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Doing a different kinda take on the Phoenix rising from the burning embers of a former way of being. You can see all the rejected ideas I tried in the process video 😅 🔥 🔥 🔥 #phoenixtattoo #phoenix #tattooillustration #tattooconcept #fireflytattoocollective #johnnybhazardtattoo #illustrativetattoo #phoenixrising #fromtheashes #procreatetattooteam #procreateart #maxpacks #maxpack #maxpacksbrushes #maxpackcomicspack #processvideo #processart #process #falsestarts #deadends #blindalley #tattooproject #tattooprojects #riseofthephoenix (at Johnny B. Hazard Tattoo Art & Illustration) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO9NrL5rBAO/?igshid=tutmaxum3f4r
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The next stop in the Tattoo Time Machine is this blend of traditional Irish and American icons! If only that eagle had thumbs, I bet he could play us a sweet tune on the harp. :D Coming up...we stay in flight in our time machine but let's jus say things get a little bit...hotter. :P #tattootimemachine #irishtattoos #eagletattoos #colortattoos #fireflytattoocollective
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Work done on this piece by the amazing @dinaverplanktattoo ...( she also took the pic!) I love this tat of mine EVEN MORE now!! Also. Trades with artists I's awesomesauce #tattoo #fireflytattoocollective
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Nice Start on the Fireman side piece. #firefighter #firefightertattoo #blackandgray #rib #ribpiece #fireman #firefly #fireflytattoos #fireflytattoocollective #eddiefrank #eddiesfrank #eddiefrankart #eddiefranktattoos #tattoo #tattoos #indy #indyart #inkfreakz #indyartist #indianapolis #indianapolisartist
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I have been reading and listening to Alan Watts for 20 years now and I felt it was time to update my take on his likeness. His description of the Chinese principle of li was in the back of my mind while I worked this painting: "I have practiced Chinese calligraphy for many years, and am not yet a master of the art, which could be described as dancing with brush and ink on absorbent paper. Because ink is mostly water, Chinese calligraphy - controlling the flow of water with the soft brush as distinct from the hard pen - requires that you go with the flow. If you hesitate, hold the brush too long in one place, or hurry, or try to correct what you have written, the blemishes are all too obvious. But if you write well there is at the same time the sensation that the work is happening on it own, that the brush is writing all by itself - as a river, by following the line of least resistance, makes elegant curves. The beauty of Chinese calligraphy is thus the same beauty which we recognize in moving water, in foam, spray, eddies, and waves, as well as in clouds, flames and weavings of smoke in sunlight. The Chinese call this kind of beauty the following of li, an ideogram which referred originally to the grain in jade and wood, and which Needham translates as "organic pattern," although it is more generally understood as the "reason" or "principle" of things. Li is the pattern of behaviour which comes about when one is in accord with the Tao, the watercourse of nature. The patterns of moving air are of the same character, and so the Chinese idea of elegance is expressed as feng-liu, the flowing of wind." -excerpt from p.15 of Alan Watts' beautiful book Tao: The Watercourse Way (Pantheon, 1975) “Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.” -excerpt from Chapter 9 of the Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell’s translation #AlanWatts #Taoism #ProcreateArtwork #caricatureartist #texturedart #taoteching #Gouche #TrueGritTextureSupply #digitalcaricature #digitalportraitpainting #MaxPacks #AlanWattsQuotes #chinesephilosophy #painttexture #AlanWattsWisdom #cometoyoursenses #AlanWattsPhilosophy #MaxPacksBrushes #FireflyTattooCollective #workasplay #playforaliving (at Johnny B. Hazard Tattoo Art & Illustration) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL9l2u0C5Ex/?igshid=10ewjhk9is5w
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Second session on this dog portrait. One more session to do some fine tuning. Thanks for choosing me for your first tattoo @admiral_krouton ! : : : #dogtattoo #dogportraittattoo #fireflytattoocollective #indianapolistattoo #johnnybhazardtattoo (at Johnny B. Hazard Tattoo Art & Illustration) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMhrtMfrM9a/?igshid=1otrq8o8vi9b
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“Vinz. Vinz Clortho. Key master of Gozer.” Terror dog all painted up. In regular and Ecto-Cooler flavors 👻 👻 👻 👻 #ghostbusters #halloween #ectocooler #terrordog #vinzclortho #keymaster #gozer #tattoo #tattooartist #illustration #fireflytattoocollective #indianapolistattoo #johnnybhazardtattoo (at Johnny B. Hazard Tattoo Art & Illustration) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHEMOouA6on/?igshid=bsg441ht88z3
#ghostbusters#halloween#ectocooler#terrordog#vinzclortho#keymaster#gozer#tattoo#tattooartist#illustration#fireflytattoocollective#indianapolistattoo#johnnybhazardtattoo
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Anatomical heart with red and yellow poppies. Still some saturating left to do but I’m really pleased with the progress so far 🤓👍 ! ! ! #tattoo #hearttattoo #poppiestattoo #colortattoo #backtattoo #eternalink #freshtattoo #indiana #indianatattoo #fireflytattoocollective (at Johnny B. Hazard Tattoo Art & Illustration) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCdw7g4glMh/?igshid=sisu28thlkod
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A memorial piece for a pug named Linus 🐶❤️ with a Northern Lights background merge into the shoulder tattoo. : : : #tattoo #colortattoo #cartoontattoo #newschooltattoo #pug #pugtattoo #charliebrown #eternalink #kwadroncartridges #indianapolistattoo #indytattoo #fireflytattoocollective #peanutscomics #peanutstattoo #charliebrowntattoo #linustattoo #northernlightstattoo (at Firefly Tattoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFyBp3cgCrS/?igshid=f9xcjtap4q8d
#tattoo#colortattoo#cartoontattoo#newschooltattoo#pug#pugtattoo#charliebrown#eternalink#kwadroncartridges#indianapolistattoo#indytattoo#fireflytattoocollective#peanutscomics#peanutstattoo#charliebrowntattoo#linustattoo#northernlightstattoo
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Creature sheet sketched up! 👹👹👹Available for October tattooing until claimed. I’d like to do a few more of these sheets so if I missed your favorite monster, stay tuned 😉 ! ! ! #halloween #halloweeneveryday #fridaythe13th #tattooflash #frankenstein #it #pennywise #nightmareonelmstreet #freddykrueger #jasonvoorhees #freddyvsjason #pennywisethedancingclown #frankensteinsmonster #halloweenflash #maryshelleysfrankenstein #indiana #indianatattoo #fireflytattoocollective #johnnybhazard #upforgrabs (at Noblesville, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCdv0-fAXNh/?igshid=xulqkhzn4iq0
#halloween#halloweeneveryday#fridaythe13th#tattooflash#frankenstein#it#pennywise#nightmareonelmstreet#freddykrueger#jasonvoorhees#freddyvsjason#pennywisethedancingclown#frankensteinsmonster#halloweenflash#maryshelleysfrankenstein#indiana#indianatattoo#fireflytattoocollective#johnnybhazard#upforgrabs
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Some fresh, some healed, all Spirited Away 🐉 ! ! ! #tattoo #studioghibli #colortattoo #spiritedaway #hakutattoo #chihirotattoo #animetattoo #indianatattoo #fireflytattoocollective (at Noblesville, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCTrLSYAH0Y/?igshid=1w0vdpqw5u7c0
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A couple of first tattoos from the other day :) 🐝 : : : #tattoos #smalltattoos #bumblebee #beetattoo #texttattoo #lyrictattoo #indianapolistattoo #blackandgraytattoo #fireflytattoocollective (at Firefly Tattoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEo1WrYCp5z/?igshid=1cu3odoyzvh8j
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One more Creature Sheet sketch up completed!👹 This monster mash consists of #MichaelMyers #Nosferatu #Beetlejuice and #JackSkellington 💀 These are #upforgrabs designs. Black & gray or color. Email your inquiry to: [email protected] if you want to get tattooed! 💉 💉 💉 #halloween #halloweeneveryday #timburton #edwardgorey #tattooflash #classichorror #illustration #thenightmarebeforechristmas #halloweenflash #sketchbook #indiana #indianatattoo #Indianapolistattoo #fireflytattoocollective #johnnybhazardtattoo (at Johnny B. Hazard Tattoo Art & Illustration) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEHdikVAt-S/?igshid=1a1ajl4v1fb25
#michaelmyers#nosferatu#beetlejuice#jackskellington#upforgrabs#halloween#halloweeneveryday#timburton#edwardgorey#tattooflash#classichorror#illustration#thenightmarebeforechristmas#halloweenflash#sketchbook#indiana#indianatattoo#indianapolistattoo#fireflytattoocollective#johnnybhazardtattoo
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Itty bitty SciFi tattoo 🤓 🧪🔬🧬🔭📚📖🚀🤖 #tattoo #scifi #scifiart #robottattoo #rockettattoo #blackandgraytattoo #indianapolistattoo #fireflytattoocollective (at Firefly Tattoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDg6C5Kga45/?igshid=181uw8pu9fh48
#tattoo#scifi#scifiart#robottattoo#rockettattoo#blackandgraytattoo#indianapolistattoo#fireflytattoocollective
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Finally got the color in on this rattle snake and the business end of a Bowie knife. 🔪🐍 ! ! ! #tattoo #snake #snaketattoo #newschooltattoo #forearmtattoo #colortattoo #colorwork #eternalink #knifetattoo #rattlesnake #indianatattoo #fireflytattoocollective #rattlesnaketattoo (at Johnny B. Hazard Tattoo Art & Illustration) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCYm0ZhBFXn/?igshid=1kakyi8i1qpig
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When you’re drawing and the High Priest of The Great Old Ones comes calling... This is an unclaimed design that’s #upforgrabs. If you’re interested in getting this tattooed, email me at [email protected] 👍👍🐙🦑 ... ... ... #Cthulhu #HPLovecraft #CosmicEntity #ipadproart #applepencil #procreateapp #illustration #cartooning #design #tattooartist #tattooart #fireflytattoocollective #johnnybhazardtattoo (at Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8sPxnKgUpj/?igshid=vxwlhexi7kt3
#upforgrabs#cthulhu#hplovecraft#cosmicentity#ipadproart#applepencil#procreateapp#illustration#cartooning#design#tattooartist#tattooart#fireflytattoocollective#johnnybhazardtattoo
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