Saturday January 14th

Victory Electric Tattoo is proud to announce that we are having a sequel to the chopper art show I put on 6 years ago called Psycledelic Tendencies. Saturday January 14th from 6-10 pm. We will have work by about 50 artists/builders. Including vintage painted chopper tanks, new painted tanks by some of the best guys in the business, paintings, original cover art from some issues of DicE magazine, etc. There will be limited priority parking for bikes, so get there early, restaurants downstairs if you're hungry, and an afterparty at The Starlight Room down the street. Here is a list of some of the contributors so far:

Shinya Kimura

Robert Atkinson
Skratch

Zombie

Todd Reich

Sarah Ray

Jeff Wright

Keith Weesner

Pacman

Scott Stollar

Bugs

Michael Dorman

Pizz

Harpoon

Michael Schmidt

Von Franco

John Kline

Stanley Gunn

Robert Williams

Suzanne Williams

Jason Cruz

Tiffany Collins

Ryzart

Tuesday Glennan

Max Grundy

James Owens

Sonny Boy

Chicago Chris

Hot Dog

Little Jenny Ketchum

Wes Drelleshak

Adam Wright

Matt Rascoe

Eli Hathaway

Dan Collins

Duane Ballard

and more to be announced

Sponsored by DicE Magazine

Saturday January 14th

6-10 PM

Victory Electric Tattoo Co.

11390 Ventura Bl. #7(corner of Tujunga)

Studio City, Ca

91604

Psycledelic Tendencies 2

Six years ago I curated an art show at Victory Electric Tattoo Co called "Psycledelic Tendencies-The art of the chopper" well we're doing it again. Sponsored by DicE magazine as usual, and will be a helluva show with over 50 artists, priority parking for bikes, etc. More info to come, mark your calendar...

Scott Stollar...

...has been kickin ass at the shop for the past few months, call to set up an appointment.

(818)980-0728

Simon started on a tribute to Caleb's Father.

Caleb of Cro Customs came by last week to pay homage to his Dad. Colour to come in a couple of weeks.

Look for Simon Watts and his artwork in Kustom Graphics 2

Look towards the back of this latest hardback release from Korero books and you'll find some familiar looking shaved headed fellow and some of his paintings. Look for it at your local Kustom Kulture outlet. There seems to be one on every corner these days but if you can't find one go here http://www.korerobooks.co.uk/k​ustomgraphics2.html

Cheeky Monkey

Simon Watts let loose on another animal lover this week.

Super Bee

Super Bee tattoo by Dapper Dan Collins

Lossa party

I'll be there with the Victory crew. See you there.

Some drunken, violent new flash.

"It's must have been the full moon this week" Simon

Check out Simon's little feature.

And no we don't mean his nose.

Cut and paste this into your browser.
http://www.lostateminor.com/2011/05/27/freeflowing-tattoos-of-simon-watts/

And so it went on Sunday with Simon.

Thanks again Hoop. A pleasure as always.

A little irony appeared this week.

Simon gave Jason a companion piece to the BBQ tat from a while back.

He's a dab hand with the brush.

Call Simon at the shop on 818 980 0728 if you're after some lines.

Simon Watts doing a little striping at the shop last week.

Many of you may not know this but Simon Watts has been striping forever. Just look at how old he is and you know it's true. He's been featured at one time or another in just about every hot rod magazine in the world. If you've got anything you'd like striped come by and have a chat. It's well worth convincing him to drag out his brushes.

5. Scroll down and start at 1. so that this lot makes some sense:)

And find out the what the hell I'm on about with all this scribbling.

4. The paintings that lead to the tattoos

It led to looser a style that eventually influenced my painting style and is now influencing my tattoos. It's kind of different but I think it works and hopefully some of you will find it interesting too and allow me to make a mess on you sometime:)

3. Gettin Loose.

I loved this fact because it did a couple of things. It helped me overcome my inherent need to nitpick and overthink my art. It really loosened me up creatively and introduced a more subconscious or "Unthinking" element to my work. Instead of trying to be a control freak I totally loosened up in everything I did. From my drawings on up.

2. It all started hiding from the cops.

Years ago when I was living in London I used to run around in the middle of the night leave my mark. And because the cops don't like you making a mess in that pristine little city, you had to kind of work fast to avoid capture. Having to work fast ended up having a huge influence on how I drew.

1. So what's with all the squiggly lines?

I've been trying something new tattoo-wise and I just thought I'd share with you where the hell this all comes from. Just in case you think "Who is this moron and why can't he bloody draw properly!!"

Friday the 13th is coming

And so are the $13 Tattoos. It's first come first served so make sure you're here early.

Mr Tea

by Dapper Dan Collins

Frankenscribble

I got to put my spin on Frankenstein this week. Thanks Eli:) I'll also be putting my spin on The Bride of Frankenstein too so keep your eyes peeled.

A squiggly rose is underway.

By Simon Watts

Squiggly Skull by Simon Watts

by Simon Watts

BBQ tattoo

By Dan Collins

A Sneaky Peak from Simon Watts

Here's a taste of some new flash I'm working up. More to come.

sugarskull

By Stanley Gunn

Simon Watts adds a new bike to the shop fleet.

A nice unmolested 1977 Tiger. The commute to work is going to be a lot more fun now.

Cadillac tattoo

By Dan Collins

Sugar Skull tattoo

by Simon Watts

Bugs Skull

another bitchin piece from Bugs. Call to set something up with him on Wednesdays.

DicE magazine cover

Our own Stanley Gunn designed the cover of the new issue of DicE magazine. It looks killer. Go and buy one.

Piston Devil Crazy Face

By Dapper Dan

Japanese with pencil & pen.. By Eli Hathaway

King of Cliche

"Zombie Ninja Vampire"
..My interpretation of all the best..
By Eli Hathaway

Japan Tsunami Relief

many of us in the tattoo community have friends in Japan. I am lucky to get to travel there every year, and it's an amazing country with a very strong people who have lived through some tough struggles over the years, but right now, they need our help. Please take a minute to click the link and donate whatever you can afford to help the relief effort. You can use Paypal or credit card, and it's a tax writeoff. Thanks from everyone at Victory Electric Tattoo Co

Victory Electric Tattoo for Japan Tsunami Relief

high octane

oil on wood by Stanley Gunn

Simon Watts is working up a Geisha Sleeve Idea.

From the Vault...

gotta be at least 10 years ago I did this one...