About
Dave Warshaw is a veteran professional tattoo artist who’s been creating distinctive, one-of-a-kind skin-art for nearly two decades.
By day he illustrates some of the most original and insane tattoos and designs in the art-form. By night he breaks out the ballpoint pen and creates fantastical imagery over surfaces that would make most artists cry out in disbelief.
Warshaw’s philosophy of art is anchored by a 60’s sensibility of Creep-ology, monsters, ghouls, Car-Surf-Skate Pop-Culture Iconography, mixed with a fat dose of Tiki aesthetics, pop-punk, and jet-fuel.
Equally at home applying ink to your ribcage, or ballpoint pen lines to the surface of a skateboard deck, Warshaw exudes a confidence of line unsurpassed in mixed media. From the poetic intertwining of living thorny vines to the nectar-oozing flower at the end, Dave’s compositions are that of a virtuoso playing his favorite instrument.
For the past decade, Warshaw has been entrenched at one of the great tattoo shops in all of Southern California – AvalonTattoo II
Recently his off-hours focus has been of a more personal nature, the ballpoint pen-art which adorn the various wood-based canvasses viewable in the photo galleries.
Works shown here are available by contacting the artist. Commission work is also highly recommended
4 responses to “About”
Neale Cheetham
February 17th, 2012 at 04:53
Hi Dave, am interested in buying some art of you, how much roughly and have you any for sale at the moment? Cheers mate. Neale
URBAN TAXIDERMY the art of DAVE WARSHAW
February 17th, 2012 at 16:18
Of course it’s all for sale!!! But obviously some has been sold. Which are you interested in?
Neale Cheetham
February 18th, 2012 at 01:44
The grim reaper/ship and the owl, the 2 that you last posted! Thanks
dave
February 19th, 2012 at 19:46
both of those pieces are being shown march 2nd in los angeles at La Luz De Jesus!!! they will be avail through the gallery! but if they dont sell i will of course contact you! i want to say you can go to their website as well!!! thanks for liking my art!!! let me know your thoughts thanks ! email me at tikishack@cox.net.
dave