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Tag: Portraits

  • My Faith is One That Admits Some Doubt

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    The good folks at Murda Ink Tattoos in Jamaica, New York, just sent in a nice series of a client getting tattooed with a portrait of a certain President-elect — bet you’ll never guess who!

    Check out the finished piece, after the jump.

    I think the simple black-work works well here, and it’s definitely an improvement over this piece, which, while technically proficient, looks quite a bit more like David Allen Grier than the President-to-be. My prediction: There will be many more of these tattoos coming in very soon. Yes, I am provocative!

  • I Would Have Been a Locksmith

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    This election business has been fun, hasn’t it? (Except when it was goddamn excruciating.) Anyway, all else being equal, this was an exciting evening, but let’s check in with ol’ Einstein up there before we check out:

    “Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.”

    Sound advice, quote-of-the-day toilet paper. Goodnight, ModBlog, and we’ll see you in the morning.

  • All Kings is Mostly Rapscallions

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    “This is my favorite picture of my dad (and his dog, Wofford) — it was featured on the cover of a magazine back in the late 1930s.”

    (Tattoo by Eddie Yeary at Cherry Bomb Tattoos in Vinton, VA.)

    See more in “Portrait Tattoos“ (Tattoos)

  • There Ain’t No Latin Lover Like Me

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    This portrait of Luis Guzman — “the Puerto Rican Christopher Walken” — was self-done by Luis Angel (IAM: distortedsmiles) in Flushing, Queens, NY. I cannot express how happy it makes me that this tattoo exists.

  • Who Are These Handsome Devils?

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Courtesy of the hell demons good folks at Tel Aviv’s Pentagram Tattoo come these assorted heavy metal portraits — Ozzy on the left, and Dee Snider as Captain Howdy (from Strangeland) on the right.

    After the jump, check out a bonus portrait of a certain “Cowboy from Hell”! I’ll give you a hint: His name rhymes with “Mimebag Meryl.” Take a guess! I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

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