I'm always pleased to do large scale intricate Celtic knotwork band tattoos, they are such a bold statement. They also require a lot of precision to make them fit the arm, which is not a tube, more like a funnel. This one was a tough one to line up, but there is no beginning and no end, and that's what I always strive for, a perfect custom fit.
Icelandic Sheepdog Tattoo
A tattoo portrait of the highly awarded Icelandic Sheepdog Eyjahunda Thorarinn, the only one of his breed to ever take an AKC “Best in Show.”
His owner commissioned this portrait from me months ago, sending multiple photographs for me to work from, and then decided to make the trek to have me also install it. I am very happy to see him come to life in skin.
Icelandic Sheepdog Tattoo by Pat Fish
Celestial Star Snake Tattoo
Finding just the right spot for this sinuous snake to writhe about was a bit of a challenge, but once we decided the head on the top of the foot let the neck turn and flex, giving animation to the pattern, then that kinetic element made this the best choice. Fortunately my very pale Norwegian/Scottish friend shows the bright blue dotted color to best advantage.
Celestial Star Snake Tattoo by Pat FIsh
The beauty of a writhing snake, with a celestial spray of stars down its back, brings its movement and sensuous curves to unity with the skin.
Celtic Bass Clef Dolphins Tattoo
The bass clef in a different mood, the smooth rhythm of the waves, the cool behind the heat, the dolphins rising up and the Celtic knotwork interlocking like the musicians playing as one. For a client dedicated to a life in which the expression of his creativity through music is pure joy.
Celtic Bass Clef Dolphins Tattoo by Pat Fish
This tattoo represents the flowing quality of music. The triskele represents birth, the moment of sound sustained, and death... placed on the bass player's fretting arm they illustrate what the muscles beneath this tattoo are responsible for. This is the jazzier side of playing, the fluidity, the playfulness of dolphins. A different mood, the smooth rhythm of the waves, the cool behind the heat, the dolphins rising up and the Celtic knotwork interlocking like the musicians playing as one.