In constant determination to perfect his craft, tattooer and painter Henry Lewis literally lives to work and works to live, practically forfeiting sleep altogether. His mix-matched taste of art, culture and music, the latter influenced by his late father, jazz musician Juno Lewis, mirrors his experience as a bicultural kid, the fourth of fourteen children growing up in the melting pot of Los Angeles.
Henry's creative lust is drawn from his personal experiences as well as those of his peers and strangers alike; he is inspired by themes of strength, passion, love and loss. Lewis's paintings are breathing collections of life experiences, culture clashes and raw emotion elegantly draped in Baroque silk shadows.
Henry Lewis bounces between Skull and Sword Tattoo during the day, and his art studio by night, both located in the historical Mission District of San Francisco, California.
Russ
gouache on paper
11.75" x 16"
Fuck the Old Year (RUSH AWAY!)
gouache on paper
13.75" x 10.5"
The Tower of Stone
gouache on paper
24" x 31.5"
Elise
gouache on paper
11.75" x 12"
Fucking (Going Out)
gouache on paper
24" x 31.5"
Untitled #1
gouache on paper
13" x 16"
About Mike Davis
Shortly after being born in 1961 in Jacksonville, Florida, Mike Davis' family moved to Miamisburg, Ohio; at the age of 11 they moved again to Cincinnati, Ohio, where his parents continue today to reside.
Having no formal education, Davis learned to paint by "scamming" his way into a job doing theatrical scenery; claiming he knew how to paint, when in all actuality had no idea. However, the "scam" was a success and soon Davis was going out on his own to work on various projects involving stage scenery, props, signage, model making, character costumes, etc. Eventually, he realized something was not right and had to make a change in his profession.
It was in 1988 that Davis made the leap from theater related jobs to tattooing. 1992 marked the opening of Everlasting Tattoo located in San Francisco, California. Tattooing has greatly led Davis to where he is today as an artist. Tattooing served to improve his drawing skills, and lead him to consider, for the first time, that creating art could be a way to make a living. Yet, Davis' tattoo work is very different from his paintings, deriving from different influences and subject matters.
Untitled #2
gouache on paper
13" x 16"
Untitled #3
gouache on paper
13" x 16"
Untitled #4
gouache on paper
13" x 16"
Untitled #5
gouache on paper
13" x 16"
Untitled #6
gouache on paper
13" x 16"
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