Mitch's Back
Mitchelin Valentino has a history of being a BAD boy. These are his tattoos. The Large bird is from a gang he was once in called The Ravens. The two tattoos on his upper arms and on is back under the raven is the sun rising over water. He got those latter in life after a near- death experience with the mob. A native American boy about his age named David Red-Feather and his grandfather, White Hawk, pulled him out of the river. It was a typical “wack” hit, cement boots and all.
While drowning in the river Mitch sees his dead father (who was a good man) and he speaks to him stating how he needs to change his ways and that there is more to life than what is on this earth.
They mean, “The Son rises above”. The “water” is a series of tiger stripes. this represents his spirit animal, a side of himself he must learn to control or he will forever be in the dark world of the dead, as explained to him by White Hawk, a spirit reader. He also tell Mitch what his father thinks of his past life.
As David and his grandfather nurse Mitch back from the dead he begings to take a great intrest in who they are and what they are about… but it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks, even if he thinks he wants to learn.
Copyright
These Images and Writings Do Not Belong To ANY Public Domain. All images and Writing are copyright © Patricia Anne McCarty & Deep Red Tiger Images 2009. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images or Writings without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.
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Shanina Conway
This is brilliant Patricia…really wonderful work and I love the story too;)
Jeffrey Palm
sweet work!
Van Cordle
Cool stuff!! Excellent work!!
Renate Dartois
Wow fantastic creation Patricia.
Karin Taylor
i echo the others PA, this is brilliant!
Spiritinme
WOW..fantastic..speechless
Rita H. Ireland
Way awesome image!
lilylive
so nice to read the story as well as see your Artistry.. great pose.. a long journey away from the dark and dead world, but he has his guides and everything at his fingertips, if he wants it.. love his tattoos, and the guitars on purple look great!! congrats on the feature, coz that’s where i found you.. i hang around there sometimes :) ~lily
dawndavies
this is an outstanding piece, well done,dawnx
AnitaInverarity
Really stuning graphic
linaji
I AM GOING CRAZY.. REALLY DARLING WHEN I AM WORKING STEADY I WILL HAVE A POSTER OF THIS AND THE OTHER.. REALLY REALLY CRAZY.. SO DAMN SEXYCOOL.. LOVE HIMMMMMMMUMMMM UMMMMMYAH!
gypsycaster
WOOOF!
Arletta
Woah! This looks vastly different to me, as a thumbnail, than it does opened up. I shan’t tell you what it looked like to me, as a thumbnail, lest you think I am trying to be insulting. But, I wouldn’t be. It was just what drew my eye first and no prior knowledge of what it might be, and it being in miniature, of course. It was funny, though; especially, when, thankfully, it turned out to be a misunderstanding.
Now on to reality: Very nice work here! I love the guitar background.
peyote
Oh this is very nice ;) xXx
MaryK
LOVE IT!!! Instant favorite!
SNAPPYDAVE
lovely work …. now i want a tat
navybrat
awesome!!
judyM61
This is an amazing piece, awesome and beautiful too!
IrishPics
Nicely done my friend.
your work is brilliant Patricia…
arteology
excellent
xXluvinlifeXx
Again, great story to the image, or is that image to the story… Which comes first?
Patricia Anne ... replied
The story came first, I wrote it about 3 years before I ever came up with an image.
JakkiO
Fabulous story and art :)
Helena Nelson-...
This is a great graphic and I like the femal guitar shape compared to Mitch’s masculean form. Sexy art…
Patricia Anne ... replied
thank you, you know, I never took note of that before. Good point!
Helena Nelson-...
I should add that the story reads like an epic tale, a classic tale of initiation and wisdom found. Combined with the art this is a classic. Great job.
Patricia Anne ... replied
wow thanks, there are two more piantings of him with bits of story in as well. Dirty Boy is when he was around 17, 17 or so and them Mitchiln Valintino which is when he’s in around 24.
macquaid
Mitch should hook up with Sasha Lynn Gray that would make a great image and story line .Regards.
Patricia Anne ... replied
Sasha has a boy friend, and errr I have her tentivly related to Mitch.
macquaid
I think the rule is anything after 3rd cousin is a go ,I could be mistaken.LOL.
Patricia Anne ... replied
LOL, your killin’ me over here!
ARTofMistyrE
I’ve been a tattoo artist for 19 years now. Day Job and all. We gotta do something about those lower back pieces!
Patricia Anne ... replied
yes yes yes hee
linaji
Hey I am gomnna have to have a row of my man…. fav.!
Patricia Anne ... replied
LOL heehee well now, I’m sure he’d be happy to show up! LOL
Scott d'Almeida
awesome;
SaRaHKnOwDoG
Just a beautiful graphic.