work
Borneo Style
Action shot of Borneo hand-tap process, Scorpion on shoulder
Borneo scorpion in progress
Hand-tapped Borneo scorpion, detail
Hand-tap of Borneo influenced motif
Series of three traditional Borneo flying foxes, lower right leg
Series of three traditional Borneo flying foxes, rear view
Traditional Borneo flying fox hand-tapped on front of ankle
Flying fox detail
Flying fox, alternate angle detail
Flying fox hand-tap, alternate angle
Borneo-influenced hand-tap of Stingray (left) & Lizard (right)
Borneo-influenced hand-tap on side of knee
Firebird hand-tap in the Borneo style
Plant motif using traditional Japanese hand-poke tool, left calf
Cover Ups
Before & After
Five skulls to be covered
First sitting of cover up session, breaking up old image
Initial shading on second session
Beginning of color during third session
More color during fourth session
Completed image fully hiding previous tattoo
Script and heart to be covered up
Purple rose completely engulfing old image
Side view of purple rose cover up
New art stencil covering old tattoo work
Blue & orange rose complete the cover up