I’m not sure if anyone from the Netherlands reads this site, but I wanted to mention that Dan Henk is going to be spending sometime over there in July. Sorry I don’t have any specifics, but I’m just grabbing information from the incredibly vague flyer below.
Obviously if you’re interested, contacting Dan directly would be your best bet.
Tattoo by: Dan Henk at Austin Tattoo Company in Austin, TX
As I’ve mentioned before, it’s always interesting to see who tattooers choose among themselves to be tattooed by. Dan Henk has joined the skull tattoo crew, below is a photo after his first session with Nick Baxter.
I know I shouldn’t ask such a stupid question, but how the hell do you guys sit through this?
Tattoo by: Nick Baxter at The Austin Tattoo Company in Austin, TX.
Congrats to Paul Acker, Dan Henk, and Ron Russo for being recognized by Rob Zombie (on his blog?) for their ‘Killer Reject Tattoos‘. Knowing that all of these guys are huge fans of Rob’s work, I’m sure they’re psyched to have Rob’s stamp of approval on theirs.
Tonight (Sunday, May 30th) in NYC, Sacred Gallery will be hosting the “Monica” group art exhibition. Commemorating the life and times of Monica Henk, more than sixteen superstar artists have submitted pieces to be shown that evening.
Those of us that won’t be able to attend can sate our curiosity with these photos of the art to be shown that Dan Henk has kindly posted on Facebook.
Eternal Ink recently announced they’ll be releasing a Dan Henk signature line of tattoo ink. Knowing Dan’s horrorific work, there’s no question where this inspiration came from with ink names like undead red, decomposed skin, and frostbite blue.
The full line should now be available, and those of you that tattoo can check out their website to get your hands on a set of your own
The Pint Size Painting canvas was the talk of the tattoo convention in Detroit on Sunday. As the 2″x3″ canvases were being handed out, some artists gazed at the tiny canvas in amazement, as others didn’t hesitate to get their masterpiece started.
The following week I was fortunate enough to see the paintings in person, and I was blown away. Just when I thought I found my favorite one, it was quickly replaced by another moments later. The amount of detail and time put into these paintings was indescribable.
As we sat around talking about the different paintings, I was able to ask Durb and Tony some questions about the project and their future plans. Read below for the exclusive interview.
Tattoo Snob: What exactly is a ‘pint sized painting’?
Pint Sized Paintings: A Pint Size Painting is a unique miniature masterpiece, art done on a very small scale. All the paintings are on a 2”x3” canvas board, and each one has a huge visual impact.
TS: How many of the paintings were handed out?
PSP: So far we have shipped out almost 1000 canvasses, and received more than 400 back.
TS: With that many handed out, I’m sure you won’t be able to recite everyone that participated. Is there an official list online?
PSP: Yes, you can go to our website, PintSizePaintings.com, and see the list of artists who have submitted art work.
TS: Will we be able to see them live in person?
PSP: We will debut the entire Pint Size Collection at the Hell City Tattoo Festival, May 21-23 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Killumbus. Following that, the show will go to Sacred Gallery NYC in July. From there we will display it at Hell City Phoenix at the Biltmore, August 27-29. Then it will travel to Coil Tattoo Gallery in L.A.
TS: All of the paintings are going to be featured in a book, right?
PSP: Not all paintings received are printed in this first book from Pint Size Publishing. The book is a 224-page hardcover collection of these miniature masterpieces, with 208 of the paintings displayed in full color and printed to actual size.
TS: Will the book’s pages be 2″x3″ as well?
PSP: The book is 6”x9” landscape, and there are two paintings per page to give the focus to the amazing artwork. The book is printed in an art gallery format with bright, white pages and a very clean and simple view so as to not take away from the small paintings.
TS: Where can people pick the book up at?
PSP: You can of course pre-order the book from Pint Size Publishing on our website, Hellcity.com, and they will be available with a limited edition ruler/magnifying glass at Hell City Killumbus, available with the first 200 books purchased.
TS: I hear you’re already working on volume two? Is this true?
PSP: It is true, with the amount of Pint Size Packages we have already sent out, each submission received now is for Volume 2. Submissions pour in on a daily basis. There are hundreds of artists who have not yet sent in their Pint Size Paintings, and more want to be involved every day. Numerous artists have heard of this project heard through the grapevine, plus with the excitement for the release of Volume 1, Pint Size Paintings will most likely have quite a number of editions.
TS: If an artist is interested in being a part of volume two, who can they contact?
PSP: They can simply send us their mailing address to info@hellcity.com and let us know they want to be a part of Pint Size Paintings. We will ship them out a Pint Size Package containing two of our boards (required to use) and a release form, along with some promotional material. We encourage artists from all genres to participate, not just tattoo artists. Spread the word!
As most of you probably know, this past weekend was the Detroit Motor City Tattoo Expo. This year marked the 15th anniversary of the show, and despite the bad weather – the turnout was great. The artist turn out was nothing short than stellar, and the floor was packed all weekend.
As always, I brought out my camera and tried to capture some of the quality work that surrounded me. I snapped entirely too many pictures to post on here, so I’m just going to post the cream of the crop. Please remember, my photography skills are amateur at best.
If you’re interested in seeing all of the mediocre pictures I took, become a fan of Tattoo Snob on Facebook. All of the pictures from this past weekend are posted in the albums.
Three different top notch artists let us know that they have openings at upcoming conventions. Normally if you wanted to get work from any of these artists, you’d find yourself on a waiting list for months and months.
Russ Abbott is heading to Austin for the Star of Texas Tattoo Art Revival (between January 14th – 17th.)
Dan Henk will be at the Inaugural Jet City Tattoo Expo in Seattle* (during the weekend of January 22nd – 24th.)
* – Technically it’s in Marysville, but that’s close enough to Seattle, right?
Last, but not least – Myke Chambers has openings at the Inaugural Jet City Tattoo Expo in Seattle, Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention (between Feburary 5th – 7th,) and the annual Motor City Tattoo Expo in Detroit (during February 26th – 28th.)
We briefly mentioned that Dan Henk is writing a book in a previous entry. Well Dan just announced he finished the book, and it’s now in the hands of a professional editor.
Below is a sneak peek of the cover that Dan’s been working on.
