Born For Hard Luck

I HAVE MOVED

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http://bornforhardluck.wordpress.com/

Paint Brushes, Palette and Bell

2011-01-02T16:53:00.001-08:00

both on the same arm, to pay homage to the guy's late grandma and grandpa

Tibetan Skull

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Progress

2010-12-21T15:35:00.000-08:00

2nd sheet almost finished! I left my first sheet by a squeezey bottle at work which dribbled all over the painting and ruined it so i had to re paint the whole sheet!

PAGE UNO

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1 of 5

Dont Trust Anyone

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G'd up from the feet up

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smoking is sexy

Gettin my ead' daaaannn

2010-12-18T04:49:00.000-08:00

new flash set i am working on

AHOY HOY

2010-12-18T04:47:00.000-08:00

taken from a sailor jerry design

ESE GORILLA GANGSTER

2010-12-13T10:43:00.000-08:00

The guy asked for a gorilla with a bandana, the spot was quite rectangular, so i decided it need a shirt collar!

severed head

2010-12-13T10:42:00.000-08:00

this was taken from an old horiyoshi drawing!

Panther and rose

2010-12-13T10:41:00.000-08:00

i tattooed this on my youngest brother!

Drunk man and hannya

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ONI

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KITSUNE

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Hanya and cherry blossoms

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KR3W SKATE PARTY AT WHOLESOME

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i wrote all over this guy! he was great, a very nice guy and we partied hard together!

Phoenix

2010-12-13T10:33:00.000-08:00

this was done on my friend max's mate from spain, he didnt speak any english and it was his first tattoo.

ITS BEEN A WHILE

2010-12-13T10:32:00.001-08:00

i have been very lazy and not updated for a while but i have been busy! i will post everything up today!

Snake head with cherry blossoms

2010-10-22T03:57:00.000-07:00

guy asked for a snakes head!

Don Ed Hardy - Rose of no man's land

2010-10-22T03:56:00.001-07:00

taken from a painting, from the book, tattooing the invisible man.

Owl playing accordion

2010-10-22T03:54:00.000-07:00

the girl this was on was a very big fan of owls, apparently her mum played accordion.

Baphomet

2010-10-22T03:53:00.000-07:00

really wanted to do one of these!! the ears wrap a bit!

Angry bear!

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gnarrrr

Sugar Skull

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skull with a tash! and 12 in circus style font!

Snake, Coffin, Bone and Sickle

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Alien Skull

2010-10-02T02:59:00.000-07:00

From my latest flash board.

A love supreme

2010-10-02T02:58:00.000-07:00

I did this on a guy i went to college on, its based on a sailor jerry design which he originally took from sailor jerry.

Bat winged skull

2010-09-28T12:57:00.000-07:00

from my latest flash board!

Panfudge

2010-09-24T17:27:00.001-07:00

Also on Marissa to cover up an old pick and flick tattoo from years back!

Sheep in Wolf\s clothing

2010-09-24T17:25:00.000-07:00

Marissa who is over from Germany, but originally from Austin Texas got this its a reverse of the usual metaphor!

Giant Squid

2010-09-24T17:24:00.000-07:00

Done on my good friend tom! the skull is his new toy!

Victorian Chappy on crazy skates

2010-09-22T14:55:00.000-07:00

aka Ron Burgandy on pram wheels

Flash Board

2010-09-22T14:53:00.000-07:00

So, this is the final product of 7 days with Labrynthitis! i'm pretty happy with it....

Skull and Snake on Book

2010-09-18T16:46:00.000-07:00

I painted this for Aaron at cult classic, i will give it to him on Wednesday when i go to his shop to get tattooed by Steve Byrne!

Eagle with large Talons

2010-09-18T16:43:00.000-07:00

Im off work because i got this ear virus which makes me feel like ive been spun round on a roundabout all day long. its pretty fucking shit. SO i decided to start painting a flash board, this is the first piece, i have done another 5. Just a couple of smaller designs to fill the gaps and badabing badaboom DONE!

Snake swallowing diamond

2010-09-14T14:17:00.000-07:00

Leeroy Needed a gap filled so i trace the space in his arm and drew this in what i had to work with. Leeroy mentioned he wanted a snake and a diamond so we came up with this!

Mummified Eye spider

2010-09-14T14:02:00.000-07:00

Filler on mister leeroy!

Panther cover up

2010-09-14T14:00:00.001-07:00

Panthers are the perfect cover up, this guy turned up in my school that i used to go to school with. I hadnt seen him for like 6 years or something, he had a MUFC tattoo underneath, i think it worked quite well!

dagger and eye

2010-09-14T13:59:00.000-07:00

My mate tom asked for a dagger tattoo so i came up with this!

Skull and roses

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This guy asked for a sugar skull and roses so i gave him this!

Skull burning on torch

2010-09-14T13:54:00.000-07:00

Tattooed this on my friend max he said i could do what i wanted!

Skull in Coffin

2010-09-04T04:32:00.001-07:00

From the painting! i did it on my friend kyle, we came up with the eye is seeing out of the darkness even tho it is buried life still goes on! HAHAHAA

Painting

2010-09-04T04:29:00.000-07:00

I painted this last weekend, i dont really have a pretentious explaination to what it means, i just want to do some weird shit!

Eye Eye

2010-09-04T04:26:00.000-07:00

I originally drew this as a doodle in a park when i was in Madrid. My friends cousin came along when he got tattooed the other day and said i could do anything i wanted, so this was the result!

Sugar Skull & Candle

2010-09-04T04:25:00.001-07:00

Did this tattoo on a guy i used to go to college with, i added the candle to make it more interesting!

Ouch!

2010-08-06T14:36:00.000-07:00

Dagger on Charlie to fill an annoying gap!

Up She Rises

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Pirate ship with ripped sails on rolling wave! i used the purple and yellow around the boat to make it seem a bit more eerie than a usual boat!

From Russia With Rose

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A cute Russian doll tied up with a bow!

Couple of paints

2010-08-02T13:36:00.000-07:00

some paintings from a big flash board i am working on at the moment. i have painted 5 so far, im aiming for around 10 -15 designs!

Skowl

2010-08-02T13:35:00.001-07:00

owl skull and bones..... what more do you need?

BIKER SHIT

2010-07-25T03:48:00.000-07:00

A guy i tattooed from home last year wanted to have is tattoo touched up, so i said come down pic a tattoo out the walk in tattoo flash books and i can touch your old tattoo up at the end! he picked this rad design, i really enjoyed doing it.

Owl with blind fold

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This owl is based on some art work for RoloTomassi...

Cry Baby

2010-07-25T03:45:00.001-07:00

I visited my friends shop True Tattoo on Thursday and tattooed Chris and Ricky there. Ricky wanted a baby head so we did this, the gap below is going to be filled with a bib when he comes up with something cool to put on it!

Smeagul

2010-07-21T14:46:00.000-07:00

tattooed this on my little brother, it comes from a 1980's Don Ed Hardy design! so stoked my brother got it!

Vampires and Bats

2010-07-21T14:44:00.000-07:00

I started this tattoo on my friend greg, it is also a cover up of a 10 year old tattoo situated under the vamps hair! cant wait to pump the colour in!

New Skool Tees

2010-07-21T14:38:00.000-07:00

Some tees are coming out very soon for New Skool tattoos. The design came from a doodle and has now ended up on a shirt! the pic here is just the blueprint!

TMP SUMMER LAUNCH AT WHOLESOME

2010-07-21T14:35:00.001-07:00

So, i did some free tattoos at my friends store Wholesome in shoreditch, for too much posse's 2010 summer range i did about 6 tattoos altogether, it was a pretty hot and hectic night. check out some pics!

Rose with Bombs

2010-07-08T04:07:00.001-07:00

Done on the graffiti writer BOMS as homage to his name!

ROSE FILLER

2010-07-08T04:05:00.000-07:00

I did this on my good friend Ricky Williams, he tattoos aswell. it was kinda to devert the attention away from the chick with a dick below! hahahahaaha!

MADBALLS!

2010-07-08T04:03:00.001-07:00

Do you remember these from being a kid? i had a couple, they ended up being chewed to pieces by my nans dog, i wasnt too bothered.

Eagle On Pocket Watch

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Tattoo on Charlie, the time on the watch was around the time he was born....

Red Rose

2010-06-29T03:04:00.002-07:00

Tattooed on my friend Kyle from Wholesome!

TOO MUCH POSSE SUMMER LAUNCH

2010-06-29T03:04:00.001-07:00

I will be tattooing at this event! come down!

Sailor Jerry Flash

2010-06-29T02:58:00.000-07:00

Dragon head and dagger done from the SJ book! just changed the handle on the dagger to make it look less like a tophat!

Wolf and cresent moon

2010-06-29T02:56:00.000-07:00

2 hours on a skinny girls arm!

Skull and Bird

2010-06-17T12:36:00.001-07:00

I had total freedom to do what ever on my good friend Kyles arm!

KING KONG

2010-06-17T12:34:00.000-07:00

I did this on my good friend Kel, he has a thing for apes. He wishes he could be naked in a giant gorillas mouth.

All seeing eye shape

2010-06-17T12:32:00.000-07:00

The guy i tattooed this on said the shape was a scientific shape for pure energy or something it was his idea to add an eye in the middle triangle!

Tudor Rose Elbow

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Mike sat for this like a champ! i was impressed!

Shark on foot

2010-06-17T12:29:00.000-07:00

after i tattooed the shark, Russ asked me to tattoo Sorry Mum across his toes with a heart and a kiss. He apologised to her for getting a tattoo with another tattoo!

Light House and a brewing storm

2010-06-17T12:28:00.000-07:00

My friend Louis asked for a light house scene with clouds waves and a storm, he specifically asked for it not to be framed. I like the way it wraps.

Angry Gorilla

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He's SO ANGRY!

Roses

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These roses are above my friend Mike's Knees he loves a good session!

Blue Skull

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This skull is loosely based on a mexican sugar skull, i made it less busy and more bold!

Peacock on foot

2010-06-17T12:23:00.001-07:00

The girl i did this on orignally wanted a phoenix but i showed her peacocks can be just as cool!

Dead Horse

2010-06-17T12:20:00.000-07:00

i did this tattoo on Tom Sykes. I've heard it was to do with his nick name tomatoe sauce, aussie cockney rhyming slang is dead horse. The design fitted perfectly in the space he wanted to fill.

Pissed Off Shark

2010-06-17T12:19:00.000-07:00

did this rad shark a few months back on my mate stewart.

THAR SHE BLOWS

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She sure does!

TIKI MAN

2010-04-25T12:18:00.001-07:00

My friend Gavin and bassist of my band asked for a tiki man holding a ukulele for his love for music! and during the summer he wont leave home with out his!

Dont fear the Reaper!

2010-04-25T12:14:00.000-07:00

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS GONNA GET YA!

Lucies lady

2010-04-09T16:35:00.000-07:00

From a Sailor Jerry Design tattooed on lucy!

Scorpio

2010-04-09T16:34:00.000-07:00

This guy wanted to cover a heart and banner with an ex girlfriends name in. We choose to do a scorpion as his star sign is Scorpio and it was a design black enough to cover it!

Compass and rope

2010-04-09T16:32:00.000-07:00

Done on Louis Oliver, a lighting technician for YMA6 and other popular music! Sat well! tough guy!

biker skeleton

2010-04-05T12:39:00.000-07:00

done on the old guy AGAIN!! best customer ever! he bought in some flash and i oldschooled it up!! looks bold!

Wholesome

2010-04-05T12:37:00.000-07:00

did this old carnival style font on my buddy Kyle from wholesome. 47 is the shops number! i downloaded a font called circus but it didnt come with numbers so i drew these out by hand! he did originally want no colour but i think we twisted his arm and he made the right choice!

Genie Slut

2010-04-02T15:37:00.001-07:00

Ever found a skull rubbed it around on your shirt a few times threw it on the floor and rammed a couple bones into its mouth to form an X, then watched a sexy ass hoe fly out its left eye? me neither but it makes a cool tat..... right?

2010-04-02T15:36:00.000-07:00

Done on my mate Konstantine (what a cool name). He asked for a wolf spirit, and gave me some thing to draw from i kinda made it my own.

Regal Schmegal

2010-04-02T15:35:00.001-07:00

Crown on Sian!

Gangsta shit round 2

2010-04-02T15:34:00.001-07:00

better pic

failmerican apparel rummage fail sale

2010-04-02T12:47:00.000-07:00

this looked jokes, i wish i could've been here

Gangstar

2010-03-31T06:37:00.000-07:00

Did this cheeky pin up for the old guy mick, he chose it straight out the book which was cool, i just re drew it more old school pin up style and added colour. Next week were doing a skeleton on a chopper!

Old Boy

2010-03-28T11:50:00.000-07:00

I tattooed this on a 68 year old man, it was his second tattoo ever, he got it the day after he got his first. He decided to get tattooed as he is now retired. I have a feeling he will be a good customer.

BLOGS

2010-03-26T11:49:00.000-07:00

me and my work has been dropped on 2 blogs check them out

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Hangin on the telephone

2010-03-20T03:35:00.000-07:00

Old school telephone and flowers on my friend Lucy J.

FUCKING FAIRY

2010-03-20T03:31:00.000-07:00

OWL on type writer

2010-03-20T03:30:00.001-07:00

done on my friend sam

SPLIT PAINTING

2010-03-18T14:48:00.000-07:00

My mate Ricky Williams from FMT sent me a painting with a gap in the middle, i saw he had a snakes body ripping through the page s i decided to paint a cobras head ripping out to fill the gap! Shit i need to send it back!

Ahoy

2010-03-18T14:40:00.001-07:00

The start of a nautical themed sleeve on my friend Sammie....

Demon Child

2010-03-18T14:38:00.000-07:00

Started painting this to show my friend Steve a thing or two about watercolour and ink i hope it inspired him :)