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Some new art

2012-03-01T22:50:00.001-08:00

I will have a bunch of new paintings for an art show at Ethos restaurant in Orlando FL at the end of April. Here is a little taste of what will be there, and I have prints of this painting also that are for sale for 60.00. You can email me at lukacsarts@gmail.com if you would like to order one.

Philadelphia tattoo convention

2012-01-25T22:51:00.001-08:00

I will be working at the Philly show this year and will have rebel reprints with me.

New one

2012-01-25T22:38:00.000-08:00

Some new one sitting tattoos I did at rise above tattoos in Orlando fl.

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2012

2011-12-31T16:24:00.000-08:00

I've been slacking on the old blog with the new shop and printing taking up so much time.

I will be posting more on here again of in progress tattoos and adventures in 2012. Thanks to everyone that checks this site out once and a while.

Rise above tattoo grand opening

2011-12-20T20:03:00.000-08:00

We are having our grand opening party on Jan 14th for Rise Above Tattoos, in Orlando FL.

Come check out the shop and see some awesome bands play

Wet nurse, teenage softies, thee wilt chamberlin, odd movers, cannabass, feral babies, axis, knife hits,

dissident aggressor, and abuse. The first 50 people get free shirts and some surprises with food and drinks provided as long as they last.

Rise Above Tattoo

2011-11-22T19:30:00.001-08:00

So I have just opened a new shop in Orlando FL, called Rise Above Tattoo with my friend scott white. Here are some photos of the inside of the shop. You should come down and check it out, we packed it full of cool stuff.

Some new tattoos from orlando

2011-11-01T20:52:00.000-07:00

These are a few tattoos from people that made there way up to Orlando from the Tampa area.

This was the other side to a skeleton key I did a while ago.

This was her kids names, she sat for the whole tattoo in one sitting.

This one was on a good friend Daryl that made some cool cutouts for the new shop. Ill post some pictures soon.

Tiger Shark

2011-10-02T17:57:00.000-07:00

Transmorphers

Pheonix

2011-09-06T21:30:00.000-07:00

A real sailor tat

2011-08-20T18:41:00.001-07:00

Phoenix

2011-08-01T12:22:00.000-07:00

This is a cover up of a phoenix that she had on her foot. I still have a little bit of background and details to do then I will have a good healed photo.

The Reaper

2011-07-01T21:45:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos of a real fun backpiece I finished a while ago and just got some healed photos of. There is a detail pic of the octopus grabbing the boat, and lightning.

In progress and moving to Orlando

2011-06-24T14:08:00.000-07:00

Thought I would post a few of the in progress pieces I have going on in St. Petersburg. I will officially be in Orlando on June 27th, so you can contact me for appointments in Orlando starting then.

Nesting Hot stuffs

2011-06-24T14:01:00.000-07:00

This was a deviled egg tattoo that was inspired by a painting shawn nutting did.

Russian nesting doll

healed backpiece

2011-06-22T19:58:00.000-07:00

Tiger vs Samurai full leg sleeve

2011-06-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

done over the span of a year, these are healed photos

lady's

2011-06-14T22:44:00.001-07:00

new works

2011-05-13T16:49:00.000-07:00

Moving forward

2011-05-09T22:30:00.000-07:00

So I have made the decision to move to Olrando. I will be working near downtown, I will post more about that when I can. I am setting the last of my tattoos that will be done in St. Pete for the end of june. So hopefully I will be up and going by mid july in Orlando. I will be posting a calendar on this page so you can see where I will be and when. I have a lot of large pieces to finish, and good clients in St. Pete that I will be traveling back to tattoo every couple months.

Yamata no Orochi

2011-05-03T12:36:00.000-07:00

Took some good photos of this one since the wearer just moved to Seattle im gonna figure it won't be finished for a long time. Enjoy

black and grey

2011-05-03T10:51:00.001-07:00

some new stuff

2011-04-26T22:12:00.000-07:00

This is a leg sock I finished a couple weeks ago hopefully ill have some healed pics soon

I did all the water and flowers on this one around some existing tattoos

This is the bottom half to a full sleeve. Real fun and magical.

Some in progress

2011-04-20T22:34:00.000-07:00

This snake and water is finished I hope to get healed photos soon

Hanya

2011-04-17T15:44:00.000-07:00

started this piece in Ft. Myers as a cap off to a sleeve that Mark Stewart did.

quick ones

2011-03-28T12:13:00.000-07:00

I've been doing a good amount of one sitting tattoos which is great. Really good to see a finished tattoo leave the shop once and a while.

L.A.

2011-02-24T20:02:00.000-08:00

So I will be tattooing at the Musink tattoo convention in LA march 4-6th. Friday night Suicidal Tendencies are playing, and Sunday night Hot Water Music is playing so you should come out if your in town. I have a few spots open early in the day on friday and saturday still open. Here is the koi rib piece finished also.

Art Show

2011-01-25T22:11:00.000-08:00

I will have a painting in this show so if your in Atlanta go check it out cause the roster of artists involved is amazing. I also did prints for a few artists that are in it so you can get some affordable art there for sure.

Progress report

2011-01-25T22:05:00.000-08:00

Here is an in progress rib piece about 5 hours in it already and prob 2-3 to finish. I will also be tattooing at the Philly convention Feb 4th thru the 6th. I only have 2 slots open so contact me soon if you want to get tattooed.

Some skulls

2010-12-27T11:33:00.000-08:00

This is a sheet I had started probably 6 months ago, so I just finished it up while I had the paints out.

Some new tattoos

2010-12-27T11:29:00.000-08:00

This dragon tiger sleeve is a healed photo

Art stuff

2010-12-07T21:41:00.000-08:00

Just finished this for a show at Ybor City Tattoo Company its on sunday around 7 I believe. So come on out It should be a good time, and all the art is 200 dollars or under.

new

2010-11-23T10:36:00.000-08:00

Here is an in progress of a hanya full back and a finished eagle tattoo.

Neglect

2010-11-21T22:31:00.001-08:00

Here are some smaller bird tattoos I have done recently. I will be posting more frequently in the coming months so check back often.

Evolution of a tattoo station

2010-10-17T20:10:00.001-07:00

snook

2010-10-03T19:57:00.000-07:00

In progress probably one more session for some mangroves on the inner arm.

a couple new ones

2010-09-27T21:44:00.001-07:00

The airborne tattoo was already there

Montreal convention

2010-09-15T21:57:00.001-07:00

Just got back from Canada and it was an awesome convention. Did some fun tattoos and hung out with a lot of cool people. The venue was great with tons of light as you can see in the photo.

star wars celebration

2010-08-29T20:56:00.000-07:00

I went to this a few weekends ago. It was pretty crazy lots of people in costumes and lifesize replicas of everything from the movies.

New Jersey travels

2010-08-08T20:58:00.000-07:00

I just got back from asbury park NJ. The convention was in an awsome building right on the beach. These are a couple tats I did while there.

I went to the rubin museum in manhattan which is worth a visit if you are interested in Himalayas art.

New Print

2010-07-14T14:16:00.000-07:00

10x20 archival ink on archival paper. Go to my store to purchase or e mail me with questions on printing.

new print

2010-06-29T01:53:00.001-07:00

This is a new print I have for sale in my store section. It is 24x8 and is printed on heavyweight archival paper with archival inks. They are 30.00 plus shipping

phoenix

2010-06-24T18:57:00.000-07:00

I would say this was done in the span of a year. Ill hopefully have some healed pics later.

Yamata no Orochi

2010-06-09T21:40:00.000-07:00

There is a lot to do on this one, so I just got all the main outlining done and figured I would show a sneak peak.

Atlanta tattoo convention

2010-06-08T19:34:00.000-07:00

So I just got back from atlanta it was a good time. Here are a couple pics from my time up there.

skunk rose in an armpit, she sat like a champ.

business professional

2010-05-29T21:13:00.000-07:00

So I just started a few different large projects. This is one that is the most completed at the moment outline wise. Ill post pics as things get background and such to show the progression. On a side not I just got the new album from shrinebuilder and you should give it a listen.

Photos from my art show

2010-05-12T10:02:00.000-07:00

New Prick Magazine article

2010-05-11T20:27:00.000-07:00

you can also view the issue at prickmag.com

Art show

2010-04-28T17:33:00.001-07:00

This is gonna be a pretty big art show its only up for a week but ill have prints and some new paintings there. So try and make it out, there is also a big block party on the 600 block of central so there should be a lot going on downtown that night.

some new tattoos

2010-04-28T17:27:00.001-07:00

I will also be tattooing at the Tried and True tattoo convention in Orlando. May 7,8,9

tattoos

2010-04-26T23:18:00.000-07:00

NJ convention

2010-04-26T23:14:00.000-07:00

I will be at this convention, and will hopefully be tattooing somewhere in Jersey or NY after for a few days.

antique

2010-04-18T20:33:00.001-07:00

So this is a new shelf that I put up in my station. Which I think has turned out awesome, I had a few cool items that ive collected. But the best part is the great things that my clients and friends have been donating to me to make the shelf what you see here. There is also a picture of some cool cardinals with some ornamental design.

hanya

2010-04-15T18:58:00.001-07:00

I have some prints of this also 13x15.

boobies

2010-04-14T12:10:00.000-07:00

New tattoo I did on a good friend. He just got a divorce so we did a tattoo to fit this time in his life.

Plant city

2010-04-02T09:07:00.000-07:00

So yesterday I went to plant city in FL. I met "Jake the snake" Roberts, you might remember him from the WWF if your old enough. There is a great interview about gambling with the snake I attached.

new rose flash

2010-03-24T18:43:00.000-07:00

This print is 18x24 so it fits a frame perfect no matting needed. Its printed on heavy watercolor paper with archival inks. It is also being sprayed with an archival clear to insure no fading. You can purchase it through my store http://lukacsarts.bigcartel.com/

Thanks

Coming attractions

2010-03-20T23:08:00.001-07:00

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some new tattoos

2010-03-20T22:20:00.001-07:00

Some sweet coyote skulls and some fancy hinges. enjoy

new shirts

2010-03-12T19:20:00.000-08:00

These are some new shirts and hats I made. I just put a store on my website so it is easy to buy and for me to keep track of shipping things out. www.lukacsarts.com thanks for looking

In progress koi

2010-03-04T18:27:00.000-08:00

Pictures from my iPhone

Roses

2010-02-25T14:20:00.001-08:00

finally

2010-02-23T22:52:00.001-08:00

Some new posts Im gonna get better at updating this thing one day. This first one is on a good friend pete, its a mandala coming out of a lotus alter, this was the first session. The second photo is a nice and simple girl head.

tattoos from the south

2010-01-08T20:15:00.000-08:00

Some little bangers I did. I guess the traditional southern tattoos are finally coming in.

Backpiece healed photos

2009-12-20T16:00:00.000-08:00

This is a backpiece I started about a year ago. It took about 30 hours, these are the final healed photos.

some rose tattoos I did last week

2009-12-20T15:59:00.000-08:00

some tattoos I just got some photos of

2009-12-10T21:13:00.000-08:00

new

2009-11-01T19:53:00.000-08:00

A smaller tattoo that I did. It is filling in some space around some existing tattoos he had from jason june.

some paintings

2009-10-27T18:24:00.000-07:00

I have some prints of the hanya mask painting. Just e mail me if your interested.

More tattoos from Wild Zero

2009-09-21T19:13:00.000-07:00

These and some in my other post were done at Wildzerostudios.com

its an awsome shop with great people if your ever in Morgantown WV.

Also he does some really high quality prints for people ill have a post with the ones I am selling soon.

Vacation tattoos

2009-09-21T18:52:00.000-07:00

So I got to do a bunch of cool tattoos while I was gone and I actually have some good pictures. The bummer is I lost my smaller camera which I took all the pictures of the awsome stuff I saw and did. Well start it out with a bang, I did my first hand poke tattoo. It was the dollar sign, I also own that sweet contraption now so get ready florida

new stuff

2009-08-18T22:18:00.000-07:00

here is an in progress shot of a backpiece ive been working on and a finished foo dog piece on a thigh

I will also be in Atlanta at ink and dagger august 25 through the 29th and then at Wild Zero in morgantown, sept 4th for an art show and then tattooing for a week. I will have new shirts and hats for the trip and some sweet free stuff as always so try and stop by or get in touch with me if your in any of those areas

new camera

2009-08-14T19:27:00.000-07:00

So I now have no excuses for having a crappy picture besides me messing it up. New camera that takes awsome photos so here ya go.

some swimming koi

a nice one sitting tattoo

real fun since I don't get to do them to often

kali backpiece healed photos soon

healed pictures

some new ones

2009-08-03T22:23:00.000-07:00

so im still horrible at taking pictures, hopefully buying an expensive camera will help me, its my last hope.

summer tour and art show

2009-08-02T19:47:00.001-07:00

So I will be doing a little traveling in august and sept

I will be at Ink and Dagger in atlanta from the 24th thru the 28th of augest

then I will be in louiville at Acme tattoo from the 31st thru the 3rd

then heading to morgantown WV to Wild Zero the 4th when me and dennis pase

will have an art show, then ill be tattooing till the 12th

ending back at ink and dagger the 15th thru the 21st of september

a couple new ones

2009-08-02T19:43:00.000-07:00

A couple art show pictures

2009-06-17T21:55:00.001-07:00

I didn't take any pictures cause I couldn't put down my drink for whatever reason. This first one is from James at afterthehours.com he take nightlife pictures in st pete so check it out maybe your in one.
It was an awsome time and I think everyone had fun. So ill mark that as a success
Here is the new hat it really turns ya into a rebel when ya wear it. Ill have more soon I sold out that night which is awsome. Thanks to everyone that came out, and that bought some stuff.

new paintings

2009-06-08T22:18:00.001-07:00

new tattoos

2009-05-25T19:07:00.001-07:00

These are som new tattoos I did over the weekend. The rooster was a coverup on a good friend dan loose from ocala he works at Fat kat artistry. I also finished the chest piece overall it took about 9 hours. Ill put up some healed pics when I get them.

Some new stuff

2009-05-18T22:40:00.000-07:00

I know ive been horrible about updating this but I will soon have a bunch of paintings and tattoos that im finishing up for your viewing pleasure.

This is on a good friend pete that drove down from Orlando and sat 6 hours

atlanta trip

2009-05-13T22:17:00.000-07:00

So im officially a horrible photographer cause all my pictures are super blurry from this trip I don't know why. But here are 2 that aren't to bad. The trip was awsome and thanks again to everyone at ink and dagger.

some new and used goods

2009-04-21T14:08:00.001-07:00

This is a newer tattoo that I just finished there was a small cover up in the flower

Here are some good refrence pictures for some chinese lions,

from my trip around the world at epcot

Nothing much

2009-04-16T22:18:00.000-07:00

So I haven't been on here in a while cause I have been starting all new pieces and haven't really been finishing up much yet. Here are a couple to let people know im still around. I also will be tattooing at ink and dagger tattoo in atlanta for a week at the end of april. Its an awsome shop so you should check it out www.inkanddaggertattoo.com. Ill have a lot of stuff in may so keep on checking. Thanks

philly recap

2009-03-05T21:59:00.000-08:00

It was a real good trip with some hanging with friends and a lot of cheese steaks.
finished this chest plate, well probably go back in and add some extra background
This one was a fun one to do and I tried something a little different with the heart.

Yes that is a real fox hanging out at the booth. This is

cool-aid tattooing a fox on the girls leg. He demanded a real fox be present for his refrence.

iphone picture

2009-02-24T22:59:00.001-08:00

the picture isn't the best but I was pretty stoked on how the skull turned out.

On a side not I will also be tattooing at the philly convention this weekend Feb 27 thru march 1 if your in the area stop by.

Info on the convention can be found at tattooedkingpin.com

A couple vacation photos

2009-02-17T22:09:00.000-08:00

These are some pics from my trip to vegas there all a little crappy cause I only had my phone to take photos with. I ended up doing a lot of stuff that wasn't on the normal strip which saved me lots of money im sure.

This is the neon sign museum

cactus botanical garden

I think this says it all

This was in a pinball museum where you can play all the machines.
This was the best bar in town. With the strongest drinks in town. I was real smart and didn't think of the fact I had to fly home the next mourning.

2009-02-17T22:05:00.000-08:00

This is a tattoo I did at

the cigar city tattoo convention.

In progress

2009-02-09T22:24:00.000-08:00

some in progress pieces I have been working on.

This is the foot of a foo dog leg sleeve I am doing. The image is an egg with a face that is a puzzle that is a gate keeper, kind of like hellraiser from what I gathered.

This is a good and evil piece I just started we still have some outlining to do but I am pretty stoked on the whole concept of the tattoo. A good and evil real loosely based on the adam and eve story. Hopefully I will have more pics soon of some progress

west virginia visit

2009-02-09T22:15:00.000-08:00

I visited my friends shop Wild Zero Studios in Morgantown and did some really cool tattoos. They also had a sailor jerry day where we did all his flash for real cheap and drank sailor jerry rum so it was definitly a good time.

This gypsy took about 4 hours and has a sweet tamborine on the front

with the ribbons wrapping around the roses.

gypsy skull

2009-01-14T23:46:00.000-08:00

A gypsy head based off of a Frank Lee drawing. With the day of the dead style face paint.

some new works

2009-01-03T19:51:00.001-08:00

sewing

2008-12-15T08:53:00.000-08:00

These are both going to be part of a sewing leg sock.

anatomy sleeve

2008-12-15T08:47:00.000-08:00

I still have one more session to complete this sleeve. What your seeing is a dna unraveling and going through blood that is pouring out of a heart under the arm.

mortal dual

2008-12-15T08:44:00.000-08:00

this was done over three sessions totalling about 8 hours

New Jersey

2008-12-08T21:32:00.000-08:00

I will be up north for the holidays. I will be doing a real limited amount of tattooing so contact me soon if you want to get anything. The dates are the 17th thru the 30th. lukacsarts@gmail.com

sugar skull

2008-12-08T21:29:00.001-08:00

This was about a 2 hour tattoo. The way she wanted the eyes was different than the norm. Made it a fun piece.

latin lady

2008-12-08T21:26:00.000-08:00

Done in one sitting in about 3 hours.

chinese lion

2008-12-08T21:23:00.000-08:00

This was done in 3 sessions

about 7 hours total. The comes clarity part was done by someone else. I just went around it with the water.

New Prints

2008-12-04T16:39:00.000-08:00

This is a very limited run of prints I only made 10. They are 13 by 19 inches, and are printed with archival ink on watercolor paper. They are 60 dollars including shipping.

Thanks for looking

rose peacock

2008-12-01T15:10:00.000-08:00

punks dead your next

2008-12-01T11:18:00.000-08:00

This is a cover up that took about five and a half hours all in one sitting.

Ill put up some pics when its done healing also.