Andrea Shares a Gil Elvgren Pinup by Shane O'Neill

Earlier this month, I met Andrea while waiting for the A train.

Andrea is covered with tattoos, estimating she has over 50% of her body inked. I always feel privileged when someone so dedicated to the art of tattoo agrees to share their work. Andrea offered up this amazing pin-up on her right forearm:

This amazing tattoo is based on the work of  legendary pin-up artist Gil Elvgren. The tattoo artist responsible for this incredible work is Shane O'Neill, who is based in Middletown, Delaware. The detail in this piece is incredible.

Work by Shane has appeared previously on our site here.

Thanks to Andrea for sharing her amazing work with us here on Tattoosday!

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Barb's Lotuses Explode with Color

I met Barb just outside of Penn Station and she shared this lovely half-sleeve:


She has eight tattoos in all, but this one is most visible. The piece features colorful lotus flowers.


She loves not only the beauty of the lotus, but the symbolism as well. "It's a pretty flower that grows in shitty water," she told me, implying that beauty can be found in less than ideal places.


The artist was Shane O'Neill who did this in Delaware. He works out of his shop Trademark Tattoo.

Barb estimated that the whole piece took about five hours in two sittings and that three of the five hours were spent coloring the flowers.

Thank you to Barb for sharing her work with us on Tattoosday!