Tattoos

More portraits from my thesis series. The common denominator of this group is tattoos. Alottatattoos. One art history class that I took while at MECA was The Decorated Body, with Professor Aimee Bessire. What a fun and informative class! We studied permanent forms of decoration - tattoos, scarification, body modification - as well as clothing, hair styles, etc.

Here are a few decorated bodies:

Lex Golubow, 2006

pastel, oil, charcoal and watercolor on Rives BFK, 29" x 41". For Sale.

Phoenix with Hold Fast, 2006

pastel, oil, charcoal and watercolor on Rives BFK, 29" x 41". For Sale.

Eric with Charm of Hummingbirds, 2005

pastel, oil, charcoal and watercolor on Rives BFK, 22" x 30". For Sale.

Zac Perkins, 2006

pastel, oil, charcoal, watercolor and collage on Rives BFK, 29" x 41". For Sale.

Fire/Water Sarah, 2005

pastel, oil, charcoal and watercolor on Rives BFK, 22" x 30". For Sale.