=VIRTUE TATTOO | PORTLAND, USA=

=SANDY JONES/VIRTUE DOCUMENTARY 2012=

2011-12-22T16:15:00.000-08:00

Virtue Documentary Trailer from Micah Fischer on Vimeo.

HERE'S A PROMO FOR THE UPCOMING DOCUMENTARY ON SANDY JONES AND HOW VIRTUE TATTOO CAME TO BE... COVERING SANDY'S ART CAREER AND IT'S EVOLUTION INTO TATTOOING AS WELL AS HIS FIXED GEAR ADDICTION, THIS WELL ROUNDED FILM BY MICAH FISCHER IS SHAPING UP TO BE AN INFORMATIVE AND ENTERTAINING EXPERIENCE!
PROMO'S AND SNIPPETS ARE SURFACING NOW, AS THE FILM IS STILL IN PRODUCTION... LOOKING FOR THE PREMIER IN 2012.
WE'RE EXCITED!!! HOPE YOU DIG IT... CHEERS.

=4 CORNER HUSLTIN=

2011-12-14T12:07:00.000-08:00

LETTAZ. FAVES, ALL DAY.

=MY KID=

2011-10-16T11:23:00.000-07:00

LEAVE IT TO MY DAUGHTER TO COME HOME EVERY OTHER DAY WITH FULL SLEEVES AND HAND COVERAGE DRAWN ON... OH, IF 7TH GRADE WAS THIS FUN FOR ME. I LOVE MY LIL' GIRL. GO PNUT!!!

=DIEGO GETS SOME=

2011-10-16T11:20:00.000-07:00

I'VE BEEN TALKING WITH DIEGO ABOUT THIS CHEST PIECE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, AND AT LONG LAST WE MADE THE DANG THING HAPPEN! I WAS JAZZED ON THIS ONE FROM THE BEGINNING, BUT IT TOOK ALOT OF LIVING BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GOT TO SIT DOWN AND GET THIS ROLLING... DRAWING'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE REFERENCE AND FIRST IDEAS... BUT I'M SUPER PLEASED WITH THE DIRECTION WE TOOK THIS ONE. STRAIGHT TATTOO, STRAIGHT SOLID. TOOK AN HOUR... THE ANTICIPATION JUST POWERED THE FLOW. WELL SAT MATE.

=WORK SON...=

2011-10-16T11:09:00.000-07:00

I RARELY GET TATTOOED ANYMORE IF I'M NOT DOING SOMETHING ON MYSELF IN A SPOT THAT I CAN REACH... BUT MY BROTHER CALEB WAS IN TOWN THIS PAST WEEK FOR A GUEST SPOT AND WE DID SOME LONG-AWAITED SWAPPING! STOKED!!! MY ARMS HAVE BEEN EMPTY UP TOP FOR A GOOD 10 YEARS, SO I AM HUMBLED AND OVERJOYED TO BUILD UP THE REST OF MY SLEEVES... MORE PICS TO COME OF WHAT MY BOY BEN DID ON MY OTHER ARM SOON... BOTH ARMS TAKEN CARE OF WITHIN 3 WEEKS, SAY WORD.

CALEB'S...

=VIRTUE 2.0 SEPT-2011=

2011-09-29T11:35:00.000-07:00

THESE SHOTS ARE A GLIMPSE INTO OUR PRIVATE STUDIO. THERE'S STILL A WAYS TO GO AS FAR AS A FINAL LAYOUT THAT I'D LIKE TO ACHIEVE, BUT WE GOTTA DO WORK SON! THERE'S JUST ENOUGH ROOM FOR AN INTIMATE EXPERIENCE FOCUSED ON YOU AND YOUR PIECE. WE KEEP IT PERSONAL, WHICH IS WHY VIRTUE IS APPOINTMENT BASED AND NOT A STREET SHOP. BUT WE CAN GET STREET IF THATS WHAT YOU'RE TRYNA DO... IT IS HOW I CAME UP TATTOOING AFTER ALL.

SEE YA IN THE SHOP!

=SPOTTED IN PDX=

2011-09-29T11:29:00.000-07:00

THOUGHT THIS WAS COOL...

=JOHNNY'S GREAT OWL=

2011-09-29T11:17:00.000-07:00

WEIRDEST TATTOO I'VE DONE TO DATE... NOT THE TATTOO ITSELF, BUT THE FACT THAT WE WERE FILMING A TIME-LAPSE VIDEO OF THE WHOLE THING UNDER LED LIGHTS IN THE DARK. LED'S REFRESH, OR STROBE A BIT... SO MY TATTOO MACHINE ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE IT WAS MOVING IN SLOW MOTION... AND HIS LEG WAS PULSING WITH EVERY PRICK OF THE NEEDLE. TRIPPED ME THE HECK OUT!

NEVER THE LESS... THIS 'GREAT OWL' FROM THE SECRET OF NIMH CAME OUT JUST FINE. I DIG IT. SOON WE'LL HAVE A VIDEO OF THE PROCESS, START TO FINISH, TO SHARE. I'M HYPED! THANKS TO CALLIE FOR FILMING, JOHNNY FOR SITTING, AS WELL AS OUR SPECIAL POSSE THAT NIGHT.

=BIG BEN!=

2011-09-29T11:07:00.000-07:00

VIRTUE TATTOO IS HAPPY TO WELCOME BEN PEYKANU TO THE SHOP THIS YEAR... A COUPLE OF MONTHS IN NOW, BEN'S A GREAT FIT AND WELL ON HIS WAY TO CREATING SOME AWESOME TATTOOS AND GOOD TIMES.

COME HOLLER AT HIM AND LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL...

=SANDY'S JESUS=

2011-09-29T10:22:00.000-07:00

SOMETIMES I WANNA GET TATTOOED TOO... WHEN THERE'S NO ONE ELSE HANDY TO HOOK ME UP, I DO IT MYSELF. AS LONG AS I CAN REACH IT, THAT IS!

DID A LIL' JESUS ON MY LEG... MY NEW BUDDY.

=BRIAN'S JOINT=

2011-09-29T10:18:00.000-07:00

BRIAN GOT THIS IMAGE TAKEN FROM AN OLD CATHEDRAL, CARVED IN THE STONE... PERFECT FOR A GUY WHO IS BASICALLY A PIRATE, WORKING ON A SHIP HERE IN PORTLAND. LOVE IT.

=COLE'S FINISHED CHEST=

2011-09-29T10:14:00.000-07:00

RECENTLY FINISHED UP COLE'S CHEST PIECE IN HONOR OF HIS FAMILY. SUPER STOKED WITH A NICE BLACK AND GREY TRADITIONAL PIECE LIKE THIS. POST A PIC OF IT ALL HEALED SOON...

=SOME TOP 10 SPECIALS=

2011-09-29T09:57:00.000-07:00

HERE'S A COUPLE OF THE TOP 10 SPECIALS DONE BY SANDY JONES SO FAR. MORE TO COME!!!

=TOMMY'S GUN=

2011-09-02T15:52:00.001-07:00

=ADAMS SLEEVE BEGINNING=

2011-09-02T15:36:00.000-07:00

=HEALING HAND=

2011-09-02T15:10:00.000-07:00

=GUEST ARTIST, CALEB WAYNE=

2011-09-02T15:05:00.000-07:00

=SHARK WEEK RECAP=

2011-09-02T14:57:00.000-07:00

TREVOR GOT ME...

...AND I GOT TREVOR!

=JOSH AND THE PIPE=

2011-09-02T14:45:00.000-07:00

LOVE IT.

THREW ON THE FAM'S NAMES.

GENTLEMEN.

=LORREN'S HAWK=

2011-09-02T14:39:00.001-07:00

=COLES CHESTO=

2011-09-02T14:27:00.000-07:00

FRESH FINISHED PIECE FOR COLE... I'LL PUT A PIC WHEN ITS ALL HEALED TO GET THE REAL FEAL. HE HAD THE WORD 'FAMILY' ALREADY AND WE BUILT UP THIS HOMAGE TO REALLY MAKE IT COMPLETE!

=SHOUVI'S START=

2011-09-02T12:31:00.000-07:00

=SOME NEW ISH=

2011-09-02T11:47:00.001-07:00

=JESSICA'S WOLF=

2011-07-23T08:37:00.000-07:00

FILLED IN SOME SPACE ON JESSICA'S ARM WITH SOME HEARTS AND FILIGREE... AND A WOLF! HOWLIN.

DIDN'T DO THE PIECES BESIDES THE FILIGREE, HEARTS AND WOLF... BUT THERE'S MORE SPACE AND MORE TO GO FOR US.

=STILLS=

2011-07-17T14:52:00.000-07:00

SHOTS BY MICAH FISCHER

=DEVIN'S PRESS=

2011-07-12T12:01:00.000-07:00

MY FRIEND DEVIN RECENTLY GOT A SHOT IN A COFFEE INDUSTRY PERIODICAL, SPORTING HIS FULL-SLEEVE IN PROGRESS. DEVIN WORKS AT COAVA COFFEE ROASTERS IN SE. PORTLAND. COAVA IS TOP OF THEIR CRAFT WHEN IT COMES TO SLINGIN' MUD. (THAT MEANS POURING COFFEE SON!)

DEVIN'S SLEEVE IS A PORTRAYAL OF THE CLASSIC TALE, MOBY DICK. IT'S BASICALLY A NEGATIVE PRINT, SO TONS AND TONS AND TONS AND TONS OF BLACK! LOOKS AWESOME SO FAR AND WE SHOULD BE FINISHED SOON. FEELS PRETTY RAD TO GET TATTOOS IN A MAGAZINE THAT ISN'T ABOUT TATTOOS. WAY TO POUR DEV.

=NEW SHEET=

2011-07-12T11:51:00.000-07:00

=LUCAS'S GENT (FLASH SPECIAL)=

2011-06-21T12:27:00.000-07:00

=ADAMS HEART=

2011-06-21T12:24:00.001-07:00

=ZACH ATTACK!=

2011-06-21T12:22:00.001-07:00

=FLASH SPECIALS=

2011-06-21T11:57:00.000-07:00

SANDY JONES (STILL AVAILABLE TO GET! $200, FULL COLOR)

SANDY JONES (NO LONGER AVAILABLE...)

SANDY JONES (STILL AVAILABLE TO GET! $50, BLACK & GREY)

SANDY JONES (STILL AVAILABLE TO GET! $40-$50, BLACK & GREY OR COLOR)

=A SURPRISE GIFT=

2011-06-21T11:45:00.000-07:00

=JOHNNY'S THUNDER=

2011-06-08T02:16:00.000-07:00

IN HONOR OF JOHNNY'S FATHER AND UNCLE... LOVE THIS PIECE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMPLETING IT! WELL DONE JOHNNY, THANKS!!!

=CIARA'S NURSE=

2011-05-28T12:41:00.000-07:00

I LOVE DOING TRADITIONAL TATTOOS... ESPECIALLY WHEN I GET TO BRING THEM UP TO SPEED WITH SOME MODERN DAY FINESSE. THIS ONE WAS DONE FOR MY GOOD FRIEND CIARA, TO COMMEMORATE HER GRADUATING NURSING SCHOOL AND LANDING A POSITION AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL.
THE QUOTE AROUND THE NURSE IS FROM THE FIRST NURSE EVER, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, "HEALTH IS NOT ONLY TO BE WELL, BUT TO USE WELL EVERY POWER THAT WE HAVE" ...CONGRATS CIARA!!! THIS WAS SO FUN FOR ME, THANKS!!!

=WELCOME REVEREND PELTO=

2011-05-20T07:34:00.000-07:00

VIRTUE TATTOO WELCOMES WES PELTO TO THE FAMILY THIS SUMMER... WES PUT IN SOME HARD TIME IN TATTOO SCHOOL TO GET HERE. (OREGON IS THE ONLY STATE THAT REQUIRES SCHOOL. WEIRDO STATE)

WE PRAY FOR A STRONG AND HUMBLE HEART AS WES JOINS SANDY JONES TO WORK WITHIN THE TATTOO WORLD AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST.

ONWARD AND UPWARD... KEEP THE FAITH!!!

=BLAKES ROBIN HOOD SLEEVE=

2011-05-05T08:40:00.000-07:00

BEGAN WORKING ON BLAKE'S ROBIN HOOD SLEEVE IDEA RECENTLY... KIND OF A HYBRID STYLE WITH THE BACKGROUND GOING TO BE FULL COLOR, AND THE INSET CHARACTERS BLACK AND GREY... BLOCK PRINT STYLE. FUNNY THING IS, THIS ALL STARTED FROM THE FRAIR TUCK TATTOO... AND BLAKE SAID, " EH... I THINK I'LL JUST DO ALL OF 'EM..." WELL DONE BLAKE, WELL DONE SIR.

=SKETCHIN'=

2011-05-05T08:29:00.000-07:00

WE'RE SUPER STOKED AT VIRTUE TO DO PRIMARILY CUSTOM WORK... THOSE AMAZING IDEAS OF YOURS BECOMING AMAZING TATTOOS IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF THE ART. BELOW ARE SOME DETAILS OF A HALF AND A FULL SLEEVE DRAWN BY SANDY JONES FOR CHRIS AND BRANDON RECENTLY. THE BOYS BROUGHT IN IMAGES AND IDEAS, AND SANDY CONSTRUCTED A TATTOO PLAN FROM THEIR RESOURCES... LOOK FOR PICS OF THE TATTOOS IN PROGRESS TO COME!

=NEW SHOP LOCATION APRIL 1ST=

2011-03-18T13:21:00.000-07:00

HERE'S SOME GOOGLE SHOTS OF THE BUILDING WHERE OUR NEW SHOP WILL BE LOCATED BEGINNING APRIL 1ST!

WE WILL BE IN SUITE 228 OF THE ACTIVSPACE BUILDING AT 833 SE. MAIN ST. THE CORNER OF OUR BUILDING HAS A SMALL CAFE/COFFEE SHOP WITH A BIKE-THRU WINDOW AS WELL! OUR FRIENDS AT COAVA COFFEE ARE JUST UP THE STREET, SERVING SOME OF THE BEST CUPS IN PORTLAND!! THINGS ARE LOOKING BRIGHT...

MORE TO COME SOON AS I POST PICS OF THE SPACE AND OUR BUILD-OUT OF THE NEW VIRTUE TATTOO. CHEERS!

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=RANDOMS=

2011-03-18T11:58:00.000-07:00

=.=

2011-03-18T11:09:00.000-07:00

=MOI PREVIEW=

2011-03-18T11:05:00.000-07:00

HALFER FOR MOI IN THE WORKS...

=NEW WAVE=

2011-03-18T10:57:00.000-07:00

I'VE BEEN USING MY SPARE TIME (WHAT LITTLE I HAVE) THIS PAST WINTER TO WORK ON NEW PAINTINGS... STEADY FLOW OF FLASH AND TATTOO RELATED STUFF, AS WELL AS A HANDFUL OF FINE ART SERIES'.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEW PRINTS AND ORIGINALS UP FOR GRABS THIS SUMMER!

=GROWING NICK'S=

2011-03-18T10:53:00.000-07:00

WHAT STARTED AS A HALF-SLEEVE, QUICKLY GREW INTO A FULL WITH MY PAL NICK. HALFWAY TO THE FINISH... FULL COLOR IS PLANNED. DON'T LET THE THIN ARM FOOL YOU... THAT'S A LOT OF WORK!

=PEDAL PALS=

2011-03-18T09:52:00.000-07:00

STARTED UP A BIKE/TATTOO CLUB LAST YEAR... 'PDX PEDAL PALS'. JUST A SIMPLE BIKE TATTOO WITH A CORRESPONDING NUMBER FOR EACH PERSON, ACCORDING TO THE ORDER IN WHICH THEIRS WAS DONE.

THE TOP IS THE ORIGINAL TATTOO, AND BELOW IS THE ONLY 'DELUXE' ONE I'VE DONE. SO FAR, WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 13... AND COUNTING! I'LL REPOST THIS WITH PICS OF SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT ARE DONE ONCE I DIG 'EM OUT OF MY HARD DRIVE!

RIDE ON!!!

=TAYLOR AND THE FISH=

2011-03-18T09:27:00.000-07:00

TAYLOR AND I EMBARKED ON A VOYAGE WITH THE STORY OF JONAH AND THE FISH... BEING A BELIEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME IN MY WORK TO DO IMAGES THAT HONOR GOD AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AWESOME INSTANCES WHERE I CAN DO THAT IN A MAJOR WAY!

SO FAR WE'VE LINED AND SHADED THIS HALF-SLEEVE AND I COULDN'T WAIT TO SHARE IT. COLOR IS PLANNED FOR THE FINAL RESULT, BUT IT'S LOOKING SO COOL, I WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS IN ON A SNEEK-PEEK!

=SPEAK LIFE=

2011-03-18T08:47:00.000-07:00

DAVID'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE... EVERY SO OFTEN HE POPS IN FROM COLORADO FOR A VISIT, AND INEVITABLY WE TALK TATTOOS.

HIS IDEA FOR A THROAT PIECE HAD BEEN DISCUSSED BETWEEN US FOR MONTHS AND THE TIME FINALLY CAME WHEN THE MOMENT WAS RIGHT. CHECK IT OUT BELOW!

=MATTHEWS TREASURE CHEST=

2010-12-20T12:45:00.000-08:00

SOMETIMES A TATTOO SESSION GOES BEYOND JUST THE WORK OF IT. AS WAS THE CASE WITH MATTHEW AND THIS PIECE... DRAWN UP BY HIS WIFE, ALICIA, THERE IS A STRONG MEANING AND PURPOSE TO HIS GETTING THIS.
LISTENING TO THE WORSHIP ALBUM FROM MY CHURCH... THE SESSION BROUGHT US BOTH TO A MISTY-EYED STATE! MATT SAID HE WENT THROUGH A BREAKING OF THE HEART... REALIZING THROUGH THE PAIN OF HIS TATTOO HOW HE HAD EVER WRONGED OR CAUSED PAIN TO ANYONE... AND IT BROKE HIS HEART.
MINE TOO MATTHEW... MINE TOO. THIS IS WHY I TATTOO... BECAUSE MORE TIMES THAN NOT, IT MEANS SOMETHING

=WINTER STILLS=

2010-12-19T12:50:00.000-08:00

MORE LIGHT MASTERY FROM MY MATE BRENTON SALO

=DAILY STILLS=

2010-12-19T12:34:00.000-08:00

BLACK AND WHITE BY BRENTON SALO

=SOME FINE ART=

2010-11-21T11:40:00.000-08:00

PORTRAIT I DID FOR A FRIEND. COLORED PENCIL AND SHARPIE ON 18X24 COTTON PAPER. DOING A FEW IN THIS SERIES... MORE TO POST SOON!

=1ST ROUND MEDUSA=

2010-11-01T10:57:00.000-07:00

DID THE FIRST SESSION ON KELSY'S MEDUSA PIECE... LINES, BLACK AND GREY... DONE. NOW WE GET TO WAIT FOR IT TO HEAL SO WE CAN BLAST SOME COLOR INTO THIS LADY!!!
SORRY ABOUT THE CHEESY FOTO QUALITY... ONLY HAVE THE FONE CAMERA AT THE MOMENT, THE DIGI DIED.

=SLEEVIN'=

2010-10-26T17:55:00.000-07:00

FOTO SERIES: SANDY JONES BY CARMEN O'BRIEN

=STILLS=

2010-10-22T23:24:00.000-07:00

FOTO SERIES: SANDY JONES BY BRENTON SALO

=BIKE RACKS!!!=

2010-10-22T21:45:00.000-07:00

FINALLY... ALMOST A YEAR LATER, WE HAVE NEW BIKE RACKS AT THE SHOP! THANKS CITY OF PORTLAND FOR INSTALLING THESE... FREE OF CHARGE! LOVE THIS CITY... RIDE THROUGH AND TRY 'EM OUT.
[FOTO:SAUCE]

=GET WOLF!!!=

2010-10-14T09:10:00.000-07:00

WHEN I'M NOT TATTOOING... DRAWING TATTOOS... PAINTING OR BIKING, I'M PLAYING RECORDS. THIS EVENT IS PART OF MY NEW MONTHLY STARTING UP AT THE JADE LOUNGE. COME ON OUT AND GET WOLF SON!!!

=FIRST FRIDAYS=

2010-09-12T10:27:00.000-07:00

FIRST FRIDAYS AT VIRTUE & ROCK-A-BETTIES...

THE MOST RECENT OPEN-HOUSE DEBUTED MY GOOD FRIEND BETH MYRICK'S ADORABLE SPRAYPAINT ART... NOT ONLY ARE HER PAINTINGS CUTE AS F*CK, BUT SO IS SHE! I'VE BEEN TATTOOING BETH FOR YEARS, SO IT'S RAD TO HAVE HER VIBE PERMEATE THE SHOP.

CHECK OUT HER STUFF AND WHERE SHE'S SHOWING CURRENTLY HERE: (SPRAYPAINTLOVE.NET)

DJ NEALIE-NEAL HAD MY BACK THIS TIME WITH AN OUTTA-SIGHT COLLECTION OF SOUL AND R&B 45'S... KILLED IT. HE PLAYS SOME FUNK & SOUL NIGHTS AROUND PORTLAND AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU CHECK HIM OUT SOMETIME. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF HIS MIXES ON PERMANENT ROTATION AT THE SHOP!
HERE'S A LINK TO PEEP HIM: (MYSPACE.COM/DJNEALIENEAL)

KEEP AN EYE FOR THE NEXT FIRST FRIDAY OPEN-HOUSE PARTY! SEE YOU THERE!!!

=EM'S OWL=

2010-09-12T09:58:00.000-07:00

WHILE IN PORTLAND VISITING FROM IDAHO, EMILY DECIDED TO GET HER FIRST TATTOO. SOME PEOPLE SAY OWLS ARE PLAYED OUT... BUT SINCE I'M NOT A HIPSTER, NOTHING PLAYS OUT FOR ME. SHIT THAT'S COOL WILL ALWAYS BE COOL... AND OWLS DEFINITELY MAKE MY LIST! CONGRATS EM!!

=JERRY'S ALL DONE!=

2010-09-12T09:48:00.000-07:00

FINISHED UP JERRY'S PIECE IN HONOR OF HIS MOTHER. I LOVE DOING IMAGES OF WOMEN THAT CONVEY THE HONOR AND RESPECT FOR THEIR TRUE INCREDIBLE BEAUTY WE SHOULD ALL RECOGNIZE. WE ARE 'VIRTUE' TATTOO AFTER ALL!

=GOOD GRAVY!=

2010-09-12T09:39:00.000-07:00

JOHNS GRANDFATHER USED TO SAY THIS AS HIS 'CATCHPHRASE' WHEN JOHN WAS YOUNG. NO BETTER WAY TO CARRY LOVED ONES WITH US AFTER THEY PASS, THAN WITH A TATTOO.

=SHOP EVENT JULY 29TH=

2010-07-24T10:57:00.000-07:00

SOME CUSTOMER APPRECIATION COMING YOUR WAY... COUPLA GIVEAWAYS AND LOADS OF FUN. COME IF YOU CAN!

=DENNIS=

2010-06-27T14:23:00.000-07:00

FIRST TIME TATTOOING A MEGAPHONE THAT I CAN REMEMBER... I WAS STOKED THAT DENNIS WANTED THIS, AND DONE TRADITIONAL STYLE MADE IT EXTRA FUN! THANKS D!!!

=KESHIA'S 80'S HOMAGE=

2010-06-27T13:50:00.000-07:00

I WAS LIKE..."HOLY SHIT! LOOK AT HOW MANY FRIGGIN STENCILS THERE ARE!!!" KESHIA HAD BEEN TALKING TO ME ABOUT THIS SLEEVE IDEA DEPICTING THE 80'S AS AN ODE TO HER CHILDHOOD AND WE FINALLY GOT IT ROLLING. PEEP IT BELOW.

AMONG THE ICONIC CELEB'S ARE THESE STAPLE IMAGES FROM A TIME PAST...

MISS PIGGY...

SMURFETTE, GIZMO (GREMLINS), A TROLL...

POUND PUPPIES, A BOOMBOX...

PEE-WEE HERMAN...

THE GOONIES, SNORKS...

GLOW-WORM, NINTENDO CONTROLLER...

JEM...

MADONNA...

SHE-RA, MONSTERS...

RAINBOW BRITE...

GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (CUSTOM 'KUTTIN KESHIA' MADE FOR HER)...

MR. AND MS. PAC MAN...

NINJA TURTLES (DONATELLO, OF COURSE)...

MY LITTLE PONY...

FRAGGLES (AND A DOOZER!)...

LABRYNTH...

MISS POTATO HEAD...

CARE BEARS... AND MORE!

ALL IN ALL, THERE'S A SHIT-TON OF IMAGERY GOING ON IN THIS 'COLORING BOOK' STYLED SLEEVE. WE DID THE OUTLINE IN TWO SESSIONS ON BACK-TO-BACK DAYS. STAY TUNED TO SEE THE FILL FOR THIS MASSIVE PROJECT IN THE DAYS TO COME! GOOD JOB AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY KESHIA!!!

=JULES' COVERUP=

2010-06-26T14:00:00.000-07:00

JULES HAD THIS FUNKY LITTLE SUN TATTOO THAT SHE WAS NOT ONLY UNHAPPY WITH... BUT IT WAS ALSO OFF-CENTER! WHAT DO WE DO? WE COVER THAT SHIT UP SON!!!

SHE'S AN ENGINEER AND HAS A THING FOR GEARS AND THE LIKE... SO I DREW UP A BIT OF A STEAM-PUNKISH DESIGN FOR HER AND WE GOT 'ER DONE. BELOW IS THE SEQUENCE OF THE COVERUP PROCESS... THIS WAS DONE IN THREE SESSIONS. FIRST WE OUTLINED AND SHADED, SECOND COLOR AND THIRD, A LAST PASS WITH THE WHITE HIGHLIGHTS.

WELL DONE!

=SHAWNA'S FREEDOM=

2010-05-20T13:03:00.000-07:00

SOME OF THE COOLEST TATTOOS COME OUT OF PEOPLES PERSONAL BELIEF'S AND CREDO'S... THEY SHARE THE IDEAS AND I TRANSLATE THEM INTO IMAGERY! THAT'S HOW IT WORKS... AND IT'S ALWAYS RAD WHEN IT WORKS WELL. NICE IDEA SHAWNA!!!

THIS ONE IS HALFWAY TO COMPLETION... WE WILL BE ADDING SEPIA AND EARTH-TONED COLORS TO FINISH THIS ONE OUT. MORE PICS TO COME!

=JERRY AND ANGELA BOND=

2010-05-19T12:55:00.000-07:00

MY GOOD FRIEND JERRY HAD A PAL VISITING FROM SEATTLE AND WHAT BETTER OCCASION TO GET A TATTOO, THAN FOR FRIENDSHIP? SO... ANGELA GOT A ROSE FOR PORTLAND AND JERRY GOT AN EMERALD FOR SEATTLE. DONE!!!

ABOVE: ANGELA'S ODE TO PDX.

ABOVE: JERRY'S HOMAGE TO SEATTLE.

GOOD JOB KIDS!!!

=DYLAN, REPRESENT!=

2010-05-19T12:50:00.000-07:00

DYLAN (OF GEAR CLOTHING PDX) SHOW'S HIS LOVE FOR HIS ROOTS.

=THE PIRATE CLAY=

2010-05-19T12:48:00.000-07:00

CLAY'S LIL BOAT.

=BLAKE'S ROAR=

2010-05-19T12:45:00.000-07:00

FIRST HALF OF BLAKE'S LION... BLACK AND GREY IS DONE WITH PLANS TO ADD COLOR HERE SOON. ENJOY!!!

=JEREMY'S SLEEVE PROGRESS=

2010-05-03T15:08:00.000-07:00

DID SOME COLOR AND FILL WORK ON JEREMY'S FAMILY SLEEVE. EACH IMAGE REPRESENTS SOMEONE IN HIS FAMILY... COOL! STILL A LITTLE WAYS TO GO, BUT WE'VE MADE GOOD PROGRESS SO FAR... LOOKING FORWARD TO FINISHING THIS ONE UP! FUN TIMES!!

=STEELY DAN'S COMPASS=

2010-05-03T14:44:00.000-07:00

WISH I HAD SOME HEALED UP SHOTS OF THIS... DAN GOT THE BIKERS COMPASS ROSE ALL OVER HIS ARM. THIS WAS RIGHT AFTER THE FILL SESSION, THE OUTLINE WAS LONG HEALED, SO THE REDNESS AND TONE DIFFERENCE IS A BIT WONKY.

THE TATTOO IS DOPE THO... SO I THREW THESE UP! HOPEFULLE WE GET HEALED PICS FROM DAN WHILE HE'S AWAY IN ALASKA. HAPPY TRAVELS MATE!!!

=TIMS SLEEVE COVERUP=

2010-05-03T14:26:00.000-07:00

DOING A MORBID ANGELIC DESTRUCTIVE WAR SCENE ON TIM... WE'RE COVERING RIGHT OVER SOME HOMEMADE WEIRDNESS THAT HE ALREADY HAS WITH WHAT YOU SEE BELOW. THESE ARE SOME IN-PROGRESS SHOTS TO SHOW THE COVERING TECHNIQUE.

THE FINAL PIECE WILL BE FULL COLOR... LOOK FOR THE PROGRESS AS WE BANG IT OUT!!!

=KERBY'S BIRDY=

2010-03-31T20:27:00.000-07:00

=APPLE A DAY...=

2010-03-31T17:05:00.000-07:00

=EYE OF THE TIGER CLAY!=

2010-03-31T16:46:00.000-07:00

=MORE FOR NICK!=

2010-03-31T16:29:00.000-07:00

=KESHIA'S COVERUP=

2010-03-30T21:52:00.000-07:00

=NEW SKETCHES=

2010-03-30T16:02:00.000-07:00

ADDING TO THIS POST ASAP... GOTTA GET THE NEW ONES ORGANIZED AND PHOTOGRAPHED. STAY TUNED!!! THE NEW DESIGNS WILL BE UP FOR GRABS TO WHOMEVER MAY WANT TO GET THEM TATTOOED. HOLLA HOLLA HOLLA PLAYBOY.

=SELF INFLICTED=

2010-03-03T19:57:00.000-08:00

ONE PART OF MY LOWER KNUCKLES THAT I TATTOOED ONE SLOW EVENING... THE WHOLE SET SAYS 'VELO SHIP'...MY BIKE CREW. BUT HOW NEAT IS IT THAT THE 'VELO-LOVE' CROSS HAPPENED... TOTALLY UNPLANNED!!!

BELOW IS THE FULL SET.

=SOME CLIENT FOTOS=

2010-03-03T19:36:00.000-08:00

ABOVE: WORKIN ON SAUCEY... FOTO BY SAUCE.

ABOVE: WORKIN OF TRIPPE... FOTO BY TRIPPE.

ABOVE: WORKIN ON CHRIS... FOTO BY TYLER.

ABOVE: WORKIN ON MALLORY... FOTO BY WES.

=NEW BIZ CARDS=

2010-02-18T11:48:00.000-08:00

AT LONG LAST... THESE SHOULD BE IN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK!

=NICKS SLEEVE=

2010-02-17T11:03:00.000-08:00

SO MY PAL NICK GETS A GYPSY OUTLINED ON HIS THIGH, WE DONT SEE EACHOTHER FOR A FEW... AND WHEN HE RETURNS HE DOESN'T WANNA FINISH THE GYPSY, INSTEAD HE WANTS TO BLAST OUT AN ENTIRE SLEEVE OF NEO-TRADITIONAL JOINTS. OKAY!!!

ABOVE: 1ST UP, THE ALL SEEING EVIL EYE IN THE HAND OF GOD. I MADE IT UP.

ABOVE: 2ND IS THIS LIL' OWL... AWWWW CUTE, HE HAS HIS OWN BRANCH.

ABOVE: 3RD, THE EVER CLASSIC PANTHER. PUMP YER FIST!

ABOVE: 4TH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUGAR SKULLS TO DATE. SO SWEET YOU'LL CATCH A CAVITY.

WHAT WAS NICE ABOUT THESE IS THAT WE OUTLINED ALL 4 TATTOOS IN ONE SITTING. TOOK MAYBE A FEW HOURS, BUT LAYING THEM OUT THIS WAY WILL HELP THE WHOLE ARM LOOK REAL COHESIVE AND LESS 'PATCHED-TOGETHER'.

A HANDFUL OF DAYS LATER WE ADDED TWO MORE PIECES, 5TH THE KEY ABOVE AND 6TH THE ZOMBIE CHICK BELOW. STAY TUNED FOR THE REST KIDDIES!

=SOME OF THE PAST WEEK=

2010-02-17T10:48:00.000-08:00

SOME STUFF THAT WENT DOWN IN THE PAST WEEK...

MY GOOD FRIEND BETH ROLLED THROUGH TO PICK UP ON SOME TATTOO WORK THAT WE STARTED A YEAR AGO (!)... GOOD TIMES. PICS WILL COME WHEN IT'S ALL FINISHED... WE ALSO DID HER FINGER-TIP THAT YOU SEE ABOVE, WHICH IS THE SECOND TIME WE'VE TATTOOED THIS... THE FIRST TIME IT STAYED FOR AN AMAZING 2 OR 3 MONTHS!!! LETS SEE HOW LONG THIS ONE LASTS...

ABOVE: THIS IS ONE I DID FOR HER A LONG TIME AGO AND IS STILL AN ALL-TIME FAVE. I NEVER PUT UP A PIC OF IT SO I SNAPPED ONE WHILE WE HUNG OUT. I AM THE BIKE-TATTOO GUY... BUT I AM ALSO THE UNICORN KING. U-TANG CLAN AINT NOTHIN' TO FOX WIT!!!

THESE TWO IMAGES (ABOVE & BELOW) ARE CONTINUING WORK ON DEREK'S TRAD-SLEEVE... MY FAVORITE THING TO TATTOO, OTHER THAN BIKE STUFF, IS THESE FACES... I PAINT ALOT OF THEM AND TATTOOS COME OUT BRILLIANTLY! I DON'T GET TO DO MANY IMAGES OF MEN... GUESS I SHOULD DRAW SOME UP TO SHOW THE OTHER SIDE OF THINGS, EH? WELL DONE DEREK... CAN'T WAIT TO FINISH HER!

BELOW IS A SET OF 'BFF' TATTOOS THAT I DID FOR OUR HAIR-SALON OWNER KESHIA AND HER GIRL JOCELYN. I THINK THE TATTOOS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

=JERRY'S GIRL=

2010-02-02T14:29:00.000-08:00

BEGAN A LOVELY LADY FOR MY FRIEND JERRY LAST NIGHT... THE PERSONAL TOUCHES HE ASKED FOR MAKE THIS ONE UNIQUE FOR ME. CAN'T WAIT TO GET IT FINISHED UP! GOOD JOB JERRY!!

=DEREK BURNING IT AT BOTH ENDS=

2010-01-30T15:19:00.000-08:00

GOOD WORK DUDEPANTS...!!!

=THE EAGLE SOARS AGAIN=

2010-01-29T02:40:00.000-08:00

CORY WANTED A ROSE ON TOP OF HIS OL'EAGLE... AND HE FELT THAT THE EAGLE WAS MORE BIKER THAN TRADITIONAL, WITH IT'S FADED COLORS. SO I HOOKED HIM UP AND MADE IT ALL BRAND NEW... BELOW IS THE SEQUENCE OF THE PROCESS.

ABOVE: THE ORIGINAL EAGLE WITH THE ROSE ADDITION STENCILED IN PLACE.

ABOVE: THE ROSE OUTLINED, AND EAGLE RE-OUTLINED.

ABOVE: THE ROSE ALL FINISHED.

ABOVE: THE EAGLE RE-FILLED AND FINISHED TO BRING IT UP TO SPEED WITH THE ROSE. AND TA-DA! ALL BRAND NEW. THE TATTOO WAS GOOD TO BEGIN WITH, SO IT WASN'T HARD TO MAKE IT LOOK FRESH. BUT THE REWORK WITH NEWER INK... JUDGING FROM THE AGE OF THE TATTOO, I KNEW THE INK USED WAS INFERIOR TO THE QUALITY OF INKS IN SHOPS TODAY, IT LOOKS BRAND NEW AND CORY'S A HAPPY CAMPER. SO AM I!

=THE WEEK IN REVIEW=

2010-01-24T02:46:00.000-08:00

ABOVE: LACEY CAME DOWN FROM WASHINGTON AND GOT THIS CREEPY KID.

BELOW: CORY WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE CORN AND EGGPLANT HE HAD ON HIS THIGH, SO WE DECIDED THERE WAS ONLY ONE APPROPRIATE SOLUTION... THE CIRCUS BEAR. 3 STEPS OF HIS COVER-UP ARE SHOWN. ONE MORE SESSION AND WE'LL FINISH ALL THE COLOR AND BACKGROUND. HOLLER AT YER BEAR.

BELOW: SOME SEQUENCE SHOTS OF ROB'S FULL SLEEVE (AND FIRST TATTOO EVER!)'S PROGRESS. HE SAT GREAT, BUT HE DIDN'T LIKE THE FEELING TOO MUCH OF SCRUBBIN IT UP AFTER OUR SESH.

WE ADDED THE BLUE BUTTERFLY FOR EL SEGUNDO AND SOME MORE FLORAL JOINTS, FILLING OUT HIS INNER N OUTER ELBOW AREA... THEN WENT IN TO ADDING THE COLOR.

WE MADE MAD PROGRESS, AND WE MAY ONLY HAVE ONE MORE ROUND LEFT TO FINISH IT OFF. GOOD WORK ROB!

=WHERE FOR ART THOU JULIET=

2010-01-20T11:55:00.000-08:00

MET AND TATTOOED JULIET ELLIOT FROM EAST LONDON A WHILE BACK, JUST FOUND THE FOTOS. JULIET RIDES FOR CHARGE BIKES OUT OF THE UK, A HEAVY-HITTER IN THE FIXED GEAR WORLD COMMUNITY.
TO CHECK OUT HER PROJECTS (INCLUDING HER CLOTHING LINE, 'HELL YEAH!') LINK AWAY:

http://iliketoridemybicycle.wordpress.com
http://hellyeahprojects.co.uk
http://chargebikes.typepad.com/juliet
http://iheartthursdays.wordpress.com/
http://finalagency.com

=CLAY CATCHES THE BUZZ=

2010-01-20T10:35:00.000-08:00

FIST PUMP!!!

=1ST REVELATION=

2010-01-19T16:16:00.000-08:00

MY BROTHER IN LAW AND SISTER HAVE OPENED A NEW TATTOO SHOP IN WEATHERFORD, TEXAS JUST THIS PAST MONTH... '1ST REVELATION TATTOO'. THEY ACTUALLY MADE HISTORY BEING THE FIRST AND CURRENTLY, ONLY TATTOO SHOP IN THE ENTIRE TOWN! WAY TO GO FAM...

ABOVE IS A PAINTING I DID FOR THEM AS A 'SHOP-WARMING' GIFT. I'M WORKING ON A COUPLA MORE AS WELL AS FINISHING UP SOME FLASH SETS I'VE BEEN TOOLING OVER, TO SEND OUT IN A CARE PACKAGE TO CONGRATULATE THEM. IF YOU ARE IN TEXAS, THIS IS THE PLACE TO GO... NUFF SAID.
BELOW ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF OWNER/ARTIST TOD BAIN'S AMAZING WORK;

1ST REVELATION TATTOO 1716 FORT WORTH HIGHWAY, WEATHORFORD, TX
*TO SEE MORE OF MY BROTHER'S WORK, THE FANTASTIC TOD BAIN... GO TO:
TODSTATTOOS.COM OR MYSPACE.COM/TODBAIN ...IF YOU ARE ON FACEBOOK, BECOME A FAN OF THEM HERE: 1ST REV. ON FACEBOOK ...TOD IS ONE OF THE ONLY GUYS I GET WORK FROM, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!

=BIKE RACKS=

2010-01-19T15:44:00.000-08:00

I'M TOLD THAT THE CITY OF PORTLAND INSTALLS BIKE RACKS FOR FREE IN AREAS WITHOUT ADEQUATE LOCK-UP SPOTS. THERE AREN'T ANY RACKS FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 BLOCKS IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM THE SHOP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!

APPLYING FOR THE INSTALLATION PROGRAM TODAY... WISH US LUCK!!!

=THE APPRENTICE=

2010-01-19T15:33:00.000-08:00

THIS IS WES PELTO... WES IS STUDYING THE ART OF TATTOOING UNDER MY TUTELAGE AND WORKING ON HIS OREGON STATE LICENSE. SO FAR, SO GOOD! NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE PELTO, NOSE TO THE STONE!!!

=HANDS OF HOPE=

2010-01-19T15:29:00.000-08:00

GOOD JOB ANNIE!!!

=NEW BIZ CARD DRAWING=

2010-01-19T15:22:00.000-08:00

DREW THIS UP ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO... JUST NOW GETTING AROUND TO ACTUALLY MAKING THE CARDS!!! SORRY FOR THE WAIT FOLKS!

=PATRICK'S PAL, BEANS=

2010-01-18T03:32:00.000-08:00

=HOLIDAYS ARE DONE!=

2009-12-30T02:14:00.000-08:00

WELP... NOW THAT WE GOT THOSE PESKY HOLIDAZE OUTTA THE WAY, IT'S TIME TO GET BACK TO WORK! ALTHOUGH I TOOK A WEEK AND A HALF OFF TO TAKE CARE OF SOME JAILTIME AND THAT CHRISTMAS JUNK... I DID MANAGE TO GET SOME ARTWORK DONE. ABOVE IS A PAINTING THAT I DID AS A GIFT FOR MY BOO, CHRISTINA. TRYNA DO SOME WORK THAT'S A BIT DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING, I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE!

ABOVE IS ONE IN PROGRESS FOR MY FRIEND & ROOMIE POP... I'LL BE DOING PORTRAITS LIKE THESE FOR PEOPLE, STARTING AT $150. HOLLER IF YOU WANT ONE!

I ALSO PAINTED A BOXCAR FOR A FRIENDS DAUGHTER AS A GIFT... HOPE TO DO MORE OF THESE SOON TO DECORATE THE SHOP... AND MY ROOM. LOOKING TO GET THE LIFE SIZE ONES TOO!

I ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SOME OLEV ARTWORK AND PROTOTYPES FOR MY NEW LINE... SHIRTS WILL BE THE FIRST RELEASE AS WELL AS BIKING CAPS. ONCE PROTOTYPES ARE ALL THROUGH WITH BEING TESTED, I'LL RELEASE THE BAGS. SUPER EXCITED WITH THIS NEW PROJECT... HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE TOO AND WE WILL SEE OLEV STUFF ON THE STREETS IN A COUPLA MONTHS. OH WAIT... I SHOULD BE DOING BIZ CARDS AND STICKERS FOR THE SHOP SHOULDN'T I? HAHA...

GOT SOME TATTOO WORK LINED UP FOR JANUARY THO, SO LOOK FOR PICS OF SOME OF THAT UP SOON! HOPE EVERYONES HOLIDAY'S WERE FUN AND STRESS FREE... AND THAT YOU'VE SURVIVED TO MAKE IT IN FOR YOUR TATTOOS!
*OH YEAH... I'M ALSO DOING DRAWINGS FOR 'HELL YEAH', A CLOTHING COMPANY BY CHARGE BIKES - JULIET ELLIOT IN THE U.K. AND BIG CONGRATS TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW TOD BAIN FOR THE SUCCESS OF GETTING HIS NEW SHOP '1ST REVELATION TATTOO' OPEN IN TEXAS. THEY MADE LOCAL HISTORY, AS IT IS THE FIRST TATTOO SHOP IN THEIR TOWN! WAY TO GO GUYS!! I'LL BE MAKING MY WAY OUT THERE TO DO SOME GUEST SPOTTING, AS WELL AS HITTING CHICAGO IN MARCH OF 2010 AND LONDON IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010. VIRTUE ON THE ROAD... GOTTA SPREAD THE GOOD TATTOO WORD.
HOLLER!

=BIKE NITE!=

2009-12-24T04:55:00.000-08:00

COME OUT AND BE A PART OF THE FIRST VELOSHIP BIKE NITE! IF ALL GOES WELL, WE WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD THIS EVENT ONCE A MONTH AND EXPAND IT TO HOST INDOOR FOOT-DOWN, POLO & TRICK COMPS IN THAT NASTY NORTHWEST WINTER WEATHER... ALSO STAY TUNED AS WE ARE DEVELOPING THE FIRST FIXED-GEAR VIDEO MAGAZINE, 'VELOSHIP AHOY!' TO SCREEN AT FUTURE BIKE NITES.

*AT THIS EVENT: FREE ADMISSION (21+ SORRY KIDS), FREE VOODOO DONUTS, PRODUCT GIVEAWAYS, FREE PHOTO OPS (LATER TO BE PUBLISHED IN PRINT AND ONLINE), LIVE DEEJAY N DANCIN, DRINKS, FULL FOOD MENU, FILMS ON THE 20FT MOVIE SCREEN (MACA, MASH, RAD, BOOTLEG) AND THE CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN AS A PLAYER IN THE LOCAL BIKE FAMILY.

HOPE TO SEE ALL OF OUR FRIENDS THERE AND MAKE IT ONE HECK OF A BLAST! PERFECT TIME TO BLOW OFF ALL OF THAT HOLIDAY STEAM AND UNWIND... CHEERS!!!

**OH YEAH... I WILL BE GIVING AWAY A FREE TATTOO TO A LUCKY ATTENDEE... BUT ITS GOTTA BE BIKE-RELATED... DUH!!!

=THIS WEEK=

2009-12-18T23:34:00.000-08:00

WELL INTO OUR 3RD WEEK AND IT'S IN FULL SWING! OUR RENT PARTY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND WE'VE MANAGED TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN... THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT AND SHOW THEIR LOVE!! FULL STEAM AHEAD... 8 DAZE A WEEK THE VIRTUE TATTOO/ROCK-A-BETTIES TEAM IS HERE TO SERVE YOU (AND PROBABLY FRIGHTEN YOU A BIT TOO!)

HERE ARE A FEW SHOTS OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S COME THROUGH IN THE PAST WEEK... ABOVE IS JONATHAN'S DAVE QUIGGLE PIECE. NO TOUCH-UPS WERE NEEDED ON THIS NECK PIECE! BELIEVE ME, I'M JUST AS SURPRIZED AS YOU ARE!

TIF AND TIM CAME IN FOR THIS SET... LOCKET AND KEY. I LOVE THE LOVERS... AINT THAT CUTE!!!

MY BOY ROB AND I HAVE BEEN PUSSYFOOTIN' AROUND HIS FIRST TATTOO FOR PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE COMING UP WITH WHAT TO DO... HE WON 1ST IN AN ALLEYCAT LAST YEAR AND PART OF HIS PRIZE WAS A TATTOO FROM ME. HE OPTED TO PASS ON THE MODERATELY SIZED BIKE-RELATED TATTOO AND GO FOR A FULL SLEEVE INSTEAD. 'ATTA BOY ROB-O!

HIS IDEA IS A COMBINATION/COLLAGE OF ALL THE CITIES THAT HE'S LIVED IN THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE. ALL OF THEM ARE ON THE WEST COAST, U.S. AND HE PICKED ICONS TO REPRESENT EACH OF THEM.

ABOVE ARE SOME DETAILS OF THE PIECE... THERE'S A GAP IN THE ELBOW/TRENCH AREA THAT WE HADN'T FIGURED OUT YET, BUT ROB CAME THROUGH WITH THE IDEA OF ADDING EL SEGUNDO'S BLUE BUTTERFLY TO FINISH IT UP. THE OTHER CITIES ARE LOS ANGELES, GLENDORA, ARCADIA, CORONA AND PORTLAND.

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT... SECOND SESSION. THE OUTLINE WAS ABOUT 3 1/2 HOURS AND THE WASH & SHADING WAS AROUND 4. NEXT WE'RE ADDING COLOR WASHES TO THE SUBJECTS ALONE, LEAVING THE BACKGROUND BLACK & GREY TO HELP IT READ AND NOT APPEAR TOO BUSY.

BELOW IS AN OUTLINE I THREW WITH MY HOMIE EDGAR... (BATTLE!) COMING IN AT JUST UNDER 2 HOURS, I'M HYPED ON THIS ONE! IT'LL BE FINISHED LIKE AN ILLUSTRATION... SOLID BLACKS AND LINES... NO WASHES. VERY GRAPHIC, NOT SO TATTOOISH. STOKED AS FUCK.

I'LL TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THE HIGHLIGHTS OF EACH WEEK AS I BUILD UP VIRTUE'S REP... IT'S NOT ALWAYS TATTOOING THAT KEEPS THE PLACE ROCKIN' EITHER, SO TUNE IN FOR ALL THE ADVENTURES TO COME!!! HOLLERATYERBOY.

=ROCK-A-BETTIES ART=

2009-12-15T13:05:00.000-08:00

I RECENTLY FINISHED HAND-PAINTING THE ROCK-A-BETTIES LOGO THAT I DESIGNED FOR THEM, ON A BIG 'OL SIGN FOR THE FRONT OF OUR SHARED SHOP. (THE ABOVE IMAGE IS IN PROGRESS... NOT QUITE DONE!) TOOK A FEW DAYS... BUT I'M SUPER STOKED WITH THE OUTCOME. SOON, I'LL BE PAINTING IT AGAIN, INSIDE THE SALON BEHIND THE RECEPTION DESK, ADDING TO THE SALONS FLAVOR.

I'M WORKING ON WHAT I'LL PAINT ON THE WALLS INSIDE THE TATTOO STUDIO CURRENTLY AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET THAT ONE STARTED... KEEP A SHARP EYE OUT FOR POSTS ON THAT ONE SOON!

=S.O.S! SAVE OUR SHOP!!!=

2009-12-09T03:26:00.000-08:00

PLEASE REPOST!!!
TOMORROW (OR TECHNICALLY TODAY-WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9TH) COME CHECK OUT OUR SHOP AND HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE RENT!!! WE GOT $1000 TAKEN FROM US AND NOW WE ARE IN A BIND... $30 TATTOOS, $20 WOMENS & $10 MENS HAIRCUTS... MUSIC... BEER... SNACKS... PAINTING AUCTION (BY SANDYJONES) AND MORE!!! STARTS AT 10AM AND GOES ALL DAY... CAN YOU?

=THE STUDIO=

2009-11-30T07:49:00.000-08:00

HERES A FIRST LOOK INTO THE VIRTUE STUDIO... NOT EVEN A WEEK INTO THE SPOT, SO THERE'S ALOT OF FILLING OUT TO DO! FIRST THING WILL BE MORE ART ON THE WALLS, NATURALLY. SOME NEW CHAIRS ARE ON THE WAY AS WELL AS TABLES AND RACKS FOR MAGAZINES AND TATTOO DESIGN DISPLAY. VIRTUE IS A CUSTOM SHOP BUT SANDY DRAWS SO MANY ORIGINAL PIECES THAT HAVE YET TO BE TATTOOED... THAT THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED LIKE FLASH FOR FANS OF HIS ART.

SHOTS: THE TATTOO STUDIO, ET AL.

JUST LARGE ENOUGH FOR ONE SESSION AT A TIME, THE INTIMATE SETTING IS TUNED TO A FOCUSED ATTENTION ON ORIGINAL, CUSTOM TATTOO WORK. THE STUDIO SHARES SPACE WITH 'ROCK-A-BETTIES CHOP SHOP' OWNED BY FABULOUS LOCAL HAIR STYLIST, KESHIA MORITZ. THE COOPERATIVE WORK OF HAIR STYLISTS AND TATTOO ARTIST OFFERS UP A LIVELY AND DIVERSE EXPERIENCE FOR THE PATRON.

SPEAKING OF KESHIA... THE FIRST TATTOO DONE IN THE SPOT BY SANDY WAS THIS LITTLE KNUCKLE-ROCKER ON KESHIAS FINGERS. MICRO-TATS ANYONE? THE SHOP HAD TO BE CHRISTENED PROPER, SO WHAT BETTER WAY THAN THE OWNERS OF THE TWO BUSINESSES SHARING A BIT OF INK AND A LAUGH. THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER... YOU KNOW THE REST.

CHECK THIS BLOG AS OFTEN AS YOU WISH TO KEEP UP ON THE EVENTS, WORKS AND SHENANIGANS OF VIRTUE TATTOO, SANDY JONES AND THE GALS AT ROCK-A-BETTIES. WITH A CREW LIKE THIS, IT'S SURE TO BE A SPIRITED RIDE!!!