afternoon delight

painted and hung this fella (and lady) recently. the American Traditional take on Japanese tattoo motifs is easily my favorite mode of tattoo art. its readability appeals to my troglodyte western mind, breaking intensely detailed designs down to simpler shapes and larger fields of black, effectively translating a whole backpiece of badass into a strong and dynamic one-point. cliff raven, paul rogers, heck, most old-timers had some really fantastic versions of these guys. check'em out!!!