David LaFrance - Thirty3 Studio

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Tiger for Joel🐅 the tiger is fully healed, ju

Tiger for Joel🐅

the tiger is fully healed, just the white and the leaves/foreground are fresh. This is definitely not my normal style but I do enjoy doing larger black and grey realism, I just don’t get asked to do it that often🤷🏼‍♂️😂 maybe more in the future.

May The 4th be with you😈 Thanks Alicia for fi

May The 4th be with you😈

Thanks Alicia for filling my day with such a fun piece and for the trust in your design. If you guys know, then you know Star Wars is an all time favorite of mine, will do any Star Wars tattoos😂

Jaguar for Izzy🐆

Jaguar for Izzy🐆

Golden eagle for Teja last week🦅

Golden eagle for Teja last week🦅

When you have a client ask if you can make a tatto

When you have a client ask if you can make a tattoo of an astronaut riding a space bison, you don’t ask questions. You just tell them yes.

Fun one for Austin last week. He was super open

Fun one for Austin last week.

He was super open on design and let me create something with very few guidelines. Needless to say I’m Very happy with the outcome.

Got to make this majestic beast for Hannah last we

Got to make this majestic beast for Hannah last week🐅

tigers are always a favorite, and this placement was a standout IMO.

Wishing for some warmer weather☀️ In the mea

Wishing for some warmer weather☀️

In the meantime, here’s a fun piece I made for my boy Mac this week🦅

I haven’t posted a dog portrait in awhile so her

I haven’t posted a dog portrait in awhile so here’s two💁🏼‍♂️ got to forever mark Karla with her two beautiful pups. Very happy with the outcome.

Medusa piece for Halee last week🐍🪨

Medusa piece for Halee last week🐍🪨

Valkyrie Tattoo for Patrick🧝🏻‍♀️🗡️🕊️

This was a super fun project, we did two days back to back to complete this piece. Thanks again to Patrick for the trust and patience💪🏼 dude is tough.

I want a whale, but make it killer🐋 got to cre

I want a whale, but make it killer🐋 got to create this orca piece for Bella this week.

She was super flexible aside from the whale, so we mixed it up in my style and made something unique.

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Instagram post 17956757396457727

I’ve been posting a lot of smaller pieces lately

I’ve been posting a lot of smaller pieces lately, so I figured id switch it up. Start of an exciting project for my man Chris. He sat like a champion and we knocked this whole thing out in one session💪🏼⚓️

Very excited to continue on his arm, and show you guys some other projects I have recently finished!

Making this Labyrinth tattoo for Haydn was one of

Making this Labyrinth tattoo for Haydn was one of the more technically challenging tattoos I’ve ever created, with that being said I enjoyed it a lot.

These small, extremely detailed tattoos that make me sweat a little, are my favorite. You never learn by being comfortable.

Also, any Labyrinth fans out there?

Cause I haven’t posted one these in awhile🐶 t

Cause I haven’t posted one these in awhile🐶 thanks Alexis for trusting me with your boy Leo.

Fun take on a butterfly for Hollie last week! Lo

Fun take on a butterfly for Hollie last week!

Love the way these two images came together🦋💀

Got to tattoo a fun one today for Trevor! He wan

Got to tattoo a fun one today for Trevor!

He wanted the illustration done by John Craig on the cover of Smashing pumpkin’s Mellon collie album.

I love doing tedious designs like this, really feel like a grow my skill set with each tattoo I dress over just a bit. Stoke with the outcome.

I know, I’m a week late😴 but a quick recap of

I know, I’m a week late😴 but a quick recap of some of my 22’ projects and some quick thoughts on the previous year.

2022 was a bit of a roller coaster from time to time with my back injury and being out of tattooing for a solid 2 months. With that low came lots of highs. I learned more about my body, my mind and implemented routines that changed my life in the aftermath. I also feel like in turn this allowed me to create a body of work that I can say I am the most proud of in my career, I learned so much and was so inspired working with my crew @thirty3.studio along with all of my amazing clients. Together with your ideas and trust in my process I feel like my work is a reflection of my art and a path i hope to take going forward.

Excited for what the new year will bring and the project I will create with you guys again. I am excited for new goals set in place and more growth in the coming year. For those of you who have read this far, and all the amazing people I worked with this year, thank you! Sending you all positive energy coming into this new year.

Got to create this extremely unique yet very tough

Got to create this extremely unique yet very tough design for Simeon🤌🏼

he wanted to create a statue out of a tasteful nude of his wife with Aphrodite vibes. In the background we also included a simplified shape of her wedding ring. This is a prime example of trust and a few unique ideas coming together to make magic.

Thanks again brotha, always good adding to your collection.

Perseus slays an undead Medusa🤷🏼‍♂️

Perseus slays an undead Medusa🤷🏼‍♂️

This was a second piece I tattooed for Joel, part of a cool project we’re working on.

I want to thank my clients for trusting my vision and my process, I have been getting to really showcase MY art lately and cannot wait to show you guys some of the stuff in the works!

The chosen one🪐🚀

As some of you may know I’m a bit of nerd for Starwars, so creating this piece for Wes was sheer enjoyment. My inner child was so happy to mesh this together.

I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do😅🤷🏼‍♂️

I got to make this fun new rendition of this popul

I got to make this fun new rendition of this popular design idea today.

Tori sent me a few variations of similar designs the set me free and this is what we created🫀🧠 hope you guys like it.

I got to make this super fun piece for Joseph yest

I got to make this super fun piece for Joseph yesterday💀🦅

This isn’t a great photo, but I like this tattoo too much not to share! Lots of fun details not pictured but that’s life😂🤷🏼‍♂️

On going sleeve I’ve been working on for Amy✨

On going sleeve I’ve been working on for Amy✨

we have a couple more sessions to go before we call it complete but I haven’t posted many of my larger projects so I thought it deserved a post.

Everything is fully healed except white highlights.

Rib cage overgrown with floral for David💀💐

Rib cage overgrown with floral for David💀💐

I had a lot of fun with this piece, really got to nerd out on all the small deets🧐.

Drop a comment and let me know what you guys think.

A lot of times you’ll have clients who say they’ll give you artistic freedom, and sometimes you’ll have clients that actually mean it. Joel was one of those clients and I think we made some magic✨ this has a lot of fun small details in it along with a bold foreground that I think reads so well, but let me know what you guys think!

That’s it for this round! As always I am overwhe

That’s it for this round! As always I am overwhelmed by the response and I look forward to reading through your idea’s.

Apologies in advance for those of you who I won’t be able to get in. This was a very small amount of openings given the holiday season.

Until next time✨

I haven’t used this in awhile. Haven’t been fe

I haven’t used this in awhile. Haven’t been feeling super motivated to present my art on social lately but have still been working. Trying to get back to it. So here are a Couple pup portraits from awhile back.

Yesterday morning I received the news that my frie

Yesterday morning I received the news that my friend, my brother, and a mentor of mine had passed away at 5:37am.

Casey Somsel was a light, his energy, his mind, and his talent were truly special. I met Casey at a large transitional period in my life/career. Casey and @troubadour_tattoo not only welcomed me in but really made it a point to get me in their shop. Over the next two years i worked side by side Casey. He taught me so much about life, his random knowledge on everything and anything, his tips and unique approach to tattooing, his weird witchy energy, or the super odd raw food he would have us eat. Casey changed my life, to this day I practice things Casey taught me.

It seems in this life the brightest burn out the fastest. Casey was no exception. I know that his energy lives on. I am so proud to wear your art, to have shared your company, and to have called you a friend. I love you Casey, cannot wait to see you again in a next life✨

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