Tony's Hand

This post is sort of a mash up in the timeline of events. We'd started this tattoo - on Hell or High Water's distinguished owner, Tony Barton's hand - one day, before both of our appointments showed up, but then kept getting interrupted by people coming in, deliveries, etc. Just like how the commas kept interrupting the smooth flow of that last sentence. Haha. So anyway, I'd wanted to do one single photo spread so I waited a few weeks later till we actually finished it. Enjoy!

The design is a complimentary scene to go along with his other hand, done by Donn Davis several years ago, of an eyeball, a wing, and a broken pencil. Here we have a paintbrush and an eye, with waves to go with the sleeve background and some scales and leaves for effect.

This is where we'd stopped the first time...  and of course no time for breaks, right to work we both went.

And then a few weeks later, touch ups here and there, and presto - here it is complete!

Lefty to bat

Well, I've been meaning to post on here since it happened, but found myself drawn into other things... namely how to generate income, and then also how to enjoy the silence. About three weeks ago I broke a bone in my wrist - actually it's my radius so it's part of my arm - and haven't been able to tattoo or draw since! Well that's not exactly true. I mean I can't tattoo, but I've been drawing and painting with my left hand. And I've been making lamps! Things are looking bright.

So typing is a bit of a pain too. Which is also why I've neglected a post or two. This one's a bit wordy and there's no photos (but there will be later!).

But painting has been... eye opening in a sense. To go from not doing ANY painting for a year to only painting with your Non-Dominant hand - it's daunting at first to say the least. But I am more and more pleased with the results. So there may be more of them in the future! With the right hand! Or both!

I'll be posting some peeks at the work in a few days - I'll also be having a show of these valuable monstrosities before my arm gets out of the cast (you can laugh). If I sell anything it is going towards my bills... and food...

What's been telling in doing these paintings is that I regained something of a voice that I'd lost with painting. I ran out of things to say so I put down the brush. Tattooing everyday and drawing for my appointments kept me more than preoccupied and I guess I was more conceptually drained than I thought... but my broken arm has given me time to replenished some of that extra energy I suppose. Part of me is really grateful for this opportunity, though it's unfortunate that it is also costing me a bunch of money in medical bills.

As an update, I've pretty much booked April solid with my appointments that were previously scheduled in March... sorry guys! I'm more than surprised and thankful that all my clients, who have taken the news of my broken arm with more understanding than I ever expected, are successfully rescheduled. It's very humbling. I tried to organize everyone bearing in mind that it may be difficult to jump right in to the longer sessions. So if you were wondering, that's what I was trying to figure out. Thanks to all of you for your patience and support!!