=NEW BIZ CARDS=

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

=SOME OF THE PAST WEEK=

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.

=HOLIDAYS ARE DONE!=

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!

=NOW OPEN=

VIRTUE HAUTE, CUSTOM TATTOO STUDIO IS NOW OPEN! DOORS SWUNG IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 OPENING THE TATTOO STUDIO OF ARTIST SANDY JONES. THE 10 YEAR VETERAN OF CUSTOM TATTOO CULTURE HAS SET INTO MOTION HIS OWN LOCATION TO DEVELOP AND SEE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CREATIVE AND UNIQUE HIGH END TATTOO WORK IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
WHILE THERE ARE A TON OF EXCELLENT ARTISTS OUT HERE... SANDY HAS A BIT TO ADD INTO THE BLOSSOMING ART SCENE. BLA BLA BLA....