Dog Portraits Tattooed by Greg

It's just been a few years ago that I did my first dog portrait...I'd always shied away from them before. This first one I just couldn't pass on...I've always liked dachsunds.


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And then the last couple of weeks I've been privileged to do these two.

Tattoos for Halloween

Normally, Susan does the foot tattoos - she loves them...but she's not really into this sort of design. I like it.

A little different koi

Everytime I am asked to do a koi I try to do them a little different. I think everyone of them should be as unique as the wearer.

Finished Tattoo for Josh

Earlier I posted the outline of this tattoo and I recently had the privilege of finishing it. This type of tattoo work is a lot of fun. I can combine the challenge of portrait work with the adventure of custom work. Bring me more of these ideas!!

2 DAy Sitting on Sleevework

Chris Roberts came in from Indiana yesterday and today to have a marathon sitting on the sleevework we started this spring....didn't quiet get done. Oh well, Tucson is beautiful in winter and so Chris and his wife will have a good excuse to come back.

Update on Ryan's chest piece. We have the Koi done....the Turtle is next.

Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are has been the subject of many a tattoo in the last few years. I had the privilege of starting one this week. Thanks, Francesca. I believe we'll have 2 more sittings to complete this one. The design will be a comlete armband when we are done. And there will be color. This is Francesca's first tattoo and she did a great job of sitting for such a large amount of line work.

Portrait - first sitting

Sometimes portraits require more than one sitting. Here is a good example. I did the first sitting on this portrait the other day. We finish it up in a few weeks. Sometimes the skin gets too irritated to keep tattooing, sometimes redness gets in the way, sometimes it just starts hurting - lots of shading can do that.

Tom's Tattoo

Finally got to finish a tattoo I started on a good buddy of mine. I started the tattoo over a year ago. Time flies. We've both been busy.

Debbie's Tattoos

I've been tattooing my close friend, Debbie, for years....and she informed me the other day that I've never posted any of the pictures. Well here are some pics of her arm work.

Koi Tattoo

Another tattoo I started recently. This one on a vet who was visiting Tucson. He will return in August for a marathon color session. I like to draw each koi a little differently. This one has a nice masculine quality.

Chris's Tattoo - First Sitting

Here is a slide show of a new tattoo I'm starting on Chris. I have just done the first sitting and there will be at least one color session. This tattoo is inspired by his time in Costa Rica.


The video is longer than the number of pictures...but only because I love this music by Gabriel Francisco. He's a local musician. This is from his album Spanish Dreams.

Pretty little tattoo

Here's a smaller tattoo I recently did. A local teacher sports it on her calf. Sometimes it's nice to do one sitting, smaller pieces. Especially on such nice customers! Thanks for the use of the leg, Margaret.

Cover ups

I stumbled across this picture looking for something else and it occurred to me I don't think I've posted any cover up work. I actually do a lot of cover up and fix up work. I don't always take before and after pictures. My goal is to have a finished tattoo that doesn't scream "I'm a cover up". I do have a before picture for this tattoo but let's just say it's not suitable for web viewing. It was a rather large phallic symbol. The wearer had long gotten tired of explaining why he had it and how truly out of his mind he was when he got it...a common story!

Update on Lemar's Tattoo

Here are some recent pictures of Lemar's tattoo. I work on him again this week and then he's off to Hawaii for a vacation with his family. I hope to finish the tattoo later this summer.

Recent Tattoo Portrait

Here's a portrait I did recently. I can't repeat enough how important a good photo is to work with. It makes the whole experience better. The drawing for the tattoo, the actual tattooing and the results are all so much better when I get to start with a good photo.

Celtic Tattoos

Sleipner. See wikipedia. This is an eight legged horse from Norse Mythology. Bryson is the proud owner of this tattoo. I enjoyed doing it and learning something new in the process.

Progression of a oriental style sleeve.

Lemar's tattoo has been just pure pleasure to do. He has given me full reign to use my artistic sensibilities. I am enjoying watching the progression of this piece as much as designing it. This slide show represents what we have so far minus his new work this week (still in camera). And there is a sitting in 2 more weeks. Then Lemar will take his new tattoo to Hawaii for a vacation with his sons. There won't be too many more sittings after that and it will be finished.
Click here to link to Lemar's tattoo.

Update on Paul's Jesus Portrait

I did a second sitting on Paul's Jesus Portrait this week.