The artstudio
Tattooing is one output of the same practice. Danny paints, draws and puts murals on walls around the valley — and the drawing that goes into a portrait is the drawing that goes into everything here.
Originals, studies and walls
Some pieces are available, some are commissions, some are on the side of a building. Anything marked available can be bought — ask at the shop.
You cannot render light on skin if you have not spent years failing to render it on paper.
Black and grey realism is a drawing problem before it is a tattooing problem. Everything that makes a portrait read — where the light lands, how soft a shadow has to be to sit behind a cheekbone, how much contrast to hold back so the piece still works in thirty years — is learned with a pencil, not a machine.
That is the honest reason this page exists. It is not a hobby section. It is the practice the tattoos come out of, and if you are considering a portrait it will tell you more about whether we can do it than a gallery of fresh tattoo photos will.
Murals and original work
Danny takes a limited number of painting and mural commissions each year — interiors, storefronts, private work. If you have a wall or an idea, email the studio with the location, rough dimensions and any references, and we will come back with whether it is a fit and what it would involve.
Original pieces and prints come and go. The mailing list is the only place we announce them.
Want something drawn for you?
Tattoo consultations are free. Commission enquiries go to the studio email.