https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/making-some-movement-on-this-little-space-painting-i~30975fb2-f911-4d60-8100-ee0369c4ec82 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/08/eb18afc4-edfc-44d2-ae2f-a5d3529c2e54.jpg Making some movement on this little space painting I… Making some movement on this little space painting I started a couple weeks ago, I’ll be flipping back and forth on this one and the bigger one on my other easel until they’re both completed… This one is oil on wood… More soon, stay tune… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/they-say-if-you-stare-at-the-sun-for-too-long-youll-go~17821fa4-6cf0-44e9-a926-43925068d4c5 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/08/96ca0ff6-826a-4128-8d42-e5f9d5805d6a.jpg They say if you stare at the sun for too long you’ll go… They say if you stare at the sun for too long you’ll go blind… there are not many things I’ll accept without testing… however I’ll skip that one…🤷🏻‍♂️ Oil on two canvas panels… making progress and having fun I the process! Color coming… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/still-making-space~2fdb7b33-cbbf-40d4-a6d1-e94c332dfb1a https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/08/ced86f40-eb8e-41fd-aba1-8ac6002db69c.jpg Still making space Still making space! This one was from awhile ago but I’d love to make some of this stuff down here, I know there’s some Tennesseans and Georgians that are as obsessed with the cosmos as I am! ✨🪐💫 Come find me https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/its-time-to-get-back-into-this-i-started-this-when-i-was~178dd36e-fcd7-4f54-be1a-238a2ff908c2 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/08/1b0e861c-064b-46f7-88c0-df189ce6abaf.jpg It’s time to get back into this… I started this when I was… It’s time to get back into this… I started this when I was still in Brooklyn and it’s one of a few in the unfinished pile that I really need to address… I started painting this stuff a long time ago when I still lived in Chicago… after a… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/this-still-has-a-very-long-way-to-go-but-i-did-get-a-bit~603b5bfd-a446-4e19-8824-b55ab469e1c7 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/08/cc206388-7b63-46be-b622-67bce24b2195.jpg This still has a very long way to go, but I did get a bit… This still has a very long way to go, but I did get a bit done this weekend, I’ll be chipping away and sharing as much as I can until it’s complete… oil on canvas, Diptych… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/tonight-oil-on-wood~6a52be99-2eec-412c-9586-abd846149873 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/08/6fddd062-b8ef-4972-9113-57b6a3243adc.jpg Tonight… oil on wood… Tonight… oil on wood… Cosmic mycelium…🍄🍄‍🟫🍄 The first glaze layer… more soon, stay tuned! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/laid-this-out-yesterday-two-panels-36-wide-each-a~528c4bd5-0c17-47bc-900f-11c9ef0312a0 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/08/24ec313d-d928-4513-967e-9826217a1361.jpg Laid this out yesterday… two panels 36” wide each… a… Laid this out yesterday… two panels 36” wide each… a panoramic diptych if you will…😆 Got a ways to go getting the values and composition correct… then comes color, I’ll be working on this and the smaller one on my other easel simultaneo… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/cruisin-space-stuff-oil-paint~c58726ef-881b-4673-ac48-4d34a21ff06a https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/08/dd5c2cac-e2ef-4496-86d5-a49d71acab6f.jpg Cruisin… space stuff… oil paint Cruisin… space stuff… oil paint. Almost done with the layout… color coming soon! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/still-a-few-of-these-prints-that-and-i-made-of-our-isopod~1642d698-57fa-431f-b57f-7a59bd6a884c https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/08/fe2a31a1-06d7-4935-993c-5d946d6c89fe.jpg Still a few of these prints that and I made of our isopod… Still a few of these prints that @guyaitchisonart and I made of our isopod painting left! Each of these have been hand embellished with glow in the dark oil paint and then mounted onto wood boards so they each will hang on a wall just li… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/and-they-glow~40bbd443-a295-41db-9da8-66473018cec0 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/08/552e5467-8149-4851-ba2a-c2c7005e8a9b.jpg And they glow And they glow!!! Watch the full clip to see the finished prints and how they look glowing in the dark with the hand embellishing @guyaitchisonart and I did on them last night and into this morning… These came out super cool! They’re all … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/attention~1826ffb0-16a8-4a60-a54f-dba303e7cf90 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/08/341e9f97-ecb0-4906-a924-64d606bdb9a0.jpg ‼️ ATTENTION‼️ ‼️ ATTENTION‼️ @guyaitchisonart and I just released mini prints of this deep ocean critter oil painting titled “isopod” we’ve been working on… the original was inspired by a tattoo we collaborated on last year… we finally got around to f… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/here-weeeee-go~559dcf67-afa7-44cb-9f25-a3337509e86a https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/389097b9-bfb2-4e94-8d3a-726afe38e127.jpg Here weeeee go Here weeeee go! @hyperspacestudios with @guyaitchisonart on @tattoosbybacon this will be fun!!! Stay tuned! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/before-we-eat-the-carrot~af8a440e-0087-48ad-9d84-7f9e175a4d5d https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/08/ee5e5f7c-9459-47c1-b77e-f1c6ebb5e0f6.jpg Before we eat the carrot… 🥹🙄🥕 Before we eat the carrot… 🥹🙄🥕 https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/attention~6f1975fd-8feb-47ad-b7c3-ae28cc12d994 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/e93bdf1b-dec0-4901-b0f3-2e57ebb89e97.jpg ‼️💥ATTENTION💥‼️ ‼️💥ATTENTION💥‼️ @guyaitchisonart and I had a cancellation for this week… it’s short notice but if anyone would like to get tattooed by both of us during my trip to @hyperspacestudios this coming week we have two days potentially availa… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/made-some-headway-yesterday-on-this-painting-i-started-the~5a302f16-f107-4b8c-bc54-523f3813d982 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/b2081b73-f26e-400c-8877-c8e4d28e4527.jpg Made some headway yesterday on this painting I started the… Made some headway yesterday on this painting I started the day prior… off to a good start, should be able to get more done today… color coming soon!!! Oil on wood https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/maligutant~7ed0f413-0c88-493b-8801-fce6853c2703 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/2142587f-573d-4750-85c6-750f8eefb0b5.jpg ..Maligutant ..Maligutant.. Artifacts of growth and progression Oil on canvas 36” X 36” Thank you to everyone who has been following the progress on this one… prints will be coming soon, and i will post when they’re available… the original is now for… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/last-licks~50f25a37-345e-4e35-aff2-c7ac209fb9aa https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/361d7231-9091-46d1-a52d-5d476783dbcc.jpg Last licks… Last licks… Oil on canvas. I’ll post the finished painting tomorrow… Everyone that has asked, it’s time… this one won’t last long… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/currently-on-my-easel-a-new-project-i-just-started~4d20efc3-eacc-4ef1-8e51-366a519c6fe7 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/28b4f079-3615-4ea9-85fb-f9947b5b9180.jpg Currently on my easel, a new project I just started…… Currently on my easel, a new project I just started… blocking in the composition and establishing the values… another round or two of this and it will be time for color… this one will be more of a study for another very big project I’ll … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/oil-on-wood~66642a45-a19f-4911-b95d-de84365da26a https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/e356a047-8f22-4cf9-9c7b-0d9423b1dc1f.jpg ..Oil on wood ..Oil on wood.. ..Chaos calming.. 12”x24” SOLD SOLD SOLD This on my living room wall this morning was catching the light from the window so nicely and revealing the crimson under lighting so nicely in a way that this camera lenses never … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/almost-there-one-more-pass-on-the-highlights-darkest~d511697d-5a97-4ed6-a057-dd231b7d27b3 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/a8c58a75-723b-4327-b288-9dcbeebe82a9.jpg Almost there… one more pass on the highlights, darkest… Almost there… one more pass on the highlights, darkest shadows and a little tweaking of the midtone and it’s time to move onto the next… so far so good! Oil on canvas 3 foot square. https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/romantiq~ef53d5c4-a01d-458f-93f3-dd53a7fe8b83 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/3847e19a-6a27-47b9-9784-6bbdaa32930d.jpg “Romantiq” “Romantiq” Oil on wood 16”x16” Original is for sale… 900.00 prints will be coming soon! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/yesterdays-affair-a-cover-up-for-kaylee-out-with-the-old~406e72f0-84d6-4e2d-b028-f37c3fa15b18 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/125e6bcb-c174-49d7-976b-f9bb3abc233a.jpg Yesterday’s affair… a cover up for Kaylee… out with the old… Yesterday’s affair… a cover up for Kaylee… out with the old and in with the new… this was the first session of a sleeve…. More soon! Stay tuned! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/pushing-along-on-this-massive-skull-thing-got-a-good-bit~15afc7a5-8646-42f3-a80d-562c746cbc6c https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/ebf4f2bf-bcd1-4415-bb18-7d7543cdda14.jpg Pushing along on this massive skull thing… got a good bit… Pushing along on this massive skull thing… got a good bit done this week, juggling between two paintings and a full tattoo schedule I’m really happy with the progress… staying disciplined to get the work done is really the only part of i… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/almost-there-a-bit-more-tweaking-of-the-highlights-a-bit~324e438d-1bfa-44d5-afa7-0c6e69d14f39 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/489af902-10c7-49de-bee5-8ca6f04fa2e9.jpg Almost there… a bit more tweaking of the highlights, a bit… Almost there… a bit more tweaking of the highlights, a bit more smoothing out the mid tones and this one will be off my easel… I’m really liking how this one is turning out… the last year of painting has really been alot of learning… can… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/got-a-chance-to-finish-off-this-cosmic-sakura-serpent-for~bf7bd6cd-378a-447a-b3bd-ebc3e9bac1d5 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/0b893f43-c1f2-4405-95a0-3eb48c4675c2.jpg Got a chance to finish off this cosmic sakura serpent for Got a chance to finish off this cosmic sakura serpent for @ashlizzlemynizzl_ This was a fun project where I get to use the skillset I enjoy most… more of this please if anyone is interested send me a message! As always made with the best… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/got-a-bit-more-done-on-this-last-night-steady-grinding~9f7cc5a4-8a01-480c-927b-c037ac353cbc https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/ddcf5790-2810-47a1-9294-2be6a150f3ab.jpg Got a bit more done on this last night… steady grinding…… Got a bit more done on this last night… steady grinding… slow and steady… defining the foreground is next… over the next few days I plan to get a pretty good bit of this done… This one will be for sale once finished, I’ve had a few peopl… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/ipad-sketching-for-a-new-painting-im-planning-on-starting~2b0a9b0f-7c65-43a2-83c5-1f90d2ddb3f3 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/13631f73-6554-41f0-b45b-f56aa1cb58ee.jpg iPad sketching for a new painting I’m planning on starting… iPad sketching for a new painting I’m planning on starting as soon as I get one of the current ones off of my easel… I’ll likely start prepping this week so it’s ready to go as soon as I can get to it… after the last couple with the skul… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/moving-right-along-color-next~d40c1dab-105c-4c3e-9bef-37a4732babab https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/8b7406d7-5b2c-4d15-b70f-538b305d7b60.jpg Moving right along… color next Moving right along… color next!!! Stay tuned!!! Oil on canvas… IN PROGRESS… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/attention~49f85491-f8eb-44f6-b9f8-551da341ddb4 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/2b2901af-44b3-4346-ad06-7bfdfe329cf0.jpg ‼️‼️ATTENTION ‼️‼️ATTENTION!!!‼️‼️ Here’s a collection of collaborative work by @guyaitchisonart and myself over the last coupla years… We just had a cancellation for a date in July… this is an excellent opportunity to get in with us for a one off, on… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/the-rule-of-two-on-the-second-easel-i-had-a-chance-to-work~3f608dcc-16c3-4922-8441-14e783f3e845 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/a1395a66-2e26-4e2c-9285-1ff3b4b23478.jpg The rule of two… on the second easel I had a chance to work… The rule of two… on the second easel I had a chance to work on this other skull thing for a bit after working on the bigger one most of the day… Appt canceled and gave me an extra day to paint! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/getting-closer-to-color~6f82f355-f1d3-456b-9d37-dec140ece82c https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/1e1b3ade-1881-4a95-a81c-bc1df0037dc9.jpg Getting closer to color Getting closer to color! Got a good chunk of this one set up and ready to begin layering color over it all… a bit more tweaking on the shadows and highlights and its color time! Gonna make this one look extra decrepit… let’s hope it all … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/moving-along-got-a-chance-to-put-a-second-pass-on-the~ceab1f74-cdb3-4f70-bcdc-8003e2634e25 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/ef815fe9-ff78-4535-88a7-66bf809bd62b.jpg Moving along… got a chance to put a second pass on the… Moving along… got a chance to put a second pass on the shadow areas and started rendering the forms a bit further… today I’ll be working on the highlight areas… more soon! Stay tuned! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/making-progress-on-this-big-skull-thing~89c49b9d-d74e-482b-ac57-18a1807a2956 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/7930d173-fb60-4885-9a96-1166268985cd.jpg Making progress on this big skull thing Making progress on this big skull thing! A couple more passes to dial in the values and it will be time to start layering the color!!! This one is a lot of fun so far, I love painting big, it actually goes faster then the smaller ones, I… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/paint~838b1a7a-72fe-4c95-bfad-4cafe8947c4f https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/939cd0ce-c36c-4fdc-a3bd-d88432c9c5a3.jpg Paint…☠️ Paint…☠️ https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/the-million-dollar-mandible~36fd8cef-b7d9-4fa2-b04a-810289a1c64e https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/d6206fff-a4ba-4fbf-85a2-b8f398a59e4c.jpg ..The Million Dollar Mandible ..The Million Dollar Mandible.. Oil on wood panel 8” X 12” For sale 700.00 Send a message to claim this one!!! Quick fly around video shows what it looks like under normal light, trying to show the layers and depth is not easy in a still… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/and-so-it-begins-this-is-my-sketch-for-a-large-painting~e5fcecc4-f3a9-4d19-9e47-d0a22a72da92 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/a6dd563a-ff13-4c62-80cb-58c6b85d371f.jpg And so it begins… this is my sketch for a large painting… And so it begins… this is my sketch for a large painting that just made its way onto easel number two… I’ll begin by blocking in the largest shadow areas first, likely today… once the positive and negative space is established I can star… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/the-last-bit-of-highlights-on-this-before-i-begin-to-layer~fb3e3315-484e-4d35-8335-f8e37bc8203c https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/23a95912-395a-44a9-b6dc-928f5d61bce5.jpg The last bit of highlights on this before I begin to layer… The last bit of highlights on this before I begin to layer glazes of color… that will be first thing in the morning as this layer will be dry by then for sure… Oil on wood… More soon!!! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/a-space-frog-i-made-for-who-makes-great-paintingsid-love~de606ace-4da5-4910-830c-3321c20b9ccc https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/db980827-39d4-4667-87c5-eb0e35290eae.jpg A space frog I made for who makes great paintings…I’d love… A space frog I made for @nattyrafeedieart who makes great paintings…I’d love to make more amphibious and or reptilian critters… frogs are aliens… frogs are cool… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/a-few-skulls-over-the-years-bone-texture-and-perfection-of~e41ab789-e285-4071-8031-c8cb9a7a3753 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/6d1401bc-1405-40d1-8506-060a85db15ad.jpg A few skulls over the years… bone texture and perfection of… A few skulls over the years… bone texture and perfection of organic growth… these patterns exist everywhere around us… finding them in every aspect of nature is mind blowing to me still… even when you look up, those patterns still exist…… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/todays-fun-this-will-get-one-more-round-of-black-and~50d37a05-9e60-4e40-8a2c-fef6b756a96b https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/16d4c811-1fce-4988-9185-84d926523062.jpg Today’s fun… this will get one more round of black and… Today’s fun… this will get one more round of black and white before I begin adding color with thin glazes… I’m excited to see this one thru to the end… Oil on wood. Should I make more time lapse videos of my painting process?!? https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/highlighting-some-roses-about-to-hit-the-jaw-a-little-bit~f0d76e6f-94c7-4773-9a07-3bd890bbacf4 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/b57a2dad-761f-484f-9949-2005b5afe392.jpg Highlighting some roses… about to hit the jaw a little bit… Highlighting some roses… about to hit the jaw a little bit more and call it a night so I can draw for this upcoming work week… tomorrow I’ll finish this if it’s dry enough… the paint is mixed with a lot of liquin so it should be good to … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/three-years-healed-galaga~fbe70cb5-7217-4aab-8a53-df9d2e58a790 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/cc429b3e-503a-4254-bbb2-9b1162400251.jpg Three years healed… GALAGA Three years healed… GALAGA!!! This was one of the first tattoo projects I got to do when I landed here in Tennessee… got to see it nice and settled today… always a treat and a learning experience to see them at all their stages… this was… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/i-make-snakes-ive-been-obsessed-with-reptiles-since-i-was~ea631c6d-bd4b-4fec-b187-f0bcc822dbe7 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/4c64fd00-28de-40d9-ae2f-595c23d49f29.jpg I make snakes… I’ve been obsessed with reptiles since I was… I make snakes… I’ve been obsessed with reptiles since I was a young kid… I’ve had snakes in my home of varying species, non venomous as well as venomous… I’ve bred a few different species and raised them from babies to adults… this will … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/heres-a-quick-slide-show-of-a-few-paintings-i-made-for-a~ad5acb16-74fd-4604-91f3-90cb83d38ad6 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/2826671e-853d-4bd0-9fb8-d60ce68fa463.jpg Here’s a quick slide show of a few paintings I made for a… Here’s a quick slide show of a few paintings I made for a show in New York City in 2014… some based on corpses from the capuchin crypts in Palermo Sicily where most of my family is from… and some from my own photoshoots of skulls that I … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/oil-on-wood~ab4adb43-fbc3-4360-b14a-b8586b23d514 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/446611e0-4f19-4aaa-8718-40c9a20a160f.jpg Oil on wood… Oil on wood… 12”X 6” ChromaKiller Got this one to the finish line… I’m enjoying the weird bone color palette… it’s actually quite simple… I first painted this black and white to achieve the values where I wanted them and then glazed yell… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/making-progress-on-this-small-oil-painting-that-im-calling~49eb3394-81fe-4ac5-ae46-d2f8f7edf290 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/81438edd-7d76-4eda-abc6-b59d8d6086e9.jpg Making progress on this small oil painting that I’m calling… Making progress on this small oil painting that I’m calling the million dollar mandible…in this pass I’ve highlighted the rose petals and the jaw bone, next I’ll re glaze the roses to give them more depth before putting on the final high… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/some-final-highlights-on-this-decrepit-skill-thing-i-have~9a1b3c9f-70ba-4bb6-be26-598e7e5a2281 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/4aa8d72c-6b11-4802-8d1a-d4bfa3e01a5e.jpg Some final highlights on this decrepit skill thing i have… Some final highlights on this decrepit skill thing i have in progress… just about finished, I’ll wrap it up tonight with one last glaze to push back a little bit more and then the very last bit of highlights to pull some back into the fo… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/heres-a-coverup-i-made-for-i-thought-hed-hate-me-before~b4291ddb-a590-47d4-877b-a2cc2c1787c7 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/59761d89-32e7-4c0f-85dd-c4963c84806c.jpg Here’s a coverup I made for I thought he’d hate me before… Here’s a coverup I made for @chrissaloney I thought he’d hate me before we finished… but we crossed the line and are locked and loaded to start the front… more skulls… more blood… more death… ☠️🖤☠️ https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/todays-project-for~bfd9a4de-9213-4540-a1d2-915959170845 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/5e929121-749b-4f4e-b5cb-377fcc3a4480.jpg Today’s project for Today’s project for @ashlizzlemynizzl_ Here’s a little clip into my chaotic drawing process… I thought I had a novel idea to make Sakura petal scales, sounded great in my head but not so much on “paper” the split at the tips just didn’t … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/heres-a-cover-up-i-did-for-cody-yesterday-this-is-part-of~f48c8191-3240-408e-babe-b00f078c2787 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/29174475-e629-486d-932e-fc6fe253c8b7.jpg Here’s a cover up I did for Cody yesterday… this is part of… Here’s a cover up I did for Cody yesterday… this is part of what will be a full sleeve… we began the forearm a couple weeks ago and jumped up top while that heals and we’ll be laying out the rest of the arm in a couple more weeks, really… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/made-some-progress-on-reptile-inspired-arm-he-and-i-go~5dab11f0-b477-4034-9622-1dc61a433952 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/1cad0ec2-feae-4ac3-8f98-339d87a2c65d.jpg Made some progress on reptile inspired arm… he and I go… Made some progress on @sublime_inc reptile inspired arm… he and I go wayyyyy back into the reptile world, we’ve both kept and bred and admired all kinds of snakes and lizards over the years… herpetology will always be a huge influence in… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/a-sea-critter~dfe6a328-c4e0-4f09-ab4f-595abab38af0 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/c1ce7bc6-4f9c-4e1c-9ecc-b4a029498f2d.jpg A sea critter A sea critter? A space alien?!? Hmmm which is it?!? A tattoo I made a bit ago and never posted… sometimes I find random ones when I scroll thru to find something else, and of course I can never find what I’m actually looking for… why is … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/heres-a-little-progress-of-a-major-cover-up-im-working-on~146f0a20-b534-4023-9f38-f6c1aba5e099 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/b9a170c9-029a-4454-8764-3edb9fbdb0a1.jpg Here’s a little progress of a major cover up im working on,… Here’s a little progress of a major cover up im working on, this is sessions two…this one was quite intimidating, so much so that no one else would even touch it according to her… well she came in to @thehelmtattoo and after a brief disc… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/morning-time-at-my-easel-simultaneously-working-on-these~4aaf2c1b-6386-4c8c-90ed-9cca1383ef24 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/63af21c3-5bbd-457b-ade3-906209a4377a.jpg Morning time at my easel… simultaneously working on these… Morning time at my easel… simultaneously working on these three… the snake is a really old project I pulled out of the resurrection bin… I can tune that one around and make it look as slick as it deserves… stay tuned! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/oil-on-wood-in-progress~c3d68ece-7944-4897-a396-52f57bc71b12 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/6bbc538e-eb78-4519-84ea-b6543fb80f28.jpg Oil on wood, in progress… Oil on wood, in progress… The 3 million dollar jaw… Bones and pedals… This should look pretty cool when I’m finished… something about the contrast of death and life that we all find somewhat captivating… Perhaps because there’s beautiful… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/in-progress-on-my-easel~b1ae3acf-5142-49d1-9da8-deacab897ea3 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/27ad1e5c-6e23-4d86-808c-71a582bffc4a.jpg In progress… on my easel… In progress… on my easel… Once at an art show I had in New York City a few years ago, a participant there asked me about my brushwork and technique and I responded with, well… I pretty much just take the brush and smash it into the paint… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/in-progress-oil-on-wood~4f052983-0e70-40ca-8390-605736e82171 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/7b842ed5-9c48-4bfe-b67f-83a2f2e1bf1a.jpg In progress, oil on wood… In progress, oil on wood… It feels really good to have a real painting space set up! Once again I have a room dedicated to making a mess, I can close the door and walk away when I need to… I worked really hard for this… now it’s time to … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/gods-dance~1979c8c5-1858-44f9-86db-85c1dc4f6bc3 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/d4bfab62-07f9-439c-a06c-819a37c442b3.jpg ..gods dance… ..gods dance… Oil on wood 60”x24” Bittersweet to see this one go… but it’s time to ship it off to its new home… I spent alot of time on this one, glad I was able to have it hang in my home for a bit before shipping it out… this one marks… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/patrick-arrived-at-with-this-pinup-chic-he-was-not-quite~c80a6b1d-64a5-4fc7-b7b0-2926f5146223 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/59c6a826-97f4-4d32-8383-bb6ce2fed59e.jpg Patrick arrived at with this pinup chic he was not quite… Patrick arrived at @thehelmtattoo with this pinup chic he was not quite thrilled about sharing his life with any longer… he asked if I could have a snake devour the horrid creature… I happily obliged… Done in one… I’ll cover anything you… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/yesterday-a-cosmic-sunflower~9e1dbe2a-1cef-4f57-9187-6b1cd5da70ce https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/06d56004-ae60-400f-bfea-88f9eef370fb.jpg Yesterday… a cosmic sunflower… Yesterday… a cosmic sunflower… Done @thehelmtattoo Thank you Chelsey for trusting me with my scribble of a sketch😝 She said she wanted a space tattoo from me but with a sunflower somehow incorporated… this is what I came up with! Made w… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/heres-a-few-clips-of-my-process-making-a-cosmic-serpent~bce8ea4e-517f-466d-9586-a350711ec374 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/6a3ecf23-73b8-46bf-aec7-45571ebddb9a.jpg Here’s a few clips of my process making a cosmic serpent…… Here’s a few clips of my process making a cosmic serpent… this one was a couple years ago… this is what I love doing most… I’d love to do more cosmic critters of any sort… Made with the best, as always… @sacred__inks and https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/decided-the-aliens-needed-to-go-back-to-their-homeland-so~37ef10ad-8250-4c58-b964-3fcf8c5ec4cb https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/21f42c4e-e6fa-4df1-b935-38192522b860.jpg decided the aliens needed to go back to their homeland… so,… @ashlizzlemynizzl_ decided the aliens needed to go back to their homeland… so, we made that happen… Made with the best… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/1996-from-the-archives~8e0228d3-b508-4d04-8b4a-7029f0569f61 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/8798b6f3-3832-44b0-af96-d375326c0878.jpg 1996… from the archives… 1996… from the archives… A kid from bklyn As published in international tattoo arts magazine… I probably drew this stuff in 1994 the year after I began tattooing… Graffiti, heavy metal records and dungeons and dragons ruled everything ar… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/crusing-along-on-these-two-oil-paintings-both-a-similar~c0044da2-d086-45cc-81bd-f3cfd201dbd0 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/04bbf62b-3218-4728-bdcd-6d9c00e09809.jpg Crusing along on these two oil paintings… both a similar… Crusing along on these two oil paintings… both a similar motif… part of a larger series I’ll be working on the rest of this winter into spring… once this bit of rendering the values is finished I’ll begin layering the color… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/a-spaceman-in-space~f685c23c-2e58-492e-87ca-ebefc10dc3a4 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/714bda39-a708-44bf-ac54-26ffcd8c8a1b.jpg A spaceman in space… A spaceman in space… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/blocking-in-the-initial-shadow-layer-next-will-be-the-fits~c34d8517-8562-4341-8539-4da1813d1507 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/4cfddc4f-e92c-441f-8ee1-4cdf5c6fc0b5.jpg Blocking in the initial shadow layer, next will be the fits… Blocking in the initial shadow layer, next will be the fits pass on the highlights… then the darkest shadows will follow and I’ll volley back and forth from dark to light until I feel it’s balanced… then comes the color!!! Stay tuned!!! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/flash-drawings-from-the-year-2000~85bf6113-8176-4d23-b5f7-b5f5b0f54f31 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/bb7e083c-d22b-4a00-bed8-cf8e14bf9f91.jpg Flash drawings from the year 2000 Flash drawings from the year 2000 I was so inspired by reptiles, psychedelics and ancient ruins… Prismalcolor pencils on heavy drafting velum… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/slid-thru-yesterday-and-copped-a-snake-rose-in-her-ditch~988b0a5f-84dc-4814-afdc-3d6c54c1b73c https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/c3bddf82-80f5-4b5c-9c64-1cb0de2d04ac.jpg slid thru yesterday and copped a snake rose in her ditch…… @ashlizzlemynizzl_ slid thru yesterday and copped a snake rose in her ditch… sat there like nothing was happening the whole time too…. 🐍🌹💪 https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/started-this-jaw-bone-and-roses-painting-the-other-night~4f976201-69f7-49a9-b68e-6324d1ca4579 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/7b0a1910-6039-45c4-b7bf-e859c011800f.jpg Started this jaw bone and roses painting the other night…… Started this jaw bone and roses painting the other night… got a pretty good start on it so far.. most of the shadows are blocked in, next I’ll hit the “mid highlights” maybe tonight after work… Once the values are developed enough I’ll b… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/heres-a-quick-video-montage-of-a-bit-of-the-process-for~1239256e-4223-4f5c-bade-cfcdd2e3792a https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/c2958362-3c11-4604-bf27-810063227027.jpg Here’s a quick video montage of a bit of the process for… Here’s a quick video montage of a bit of the process for the cleaver painting which is still up for auction until Monday at 12:00 pm eastern time… At that point the highest bid in the comments will get the cleaver… Current bidding is up … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/had-some-fun-playing-with-texture-and-experimenting-a-bit~66f7fc7d-c077-431a-846d-1def46d1f0d1 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/9fb22fc2-9785-45c8-a289-115a5b481d9a.jpg Had some fun playing with texture and experimenting a bit… Had some fun playing with texture and experimenting a bit in the way of tattooing the way I would approach an oil painting, and it was perfect timing as I am in the midst of 5 paintings of similar subject matter… Thanks to @tango.pokes f… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/happy-new-year~d275f118-7fd0-4eb5-9abd-87895606959a https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/fb324f6d-1e25-43c3-bec2-aa30a190434e.jpg Happy New Year Happy New Year!!! Here’s my offering to 2026… Oil paint on cold steel… As promised this will sell on here at auction… Please pace bids in comments and I’ll close the auction on the 5th at noon eastern… Thanks to everyone who has supporte… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/update-update-update~2f596775-0926-4680-bafa-b4050290a041 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/ba386684-4c06-45cc-bcec-2af5188c5851.jpg ..UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE… ..UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE… Still in progress… As the last hours of this year are expiring, this cleaver painting is also coming to the finish line… I can’t wait to finish this off over the next couple days… little hits here and there, darke… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/cruising-along-on-this-little-skull-oil-painting-on-wood~375e3a7c-c104-4e95-a6ab-4e2983d44042 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/588cf8c0-c6dc-40e7-a2d2-b264ccfb9722.jpg Cruising along on this little skull oil painting on wood… Cruising along on this little skull oil painting on wood panel… I’m contemplating doing voice overs on the time lapse videos I’ll be posting from now on… Would anyone be interested in learning a bit more about my process? https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/the-cleaver-wont-paint-itself~24c7e13c-a1b4-4052-aecf-c695503fb7ce https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/4e936488-b83a-4518-9c3e-562786c745c3.jpg The cleaver won’t paint itself… The cleaver won’t paint itself… Stay tuned… 🔪☠️🗡️ https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/making-progress-on-this-little-painting-i-started-the-other~e28d704a-9022-4a6a-b00f-11fd254273c3 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/18751063-e1fe-42eb-b663-38c3fe0b7339.jpg Making progress on this little painting I started the other… Making progress on this little painting I started the other night… let’s see how far along I can get it today… Oil on wood https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/and-so-begins-another-this-will-serve-as-a-quick-study~3173b6ae-7f3b-4316-b06f-bba987881cf7 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/bd8fc966-ce50-42b5-8d82-ce3c69ed3713.jpg And so begins another… this will serve as a quick study… And so begins another… this will serve as a quick study before I do the cleaver this week… more on this one here in a bit, and I’ll of course document the cleaver as well… #staytuned #moresoon # https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/cosmoscape~f9199b98-c2c6-46cb-b355-aa9eb1cd3feb https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/9c5bb89b-29e0-470c-a339-175a388dc8c3.jpg ..CosmoScape ..CosmoScape.. ..Gods Dance.. Oil on wood 60”x24” Finally wrapped this one up and got some good photos… FOR SALE… There have been a bunch of inquiries about the original… send me a dm if you’re interested and we can discuss… it’s not an … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/getting-in-the-last-bits-on-this-massive-painting-i-made~fa7b261c-82e7-42ed-9c1c-191e32569f64 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/a5a58581-9f76-4359-812c-7b8ebeb650ff.jpg Getting in the last bits on this massive painting I made… Getting in the last bits on this massive painting I made over the last couple of months… I’ll be posting the final pic this weekend as well as prints that will be available… the original painting is still for sale… all that have asked be… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/skull-and-lace~b7a55ab8-1283-42af-9f34-3c2024f7e1b9 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/25ecc6cb-b0ba-4795-b41d-e9efd88328e4.jpg Skull and lace… Skull and lace… Oil on wood… 9”x12” 2014 https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/in-labyrinths-of-coral-caves~ff462296-91a4-40ed-9f5e-9a7efb44f5ca https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/a26d817e-7ef4-4ca8-b632-625cc69b1ef8.jpg In labyrinths of coral caves… In labyrinths of coral caves… Circa 2012 https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/skull-lace-and-beads~2b65d1b9-ff89-4d0b-b690-97c2499fce3c https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/f7f47949-745f-43d3-9258-5a8f254ae1ab.jpg Skull, lace and beads… Skull, lace and beads… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/oil-paint-on-cold-steel~a0559c6c-280b-4a65-a498-7e3a9a2a5f79 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/e0de5399-a9a5-47cd-a4ef-9cf79655d540.jpg Oil paint on cold steel Oil paint on cold steel... Skull painting I did on a very old meat cleaver... This one was all about turning up the contrast... I want to paint on more odd surfaces... weird shapes challenge my usual compositional comfort zones... challe… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/got-alot-done-on-this-massive-oil-painting-project-ive~7c50abbf-111a-4313-92cd-a606d31e141f https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/082fddea-45cd-4e19-86b2-2a97a4d1c74d.jpg Got alot done on this massive oil painting project I’ve… Got alot done on this massive oil painting project I’ve been working on… Should have it completed this weekend… I’ve gotten a bunch of people asking, Who is truly interested in prints? https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/oil-on-wood~4c493fee-6cfd-4b5b-a360-b54804d7295c https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/d8da2892-f8e8-4b41-a7ee-c37dcd61822c.jpg Oil on wood Oil on wood Unholy Spectre 10”x 20” 2015 From quite awhile ago… I’m looking forward to making a new batch of dead people paintings… Who wants to see them?!? https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/today-paint~d5f96e5c-947a-4da5-950b-62508fea83e5 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/bf75a347-b31b-427d-ac51-396c61529f21.jpg Today… paint Today… paint!!! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/made-a-good-bit-of-progress-on-this-massive-oil-painting~a15fba53-0433-4d23-b4ec-947ba625ebb6 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/9ddaed45-02d9-4526-8255-06d825eaf2c7.jpg Made a good bit of progress on this massive oil painting… Made a good bit of progress on this massive oil painting I’ve been chipping away at… should be ready to call it finished in a couple more long sessions… This one has really changed quite a bit since I began working on it… im@exited to wr… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/little-cosmic-gap-filler-for-jesse-who-likes-to-call-me~8ad7b1a5-1e26-4fc2-9d51-3fcb593bf0ff https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/c6368e41-5fdb-48f8-95b5-441c7e63a726.jpg Little cosmic gap filler for Jesse who likes to call me… Little cosmic gap filler for Jesse who likes to call me Jonathan even tho that’s not my name…🤣 good times good fun! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/did-this-almost-two-years-ago-on-jasmines-arm-well-healed~a42725fe-0110-4b06-9c34-23773db301d5 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/f8d9dfe5-0afb-4ccd-a501-ac35593453be.jpg Did this almost two years ago on jasmines arm… well healed… Did this almost two years ago on jasmines arm… well healed and settled… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/heres-the-before-and-after-pics-and-video-of-the-cover-up~70f4cc5b-3a6e-4d9e-b779-57fc726607cf https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/2ccfcecf-8fb7-4125-abcb-b45b9b77dba4.jpg Here’s the before and after pics and video of the cover up… Here’s the before and after pics and video of the cover up collab I have been working on with @guyaitchisonart on @devinedesignstattoo at the incredible @hyperspacestudios… Three visits over this year, 2 consecutive days each visit… both… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/collab-day-with-on-arm-lots-of-coverup-that-weve-been~99a21991-53d7-46ca-8431-98abd4e48d87 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/6bdc2a55-5b51-4c91-9d4a-4cd8338b4eef.jpg Collab day with on arm… lots of coverup that we’ve been… Collab day with @guyaitchisonart on @devinedesignstattoo arm… lots of coverup that we’ve been working on over this year and finally we bring it to the finish line… today is day one of two, tomorrow we’ll wrap it up and post som nice fini… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/to-the-moon~83f68bba-470e-43d5-a5ec-bafbb0b0dec9 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/0ecf649a-76b7-4ddb-9b8c-0f1503dc1ee7.jpg To the moon To the moon! Thank you @lexundesert_93 for the trust!!! 🌕✨💫🪐 https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/chaos-calming~8642bbc9-75d7-4137-890c-7e3e0a75fa93 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/4e91c2b2-c654-4553-a39d-4b4799f73a70.jpg ..Chaos Calming ..Chaos Calming.. Oil on canvas 24”x12” For sale 500.00 shipped https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/going-to-finish-this-one-off-today~4e9b3e72-f73e-4550-ab4e-20075bdbfb4d https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/859e52ba-dc04-45cd-9689-977f3ceadd42.jpg Going to finish this one off today… Going to finish this one off today… Oil on canvas 12”x24” This will be for sale when I post the finished results… I’ve had a few inquiries already, if anyone wants to claim it this will be 500.00 shipped… Send a DM, leave a comment… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/and-finally-chance-to-begin-finishing-this-one-i-started-a~bc2f8631-8208-419d-bb3e-e67a2c05c82c https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/f95f3bf1-1680-4843-b47e-5914da4e5824.jpg And finally chance to begin finishing this one I started a… And finally chance to begin finishing this one I started a few years ago while the big one is drying… I really like having at least two paintings going on at once… it’s easy to spend an hour or two on one of them while the other/s are dr… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/working-on-this-little-collab-i-have-in-progress-with~66ce27fd-3b81-4e02-bfb1-038c36179479 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/3330e8ec-0e76-4967-a96a-e85093a61106.jpg Working on this little collab I have in progress with Working on this little collab I have in progress with @guyaitchisonart The glow effect is really start to work on this one! I love anything that glows so this is especially fun! Oil on wood… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/about-last-night~3f85eef8-1f3f-4ae8-a29a-94098b6f3a13 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/e379997a-8de7-4893-b19e-2bb1ad03bcca.jpg About last night About last night.. In progress… oil on wood. https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/got-to-finish-off-this-partial-cover-up-on-an-excellent~ae38d899-f9d3-4403-8f74-e73e52d09c51 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/791430ba-f4d4-4ebe-ae78-c58f6c73a5c4.jpg Got to finish off this partial cover up on an excellent… Got to finish off this partial cover up on an excellent client yesterday… thank you Whitney for the trust! She came in wanting some cosmic stuff to cover the skull that was there, we opted to tie the skull into the new stuff rather then … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/making-progress~c7497b19-8ebf-41ea-9069-63ff015fe081 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/ba0f3486-c62b-477f-9995-4080ab9010ca.jpg Making progress Making progress! Oil on wood… 60”x24” https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/got-a-quick-pass-done-on-this-little-critter-collab-oil~55c4255b-17a2-4dc4-89fd-05641f7a4d4e https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/345a7442-23ea-467e-8d3f-6cee4941262d.jpg Got a quick pass done on this little critter collab oil… Got a quick pass done on this little critter collab oil painting I’m working on with @guyaitchisonart, it’s from part of a tattoo we’re doing for @travisflyrumer leg… more tonight once this glaze layer is dry… this should end up looking … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/nine-years-ago-today-painting-the-dead-for-an-art-gallery~eb484333-d8eb-4bcd-ba0a-ff00f4b00aeb https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/b76f3af6-6c1a-47bc-a55a-84139b53bac3.jpg Nine years ago today, painting the dead… for an art gallery… Nine years ago today, painting the dead… for an art gallery show at scared gallery in manhattan that I shared with @burningxhope titled Blood Rituals/Ritual magic… I’ve learned so much since then about paint… I appreciate all of you who … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/finally-back-into-this-big-painting-cant-wait-to-see-this~38e42acc-789f-4b17-9822-520e815fe9a6 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/2d7cfe57-3ed7-4482-b6cd-e2584fc77516.jpg Finally back into this big painting… can’t wait to see this… Finally back into this big painting… can’t wait to see this one to the finish line but still quite a ways to go… I’d say I’m at about the halfway point now, lots more rendering to go on all of it, especially the big nebula/quasar thing i… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/finished~4531469a-0ae1-446e-9a5d-33c1bb8d8153 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/1b3954de-f860-4cbb-acd2-542839705cfd.jpg Finished Finished!!! Two days of fun with @guyaitchisonart on @rcanum who sat like a corpse!!! What a fun project!!! This one really shows how well two styles can work together as one! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/oil-on-wood~2ffc753a-14dd-4dc8-bd32-064341464b31 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/a3c2a2b8-f175-4ac0-8c27-748a4b171db0.jpg Oil on wood… Oil on wood… 8x10 Bio skull study I’ve been fascinated with the various textures found on a skull… the super polished enamel of the teeth, the deep crevices of the sutures and the depth of the nasal and ocular cavities… there’s so much t… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/finished-up-this-small-bioskull-painting-last-night~cffb98fb-85e9-4506-9aec-fa8c3dde5dd8 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/d48a108d-49d1-4131-9723-8702af3fffc7.jpg Finished up this small bio/skull painting last night… Finished up this small bio/skull painting last night… Oil on wood Sold sold sold 12”x6” Do you prefer these in color or black and white? https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/8-years-ago-and-i-made-this-cosmic-explosion-bio-space-jam~d8278e80-6b72-4977-b7d5-d43b1fcf1547 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/d579963f-f935-4935-bc04-d21d620fefe9.jpg 8 years ago and I made this cosmic explosion bio space jam… 8 years ago @guyaitchisonart and I made this cosmic explosion bio space jam collab tattoo… I love getting these reminders on my Facebook feed, always inspires me to revisit some of these older ideas, this was a fun one for sure… someone … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/got-some-work-done-on-another-smaller-skullbonebio-study~013f1240-1ff9-41f0-81d8-4c75723ffeb7 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/f8e38730-8354-4333-b9ab-7382ec15c5c8.jpg Got some work done on another smaller skull/bone/bio study…… Got some work done on another smaller skull/bone/bio study… the little pair I’m working on are both preparatory work for something a lot bigger in the works… More soon, stay tuned! Thanks for looking and as always, thank you for the cont… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/working-on-this-little-skull-bio-thing-while-the-bigger-one~3d079eb5-6161-4994-aa4d-7d967e432de6 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/cf911549-81a1-4b9b-ab91-392833552860.jpg Working on this little skull bio thing while the bigger one… Working on this little skull bio thing while the bigger one I posted yesterday is drying… little bit more on this and I’ll be finished, still need to push back som shadows a little further and then another pass to finalize the highlights… # https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/tonight~abc8b88f-1018-4103-8f53-6cf83a98820c https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/5735040d-9076-445c-9729-e1e72b55106a.jpg Tonight…🎨🖌️ Tonight…🎨🖌️ https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/picking-away-at-this-nebulous-background-stuff~2492620d-91f8-47dc-8b87-464292893997 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/a2c8d081-1b92-4af3-88d9-73a2c5a22486.jpg Picking away at this nebulous background stuff… Picking away at this nebulous background stuff… Oil on wood… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/unholy-spectre~fa9286fc-26cb-46ff-a8b0-1e92d95dd5ef https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/8eb32bb4-a1f2-4875-bbde-41662ce2f467.jpg ..Unholy Spectre ..Unholy Spectre.. prayer for sanctity Oil on wood 20” x16” 2025 ..FOR SALE.. 750.00 shipped Send a message to claim it! Should I make prints? https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/unholy-spectre~3495077e-82a1-4774-acbb-c986cf7c9749 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/62931ffa-8d3c-4030-b277-9e8c95ecbd72.jpg ..Unholy Spectre ..Unholy Spectre.. prayer for sanctity Oil on wood 20”x16” 2005 Got some decent photos of this one today… This is for sale… 750.00 shipped Send a message to claim it! If I get enough interest for prints I will have prints made… Let me kn… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/little-gap-filler-for-the-homeboy-puffy-wrist-action~f40ea5d3-0bde-448e-a944-4b392e4d89cc https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/f83df3c3-5a5d-43f4-aaa9-3fd2a7b898fa.jpg Little gap filler for the homeboy… puffy wrist action…… Little gap filler for the homeboy @sideshow_artist… puffy wrist action… spine o mech… Made with the best… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/finishing-touches-i-think-this-ones-a-wrap~8b04819b-5660-46e3-a559-1c33351d32c4 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/772311f9-893f-4f82-927c-dc4ef835757c.jpg Finishing touches… I think this one’s a wrap Finishing touches… I think this one’s a wrap! Oil on wood… 20”x16” I’ll post a finished shot once it’s dry and I can pull it off the easel safely… This will be for sale if anyone is interested… send me a message! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/making-progress-on-this-weird-space-bio-thing-slow-and~26e7a5bd-b7d3-4599-91f9-276ce8071c96 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/7267f8e0-a9d4-4ba8-92bf-8910573b6abd.jpg Making progress on this weird space bio thing… slow and… Making progress on this weird space bio thing… slow and steady… still along way to go but adding each layer is so satisfying! Oil on wood 60”x24” https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/making-progress-on-this-very-big-door-sized-space-bio~37d96e88-6f35-445e-b0c6-1af45a32f99f https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/638465ea-7310-447a-91d3-cf005f88d560.jpg Making progress on this very big, door sized space-bio… Making progress on this very big, door sized space-bio landscape… let’s see how far I can get today! Oil on wood… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/serenitys-got-a-new-flight-planstraight-to-the-cosmos~ef2b3098-e660-4e04-bcec-c60fb7b18288 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/3f0fc990-06f6-4731-a696-a25801a10cb0.jpg 🚀 Serenity’s got a new flight plan—straight to the cosmos… 🚀 Serenity’s got a new flight plan—straight to the cosmos ✨🔥 https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/creel-critter~3d53c145-2aa1-4e9e-97dd-0d42bc483c7a https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/f46d2927-0439-4ef2-b372-91252ecd8ef9.jpg ..Creel Critter ..Creel Critter.. Oil on canvas 24x36 A collaborative effort between @guyaitchisonart and myself from the early 2000’s Should I keep posting more of these older pieces? https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/glazing-color-over-these-big-structural-shapes-this-all~5a167829-2bb9-42aa-ab00-251fd280cd66 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/42f19725-572f-49d8-802b-b844984c1b6c.jpg glazing color over these big structural shapes… this all… glazing color over these big structural shapes… this all started out in just black and white, I worked out the composition and the values so that I could easily glaze color over it and then render it all to completion… this is the second… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/boophis~523ff356-e12b-47b0-ae6a-f975d28d783c https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/b6d0d2ae-fbbd-4a8a-8131-b90671ce40da.jpg Boophis Boophis... oil on canvas 8x10 Painted this one a long time ago... probably around the year 2000... https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/imantodes~cbed4bf0-8eba-484d-bd80-1f4a58a3e99a https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/57ab55c8-b15c-45aa-a39b-8d0f158592b1.jpg ..imantodes ..imantodes.. Oil on wood 36”x20” One of the first bigger oil paintings I did, long ago… this was the first time i truly felt like I accomplished what I set out to… one of my favorite snakes in existence… imantodes cenchoa or the blunt h… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/a-hand-tattoo-for-an-incredible-client-who-trusted-me-with~64c2faed-e36e-4e8d-aeb6-1ea686c7b50a https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/0a362199-eed7-4b99-b371-560060d93ed5.jpg A hand tattoo for an incredible client… who trusted me with… A hand tattoo for an incredible client… @billp8765 who trusted me with his entire arm and chest way back in 2002… This was the first opportunity I had to do large scale deep space stuff… this work was a landmark for my tattoo career and … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/heres-a-couple-sneak-peek-shots-of-the-collab-with-and-i~e35eeb0f-13c3-4074-a3b6-33a6f1375fc3 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/cb3fe5c0-5f7d-4a09-a393-be52b13181b3.jpg Here’s a couple sneak peek shots of the collab with and I… Here’s a couple sneak peek shots of the collab with @guyaitchisonart and I over the last two days… what a fun project! Deep sea bio environment complete with its luminescent denizens of the deep! Big thanks to @travisflyrumer for asking … https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/here-we-goooo~e8263e63-ee7c-485a-aefa-a8788bd5b49f https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/7ca30b6d-4fd0-4e47-8319-3c40e914e3b0.jpg Here we goooo Here we goooo!!! Another collaborative effort with @guyaitchisonart a little coverup involved but not enough of a coverup to even make it worthy of note… this is gonna be a fun one!!! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/tekel-for~d63853a5-cef9-46c7-b89c-9c131c15f6f8 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/d80286d6-0ee9-4fd5-8d55-a0d8bce483b7.jpg TEKEL for TEKEL for @tango.pokes Done @thehelmtattoo For anyone who knows anything about my tattoo career… this is truly a return to source, it’s been awhile since I’ve had a reason to make letters… this was fun! https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/time-to-switch-it-up-a-bit-and-get-into-this-big-door-sized~f5d66f82-dd77-48ca-8592-4361eb9b2308 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/5d383de6-b6dd-499e-8c5b-6099769f0f92.jpg Time to switch it up a bit and get into this big door sized… Time to switch it up a bit and get into this big door sized board that I’ve been working on… this is the last bit of layout before I begin glazing color over this one… I’m excited to begin the coloring process especially for this project… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/the-devil-is-in-the-details-literally~5ee1dbe3-0975-4a85-8e28-7fbc167bbfda https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/5189a094-484b-4efb-b84a-d1b53af5a086.jpg The devil is in the details… literally…😈 The devil is in the details… literally…😈 Finally on the downhill coast with this dead dude… the end is near… Oil on wood… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/making-some-progress-on-this-ol-dead-dude~1822dfd9-dc5d-45b2-8ba1-8c79140a4e80 https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/e1f367a9-883a-4bf3-aa65-daf318d7642c.jpg Making some progress on this ol dead dude… Making some progress on this ol dead dude… Glaze layers, thin films of oil paint in successive layers create depth that I’ve never been able to achieve before… I still have no idea what I’m doing with paint but I love learning and figuri… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/a-couple-little-detail-shots-of-this-crazy-cover-up-i-was~71e334fb-1f2f-42ff-a85d-d0edda32347b https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/e3af4f9a-58dd-4283-8f6f-8d94c7f2ea2e.jpg A couple little detail shots of this crazy cover up I was… A couple little detail shots of this crazy cover up I was working on with @guyaitchisonart over @hyperspacestudios this past week… our amazing client Mike sat like a corpse without a single whimper… good fun! I’ll look forward to more of… https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/tattoos/got-to-finish-this-cosmic-cobra-yesterday-a-fun-project~5c5ab2d4-4c15-461a-b149-398fa1098a2d https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/74444c7b-d1ff-4cbe-acdb-3853ff7596ad.jpg Got to finish this cosmic cobra yesterday… a fun project… Got to finish this cosmic cobra yesterday… a fun project and a fresh take on some of my favorite themes… snakes and space forever… Made with the very best, @neumatattoomachines and https://jonclue.tattoonow.com/gallery/art/a-few-available-designs-ive-drawn-hit-me-up-and-lets~93cb860a-0f6d-4693-b516-7e12f36fe14e https://images.tattoonow.com/tenants/jonclue/images/2026/07/8781aeab-5d89-4600-bb27-cb11fcb37143.jpg A few available designs I’ve drawn… hit me up and let’s… A few available designs I’ve drawn… hit me up and let’s make some cool stuff… I can draw whatever you want whether you can picture it or not just a couple word as a description is all I need to make your ideas come to life… ✍️🎨