Back Story
ALBATROSS: ARTISTS' BIO
Both my parents were artists, my mother was a portrait artist, and her work was excellent, and my father was a traditional master carver of the Tuhoe in Aotearoa.
I grew up thinking that everyone knew how to draw. I really learned a lot just from observing, listening, and copying my parents and what they did. My mom had an incredible eye for detail. As a child, she taught me how to see the natural world in fractal like depth.
Once my eyes were opened to that level of colour, detail, structure, form, perspective, I grew to see the world through a completely different lens.
I learnt how to bring the soul into my artwork from my father who used to bring his carvings to life. It's not something I do by default but for certain pieces either paintings or tattoos... I do.
I went on to make a living from my artwork, I made the finalists in the prestigious Doug Moran Portrait prize who shortlist only 30 of thousands of entries from around the world. Besides fine arts, I've also worked in the film industry in various roles including Production Designer on Indie and Arthouse productions.
My Art Career now spans decades.
I love tattooing, it's stress-free nothing to frame or temperature controlled storage, nothing that can be stolen or needs security.
I love my tattoo life, I love the coolest people I meet through it.
You might be next!