Boardwalk Tattoo part 2

Back to the Studio for a few hours this afternoon. Some of the time was spent refining the two figures. Both are closer, but both still need a little work. The rest of the time was spent putting in the inner structure. This print will make use of some of the typical imagery of Robert Ryan, friend of the Studio and the tattoo artist who allowed me do some sketches of him at work. His paintings often include shapes like those added to the right panel, inspired by the mandalas found in some Eastern religions. On the left side I matched the composition, but this time with flower designs common to Japanese tattoos. Like with the figures, today's additions are just roughed in for now, and will need to be reworked before the drawing is done. After spending some time looking at the results, I think I will need to either make changes to the chair he's sitting on, or even remove it completely and continue the mandala design down further. With the possibility of some winter weather over the next few days, and the potential difficulty of passing through Belmar tomorrow (Belmar's traditional two weeks early St Patrick's Day parade), I decided to bring the block home with me to work on.