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I’ve been sitting here for ten minutes writing out an intro for Nick Baxter’s new twenty page booklet. Once I have a full sentence written out, I read it before immediately erasing it. Instead of wasting any more time, I’m just going to copy/paste Nick’s explanation that he posted on his blog:

I’m making available to all, free of charge, a 20-page booklet I wrote explaining the principles of how to evaluate art for artistic growth, as well as how to foster a positive critique environment with your peers and colleagues.  This text will almost certainly see further development sometime in the future, into something even more comprehensive. But in the anti-copyright, anarchist spirit of community and sharing, the current version is free to all who are willing to read and learn.  Thanks to Teresa Sharpe for invaluable help in writing it, and to my other friends who gave feedback and suggestions.  Download it here.

What, like we’d leave out this beauty of a bee-sleeve?

Tattoo by Nick Baxter at The Austin Tattoo Company in Austin, TX.

Everyone’s stepping up to be involved with helping raise money to sent to Japan. FK Irons and Eikon Device along with Nick Baxter and Durb Morrison are hosting a charity auction–via eBay, of course.

Kevin and I aren’t tattooers, but we’ve heard good things about FK Irons from people that are. Plus, 100% of the proceeds toward assisting Japan. Sounds pretty fucking win-win to me. Go head and bid on items from FK Irons, Eikon, True Tubes, Nick Baxter and more!

Next Friday night, the good people at The Austin Tattoo Company are throwing a Halloween bash next Friday night.

On top of the normal Halloween debauchery, the shop will be giving away tattoo gift certificates and Oliver Peck’s Misfits cover band will be playing live. I haven’t even started talking about the art show featuring work from Nate Beavers, Bob Tyrrell, Nick Baxter, Paul Acker, Dan Henk, and others.

Do I still need to continue to convince you to go?

After Hell City was all wrapped up, Durb Morrison took an extended road trip down to Texas. During a brief stop in Austin, Durb spent some time getting tattooed by Nick Baxter. Durb joins a long list of tattoo artists who are sporting tattoo work by Nick.

As of right now, these are the only pictures I’m finding online. I can’t wait to see what the finished picture looks like.

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.

I’m always curious as to what artists choose to tattoo on themselves, not to mention who they pick to do it. Below you see Jeff Ensminger‘s arm, the product of many hours of work from Nick Baxter.

Tattoo by: Nick Baxter in Austin, TX

Not all Mom tattoo’s have to have the word ‘Mom’ written across them…

Once again, Happy Mothers Day!

Tattoo by: Nick Baxter at The Austin Tattoo Company in Austin, Texas

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!

Last Rites Gallery opened their newest show this past Saturday night. Originally the show was supposed to feature Fred Harper and Nick Baxter, but then it changed to a solo exhibition for Nick. Now the Last Rites website lists both solo exhibitions for Nick Baxter and Fred Harper, so I don’t really understand what’s going on.

Whether it’s Nick and Fred, or just Nick – the show runs now through February 27th. If you’re interested in checking the exhibit(s) out, the gallery is opened Tuesday-Friday from 2-9pm, Saturday from 2-9pm, and Sunday from 2-6pm.

If you’re unable to make it to Last Rites, fear not – you can still see the work. Nick has all of the pieces from the exhibition featured in a calendar for sale.