long time comin'

i finally got a chance to take some halfway quality photos of some of my old paintings. I'm planning to frame these up all nice and hang them in my tattoo space. I'm no art photographer(or any other kind of photographer for that matter) so cut me some whydonchya.

I'm hoping to do some prints and maybe t shirts in the near future. I have been wanting to do this for a while and have had a hard time getting around to it. Shit cost $$$!

there is a little more going on over on the tattoo page lately. i haven't quiet gotten back into painting yet so i don't have much to report here for now. so click on the tattoo link on the right to check out my tattoo stuff. if you haven't been here before then scroll down and check out my old art stuff!

peace

BUSY BUSY BUSY

i have been busy trying to maintain a steady income with tattooing for a couple months now. i went full time back in January. things are going good so far but i need to stay busy and on the ball. so i haven't been blogging. obviously.

i haven't been painting either, but i'm planning to start again very soon. i sort of gave myself permission to take a break to rest and get my head together. hopefully it worked. i have a couple small painting projects in the works at the moment so check back here or on tumblr or, if your an iPhone user, on instagram for updates and pics.

thanks for reading!!

Year in

2011! What a year! Things have happened. That I can say with confidence. Work, my apprenticeship and my art work outside of tattooing. I have been busy needless to say.

I've been pulling 60+ hours a week not including just plain old painting, Since march. I'm used to it at this point but I'm starting to lose steam. I would like to make the transition to tattooing and painting full time and quit my job at the coop but thats a scary prospect to me. So 2012 is all about that. I have a few plans in the pipeline so please check in here once in a while and I promise I will to. In the mean time check out my tumblr page for day to day stuff mostly related to tattooing. I don't always have much to say but I always have new things to show. and thanks to folks who have been showing me love and getting work done and supporting me! You rule!

BLAM!

im starting to feel more settled in my new place. my art space is coming together and i got some sweet prints (pictured sitting on my lightbox) from the steakmob boys to hang up on my walls.

nate of the deth crew set us up a little show at moxy in MPLS under uptown tattoo and next door to bobs java hut. he just keeps putting new shows together which means i never sleep. just work. luckily i have no life to speak of anyway.

goodbye for now.

prints

these are some left over prints i did with my buddy eric gorvin of steak mob fame. we put these together for the gods and monsters III show last month. i will be putting these up for sale here on my blog along with some much nicer pictures. anyone interested in picking one of these up should email me at chriskrapohl@gmail.com for info.

sketch.

i watched natural born killers the other day and this is supposed to be Mallory. i didn't quite turn out so i just colored her hair blonde and changed it. but that was pretty much the inspiration

new TATTOO page

i have decided to create a new separate page devoted exclusively to tattoos that i have done. i hope to post here often so check back often. find the link to this page under "pages" to the right. the total depravity page will be more general and feature my art and sketchbook and any up and coming advancements in my world. i hope to be making some shirts and prints in the relatively near future and that sort of stuff will be here as well. tanks folks!

i had a pretty productive day at the shop today. i worked on my exorcist drawing for gods and monsters III. im hoping to do screen printed posters but im worried i wont have enough time for it. fingers crossed. i have been really digging this brush pen i bought. im having more fun drawing than i have for some time. im like a kid.

i started a pretty cool green lantern chest piece. the guy came in with a sketch he did and wanted me to rework it i guess so i busted about my trusty new brush pen yet again and whipped this drawing up pretty quick. i was pretty happy with it and so was he. we got as far as coloring the lantern part before dude had to call it a day. i didnt get much of a pic so obviously i didnt post one.

i did some cool sketches in my new sketchbook which i love. markers are a new and wonderful world to me. and i like them. tattooing has been a little slow lately so being at the shop sometimes means finding other non tattooing ways to be productive. success!

!ZOMBOID!

sketchbook. im revisiting some old character stuff i used to do. it's a good thing.

well i went out and got a sketchbook for myself a few days ago. i was inspired by a fella i met a couple weeks ago. andres guzman. he is a member of the steakmob which is a super awesome and talented art crew out of minneapolis. he draws tons of cool shit in his moleskin and posts it on his blog. he does amazing work and i was really inspired by how much energy he can create just in a sketch book. i like the idea of having an outlet for art that is more flowing and i guess more expressive. i draw a lot of tattoo related stuff which i really love but i dont do a lot for myself. so maybe i will be posting some of these sketches granted i keep up with it. i will be updating this blog with some tattoo pics soon enough so please continue to be patient and check back once and a while.

peace.

it has been like... forever

i have been very tied up what with the the art show and vacation and the moving that i have not been very on top of some other things in my life. this blog for example. but i guess its good to be busy if its stuff that matters. and it does, let me tell you. i have some new art to post soon. now that sons of northern darkness has passed i can finally reveal my newer work. once i get some pics that is. till then...

well, it has been a grip since i have posted anything here. i have been very busy in a very good way. last night sons of northern darkness went down. and it rocked. a year of planning paid off. tomorrow, off to phoenix to visit my old friend dave for a week. then i move back to MPLS and get settled and back into a normal routine. i am looking forward to this most of all. just in time for winter.

goodnight.

SONS OF NORTHERN DARKNESS

SONS OF NORTHERN DARKNESS is upon us. the MPLS DETH CREW is putting the finishing touches on SONS and it is looking good. for those interested the show is at CULT STATUS GALLERY on friday september 23rd at 8pm. no cover. please come and hang out. its going to be killer.

sons of northern darkness

its been a busy last few weeks. but things are good overall and im feeling optimistic about my art and the direction its starting to go in. i am trying to get my shit straight for sons of northern darkness cuz time is running out. today i worked on a t shirt idea i have. i hope to get some stuff printed in time for the show. here it be.

transition

i have been very busy lately at the tattoo shop and trying to stay on track with work for the art show coming up in september while working full time at my day job. it has been hectic to say the least. but im in relatively good spirits none the less. i have a couple new pieces in the works and im feeling good about what im producing.



so, to book a tattoo, call MONSTER INK TATTOO at 651 488 3323 and ask for chris. and keep your eyes peeled for more info on SONS OF NORTHERN DARKNESS in september.