A Lifelong Journey Inspired by Japanese & American Traditional Tattooing

Colin Dowling

Enamored with creative arts from the early and formative years, I was introduced to tattoos as a teenager mostly through the punk rock and hardcore music scene in Southern California. Shortly after receiving my first tattoo I was mopping up floors and working as a shop helper inside a tattoo shop in Newport Beach, California. Over 25 years later I'm still consistently tattooing in pursuit to perfect my craft of contemporary Tattooing. With an established tattoo shop, incredible team of Tattoo Artists and loyal clientele my daily focus is on each client and working to deliver their idea or vision on to skin. My aim is to create an honest, remarkable and memorable tattoo experience striving for an aesthetically pleasing design with integrity, movement and contrast. With American Traditional roots, a Black and grey environment and Japanese style imagery have collectively remained the staple in my concrete foundation for tattooing in both large scale design and small.