Gabriel Cece

Having been tattooing since 1995, I’ve sat at many a station, worn several hats at different stages of my career, and had the pleasure of working next to some of the most creative individuals I’ve ever known…being in Hampton Roads since 2004 has been no different…a great learning experience this has been so far, as i'll be looking forward to a long stay and a good future here…In my time in the Tidewater region, I believe that I have become more of the tattooer that I always was, and more in touch with my own way or style of doing things…my color palate has expanded, my approach to all projects big and small has gotten smoother and more systematic…my tattoos and artwork have improved, in part because of the environment I am in, the artists around me, and the open minded clientele who choose me to do their work…hopefully, the year 2010 will be the best so far, and a sign of the what is to come of my future in this industry… 
In my 15th year as a tattooer, my artistic interests outside of tattooing are still the same…when I can find the time, I very much enjoy painting in oils , acrylics or watercolors, I still like to draw in colored pencils or marker, and taking 35mm photographs…my influences are much the same as they’ve always been…visionary and spiritual arts, religious arts and iconography, surrealism , the Victorian and nouveau eras, art throughout history from the Asian continent, and of course American pop culture…with all of these interests and influences, my work has moved to a more balanced level, employing symmetry and asymmetry incorporated with the flow of the body, and using as much color, tone, or texture as possible in every piece that I do…pushing my own limits, boundaries, and perceptions, along with the limits of skin, to improve with every single tattoo I have the opportunity to work on, for every client that sits in my chair…