The Work. 

Close-up of a detailed black and gray tattoo sleeve on a person's arm, featuring swirling clouds, a ship's sail, and other nautical elements.
Black and grey realism tattoo — female portrait with botanical elements, executed in chiaroscuro light. Custom commission by Richard De La Cruz, Houston TX.
Black and grey tattoo of a lighthouse, a boat in rough seas, a skull with a snake, and a compass on a person's arm.
Black and gray tattoo of a skull with a landscape scene, including waves and clouds, on a person's arm.
Black and white artwork of a woman with long hair, holding an hourglass, with skeleton and lion features, surrounded by skulls and flames, in an ornate black frame.
Black and gray tattoo on a person's torso featuring a woman with long hair holding an hourglass, surrounded by a wolf, a skull, and skeletal hands, framed in a decorative black frame.

Each piece is a singular commission—no two are the same.

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