Shinju

Shinju, originally uploaded by slushbox.

Started this at an art show a couple of weeks ago. its a tiny one 8x10 avail for $250 if anyone is interested.

Panda-Bushi

Panda-Bushi 12 x 12 Acrylic, originally uploaded by slushbox.

The Panda Warior! 12 x 12 Acrylic on masonite. Finished this for a show on comming up next week. It's an Asian themed show so the next few paintings I do will be some of the backlog of Japanese stuff i've had sketched out. Great to prep for my trip to Japan in March!

Seppuku

Seppuku , originally uploaded by slushbox.

I've had this painting stuck in my head for a while now. I finally got around to painting it. I’m really happy with how moody and somber it came out. For those who aren’t versed in Japanese Seppuku, the practice was part of the samurai bushido code. When the samurai brought shame to their feudal lord or shogun, also instead of falling into the hands of their enemies or as a form of capital punishment.

it was done with a wakizashi (shorter sword then a katana) or a tantō (knife) with a cloth wrapped around the blade so they wouldn’t lose their grip or cut themselves. Which apparently was important even though they were about to disembowel themselves..

After the left to right cut was made the samurai’s chosen second attendant, (kaishakunin) would take their head to lessen the pain. It was supposed to be done so that only a thin piece of flesh remained to keep the head attached.

Granted this was usually done in a ceremonial white silk robes but then you wouldn’t get to see her sweet back tat!

Skull Samurai - "Shi" Tattoo

Skull Samurai - "Shi" Tattoo , originally uploaded by slushbox.

This piece has been in the works for about a year and a half or so. It was done using the art from my "Shi" painting.

The owner of the tattoo saw the painting and wanted to get it tattoo. I ended up drawing his other sleeve as a "Day of the Dead" bandito which later becase the painting "Merchant of Death".

Prints of the painting are available on Slushbox.com the original is sold and long gone.

Shi - Giclee 12 x 12
Shi - Poster 12 x 12

Can't Stop the Rock

Can't Stop the Rock, originally uploaded by slushbox.

No matter what you do you can't stop the rock!

8.5 x 15 acrylic and mixed media on board.

Prints available soon on www.slushbox.com
Original available also.

RASENGAN! Sage Naruto

Sage Naruto, originally uploaded by slushbox.

I'm such a huge Naruto fag I mean fan..
I've been wanting to do this painting for a while and I finally got around to doing it. It’s a digital painting and there is a ton of detail in the original is about 5500 pixels x 6300 pixels (about 10x bigger than this preview). Click here to see a zoom-in of the face and hair.

Gieshas & Dragons & Foo Dogs Oh My!

Japanese Leg Sleeve Tattoo - Giesha, Dragon & Foo Dog, originally uploaded by slushbox.

This was a leg sleeve project I worked on for a client of mine he had a small tattoo to cover on his ankle where the rock is. We actually did the foo dog almost a year earlier then did all the other stuff.. I would have preferred the geisha on the outside of his leg not the inside but.. just a lesson kids always plan ahead!

www.HellcatTattoo.com

Samurai Girl tattoo

deseo samurai girl tattoo, originally uploaded by slushbox.

So this guy came in with these sick Deseo prints and wanted to make them into a tattoo so I combined a few of the best features of the paintings and came up with this. I think it came out pretty sick, definitely one of my favs.

www.HellcatTattoo.com