Mitch O'Connell is a beloved hanger-on of the "Lowbrow" art movement. His work has featured in magazines from Newsweek to Playboy, on CD's from The Supersuckers to Less Than Jake and exhibited from New York to Berlin. His tattoo designs are also a fixture on the walls of tattoo shops around the world. He's treasured for his sense of humor, especially when it comes to pricing his paintings. His "talk of the town" gallery openings are always a "hoot". Mitch is known for arriving in full costume and only speaking in "Klingon" for the entire evening. Likes include: keeping it real, letting it all hang out, doing his own thing and getting down. Dislikes include: gallery owners who favor artists whose work is "good" and "sells". My God, doesn't "good grooming" count for anything anymore in this crazy, topsy-turvy world?!
THE MAN HIMSELF
Mitch says he’s been lucky enough to work as a freelance artist for a lot of big clients but in his spare time (between paying jobs) he works on producing tattoo designs. So next time you're in a tattoo shop looking for something to have etched on your skin, check out the flash on the walls for some of his stuff. And, if you have a shop, why not buy one (or all) of his 3 sets today?. He’s also worked on CD artwork for the British record label ACE and bands such as the ‘Supersuckers’ (see below) as well as book cover art (see above).
What you see here is just a small sample of Mitch’s work. On his website the work is split into the following categories: Graphic - Logo - Comic Book - Tattoo - Caricature - Cartoony - Realistic - Cute - Pin-up and Arty Farty (his words not mine). There’s just about something for everybody. So, to see larger versions of all the artwork shown here and to find out how you can obtain your very own copies just follow the link to his website below.
Enjoy the trip!
