Ricky

Ricky started his tattoo journey when he was introduced to the craft by his older brother at 14 years old. By 18, Ricky had built a portfolio of his own art work - drawings and paintings - securing him an apprenticeship in his home city of Coventry, West Midlands. He spent the following two years serving his apprenticeship and a year as a junior artist. After working within a couple different studios to refine his skills, working under artists of different styles; Ricky opened his own studio in Coventry in 2013, which he ran successfully for 6 years before relocating to Cumbria, where he and co owner Jess now own and operate their studio, As Above So Below. 

 

Rickys favorite style to work with is Opaque black and grey; recently finding his love for this genre from artists like Thomas Carli Jarlier and Mirco Ponti. His new passion for this genre of black and grey bagged him two awards at Tattoo Freeze, Telford, Walking away with Best Realism and Best of Sunday. 

Ricky has been developing a looser, abstract realism approach - taking inspiration from painting styles like those of Chris Guest.

Ricky works by building relationships with his clients, taking the time to understand their ideas while blending in his own style, keeping them involved throughout the process by sharing the progress and making adjustments based on their feedback. Doing several seminars a year to keep pushing his abilities, Ricky is ,above all, driven by a constant desire to improve, and a genuine passion for the art, the craft and tattoo culture.