Drawn On Tattoo Portfolio

Drawn-on tattoos like the work represented here make up the bulk of my current tattoo practice. Each of these designs was drawn directly onto the body in stages, using different colors of markers and incorporating the client’s input at each step. This way of working allows the design to flow organically with the body and also makes the client an active participant in the design process.

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Iris Forearm

Matching Mushrooms

Wildflower Head

Full sleeve of magnolia blossoms on the right arm. Upper half is healed 1 month, lower half is healed 2+ months
The full sleeve of magnolia blossoms with the arm opened out to show the inner forearm and bicep.
The full magnolia sleeve viewed from the back
A whole pomegranate with flowers and leaves, above two sections of broken open pomegranate on the shoulder cap and upper left arm
A calotropis procera plant, including several fat seed pods at the bottom, many leaves and small clusters of flowers and buds at the top of the plant. On an outer upper arm, from shoulder cap to several inches above the elbow
Tulip poplar flowers and leaves, cascading in a triangular shape on an upper hip and stomach
A full and bushy potato plant on the back of the calf, with three small textured potatoes among the roots
Three maple leaves and a cluster of samaras on the left shoulder blade
A stalk of New England Aster on the outer left leg, starting as a mass of roots above the ankle and ending in a large cluster of flowers on the outer thigh
A stalk of phaelenopsis orchids rising up the spine, starting with leaves at the waist and ending with buds just below the neck. The existing tattoo on the right shoulder is not my work
A pair of heirloom apples on a branch with clusters of leaves. On an outer forearm, curling around the elbow and reaching down to the wrist
The same tattoo of heirloom apples as the previous picture, from a different angle that shows how the higher apple wraps around to the back of the forearm
An upper arm covered in Queen Anne’s lace flowers and leaves. A black line above the elbow demarcates the ground and below the line are the carrot-like roots of the plant, against a black dot work backgorund
Another view of the Queen Anne’s lace showing the back side of the upper arm from elbow to shoulder
A two mango fruits, several leaves and a cluster of mango flowers on the back of a forearm below the elbow
A full sleeve on a left arm, with common plantain on the lower arm and jewelweed on the upper arm
A pothos vine trailing down the inside of the left leg from above the knee to just above the ankle
A cluster of clementine fruits surrounded by leaves and flowers filling the whole outer upper left arm
Three large mango fruits and several leaves on a branch across the outer left thigh and down along the side of the knee
An outer left arm covered in flowers, including two irises in full bloom on the upper arm, a tiger lily on the back of the forearm and several carnations on the lower arm. Several fuzzy bees interact with the flowers
A chimney swift and cherry blossoms on the right hand.
A pawpaw branch with three whole fruits, one opened fruit and several leaves on an upper left arm