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If you ever see me at an airport you most likely will see me with my sketchbook, sitting around watching tv with my sketchbook, visiting relatives with my sketchbook. like part of my body.

One of the biggest things that helped my art skills was to start bringing my sketchbook with me and draw. The problem is that I can’t seem to just sit and do nothing. I have this consistent chatter in my head that drives me to draw. Sometimes it is a tattoo that is coming or a logo design I’m working on. Whatever it is, sketching what is in my head, has helped keep me grounded.

So I decided I would share what I draw. Dig up some of the old sketchbooks and post photos from them. As I look at the pages there are so many stories to each drawing. A window into my head? hope not. there are some strange things in my books.

So I got a cool request from awesome young woman wanting a tattoo, she sent me a text with her son in a jester costume. she wanted a jester with some sort of zombie thing for her son. Awesomeness, right up my alley. so I looked......

https://selvedgeyard.com/2009/01/28/the-legend-of-sailor-jerry/ If you don’t know who Sailor Jerry is– you don’t know tattoos. Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins (1911-1973) is considered the foremost American tattoo artist of his time, and defined the craft in two eras– BSJ and ASJ (before and after Sailor Jerry). Arguably, he......

 Ahoy, I drew up this pirate theme sketch for a Matey  that wanted his whole back tattooed and wanted his motorcycle painted with the same design. This is what i came up with. The scallywag ended up not doing the tattoo and the motorcycle. I believe he moved......

The Day of the dead girl, Decided that I would draw up another one of these gals, painted a couple on the years past and people always seemed to love them. So just for fun I sketched and ink her out.   History of Day of......

  I absolutely love how this tattoo turned out. it was a great story, a small cover up and she did great.  ...

Voodoo doll I  am sitting at my desk, feet up, my sketchbook on my lap. the door open. the weather so nice. the sun is coming up and the colors in the sky are shooting into the office. Bright orange and yellows from the sun......