Tuesday, June 30, 2009

THE TIME HAS COME!!



Here are the official details on the shoe release this Thursday..

Monday, June 29, 2009

MAN IN THE MIRROR


Michael Jackson was a child prodigy and helped alot of people world wide, yet he was human and was not perfect as seen in this video. You be the judge.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

I DON'T KNOW!


One of the top 5 greatest documentaries of all time.. Buy and watch it a few times.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

THA BUSINESS


This is the latest piece on our client Dow Jones and here is the latest track he produced..

Friday, June 26, 2009

The new Mister Cartoon AF1 Stages Collection's official release will be here at
The Last Laugh Store on Thursday July 2nd.

Thursday, June 25, 2009


Travis came through yesterday and had his daughters name added to his collection..

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

LOS GUYS!!



Here is a classic trailer of the old school Foos Cheech and Chong..
For those of you that don't know you need to check out the line-up from these original characters.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS!!





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Monday, June 22, 2009

BORN AND RAISED

Here is a tattoo from a while back that I found in the archives. Our client was born and raised in East Los Angeles area and wanted to get some classic icons to pay homage..

Sunday, June 21, 2009

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!


You never know how much your parents Love You until you have your own kids but this will give you an idea..

Saturday, June 20, 2009

A tribute to my recovery



This design will be going on my right arm, on the inside of the arm. The circle and triangle will be on the inside of my wrist, and the flames and smoke will undulate up my arm, and swirl around the elbow. It is designed to fit perfectly together with the tattoo I recently had done as a memorial for my Brother John. This is particularly poignant for me, as my Brother was killed by his hopeless addiction to alcohol and drugs, and this tattoo represents my freedom from addiction to alcohol and drugs.....there IS hope!


This is a very rough idea of what it might look like. I just did a quick comp in photoshop, the image is not properly wrapped around my arm.

FAST LANE!

Trip out on this old school Speed Racer tattoo. Most people wouldnt expect this tattoo from me.

Friday, June 19, 2009

ROCK AND ROLL GANGSTER


Here is something that is different than what your used to seeing... Check out the Jewish Gangster doing his thing!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

L.A. ALL DAY!

Check out this L.A. piece... Our client wanted to pay homage to the City of Angeles and the Chicano Lifestyle.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

A new tattoo design for my friend Phil...


My dear friend Phil asked me to design a tattoo for his shoulder, of a beautiful Native American woman with a wolf. This is what I came up with. Damn, it is incredibly hard for me to draw women really well.To truly capture beauty in a drawing is extremely difficult, I can only imagine it is that much harder with a tattoo gun. Perhaps that is why so many female faces I see in tattoo work are often a little bit weird looking. Only the very finest tattoo work I have seen captures the true essence of female beauty that I am trying to portray with this tattoo design.....Hope you like it Phil, and make sure you get it done by the very best!

KNUCKLE UP!!



Check out the trailer for the bare knuckle fighter
"Charles Bronson"
This film looks crazy and we already have one on pre order for the shop.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

COTTON CADDI


Here is the latest mural from the Cotton Caddi. There is more mural work being done so look out for that..

Monday, June 15, 2009

ALWAYS AND FOREVER


Check out a couple of portraits of our clients brother and sister who passed away..  This tattoo was done to show light and look angelic..

Sunday, June 14, 2009

TRAILER OF THE WEEK


Check out this trailer of one of the films that stays on rotation here at the shop..

Saturday, June 13, 2009

EAST SIDE STORY




Here is another classic soul oldie from the East Side Story, the which is one of the oldest oldies compilations for the streets..

Friday, June 12, 2009

Thursday, June 11, 2009

FAMILY FIRST


Here are a couple portraits that were done this past week...

Getting a tattoo for my Brother John




When asking for advice as to how to get 'in' to the tattoo business, one of the first things they told me is to GET TATTOOS, with a tattoo artist whose work you admire. So I approached Dave Nicholson, an amazing tattoo artist who works for the world famous Dutchman Tattoos in Vancouver. (New WestMinster) I had come up with a preliminary design for a tattoo for my brother, that would cover my entire right forearm. I let Dave go with the flow and design it the way he wants. He is an amazing artist, and he draws and designs right on the skin, rather than just tracing a design he has done before hand. This is the tattoo so far....

This tattoo is a memorial for my dear brother John, who passed away in February at the young age of 53 years old. It bears the inscription 'Fly On Brother'....lyrics from a song I wrote for him many years ago.


Sitting and watching Dave work on my forearm, is a fantastic way to learn. He works much faster than anyone else I have watched, actually drawing with the tattoo gun, really stroking the lines with finesse. I ask lots of questions. Dave likes the idea of me getting into the business, and I am hopeful that an apprenticeship is in the offing somewhere down the line.....

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

ONCE AGAIN ITS ON..



The time has come for yet another Artwalk in the heart of Los Angeles... We will be posted at The Last Laugh so come check it out!

The Last Laugh
129 e 6th st
L.A. Ca 90014


This is a drawing I did as a preliminary idea for another tattoo for Scott. He asked for a "Winged Unicorn with Zebra stripes, with a warrior woman with a sword (and she has tiger stripes on her body ) fighting a dragon!" Quite a tall order! Well, no stripes so far......but not too bad for a first stab at it.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Monday, June 8, 2009

DEEP ROOTED

Trip out in this classic piece from the archives, of the
"Home-Grown Homeboy"

Sunday, June 7, 2009

The Temprees

Here is another classic soul oldie for all of you people that are in LOVE or just love good music.. The title of this track is Love Maze.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

The King of Comedy


Check out this trailer of a Robert DeNiro flick that not to many people know about..

Friday, June 5, 2009

BORN TO RIDE


Here is the latest from Evan Metropoulos he came in and wanted to pay homage to his love for fast bikes and life in the fast lane..

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

ARMED AND DANGEROUS



Check out some of our security gaurds.. These two never complain, never ask for a raise, take a day off, come in tired, s#*t they don't even eat..

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

LIVESTRONG




Its getting closer to the release of the Livestrong AF1 more pictures are starting to get leaked and Hype Beast does a good job of bringing you the latest releases. When I design these shoes I design them for the hood and the streets of the West Coast. This color scheme is not only the colors of Livestrong but is also the colors of my High School San Pedro and the colors of Lifestyle C.C.of which I have been a member of over 15 years.. These shoes and the icons in the artwork are part of a culture, not a trend and will never play out.

Monday, June 1, 2009

CLASSIC TATTOOS


Check out this Phoenix I did a couple years ago. The Phoenix bird is old school but still looks good. You Can't go wrong with classic images, they never go out of style.