10.29.2011

Sailor Jerry at the dawn of the 21st Century

Liberty pin-up
2001

Love thy neighbor
2002

Pin-up with added eighth note
2003

Hungry Wolf
2004

All designs by Norman Keith 'Sailor Jerry' Collins [1911-1973]

Devils and Angel

Eric Maaske flash
1999

Sailor Jerry flash
2001


Milford Barnes flash
2003

Some Cowgirls I Dude

Empty handed cowgirl
2001
I think the outline I used for this one was by Al Miller. Below we have George Petty's original cowgirl holding a branding iron from a 1939 Old Gold ad.


A white trash cowgirl 60 years later [OC/Hootenanny version] from my 1999 set of flash.
2000

10.28.2011

Girls Getting Carried Away

A Rat Fink Frankenstein with his Bride on my old downstairs neighbor, Battalion of Saints singer, George Anthony. This tattoo was George's reward for catching the crackhead that broke into my apartment while I was at work.
Chris Earnhart 2000


Another rip-off of the 'Forbidden Planet' movie poster. Now he's a tiki.
2001

More old 35mm scans coming soon.
[in my day, we had to wait for an HOUR before we could see our pictures]

10.24.2011

Brian's Dragon

Almost finished dragon back piece worked on over the last 2 years between trips to Afghanistan. I won't get to work on this one again until next summer.

10.19.2011

What a Shrunken Head

A new take on the Deadbolt shrunken head for Harley's nephew.

The Deadbolt shrunken head logo I designed around 1991 or '92.
Still in use 20 years later, who woulda guessed that one?
GFY

10.10.2011

Two New Portraits

Jack Sparrow color portrait

Grandma walking the dog
2011

More Art Forgery

William Blake's Ancient of Days 1794
This tattoo was done last year [I think] the photo is from 2011