Chris Garver

Black and Yellow Panther

For me, there is nothing that says ‘tattoo’ more than a panther with roses and I decided to do a painting of one.  I did it  in black and grey but with a yellow background…I guess its because I love the Pittsburgh Steelers!

I am selling the original painting on my web store if anyone is interested.

Kiku Dragon

This is a sleeve I’ve been working on that’s a little more than half finished. We are not going with any cut off boundaries in case he wants extensive work; also, probably going to add a koi or koi dragon to the forearm. I’m usually not in favor of putting every color of the rainbow in one tattoo, but somehow it works with this one…..I think it’s because of the olive green for the scales (my favorite dragon color).

Mom’s Art

My mother has been working on a series of paintings based on icebergs and I really love these! It is also great that I have one of my favorites hanging in my home (thanks mom!). She has always been very supportive of my artistic development, and I am truly indebted to her for that. If you are interested in seeing some more of her work, you can check it out on her website!

:http://www.willygarver.com/Home_Page.html

I Tattooed the Mayor!

I was totally stoked when I found out that the former mayor of Miami wanted to get a panther head tattoo from me! I was expecting something traditional which would have been awesome but he wanted it a bit more realistic…..give the mayor what he wants! I did a very traditional panther two or three weeks ago anyhow. He turned out to be a really cool and interesting  guy, and it was a fun tattoo to do.

Elephant Tattoo

Anthony Davis from the  San Francisco 49ers brought in a really cool photo of an african elephant to get tattooed.  I was a little nervous that he might break the laydown table while my legs were underneath, because he weighs in at a whopping 343 Lbs! All fears for my own safety aside, I haven’t done any wildlife tats in awhile so it was pretty fun to do!

Panther Head

I haven’t had any requests lately for any traditional American tattoos so I was really excited to do this one!

Pee-Wee

I was asked to do some temporary tattoo designs for the Pee-Wee Herman book, and  Paul Rubens, a.k.a. Pee-Wee wanted some pretty tough looking designs! It was a really fun project to do and Paul is a really nice and funny person. If you get a chance to se his live show, its definitely worth checking out….it’s hilarious!

Ginko Skull

I haven’t done a full color half sleeve design in a long time. I have a client that wants ginko leaves in her tattoo, so she inspired this even though she doesn’t want a zombie skull.

New Dragon

I didn’t keep the blue dragon paintings that I did recently so I decided to do one for myself.

Samurai Helmet

When I did the samurai helmet, I wanted it to harmonize with his other tattoos and I think it worked out pretty well.