Today we’d like to introduce you to Chance Quinn.
Chance, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I was born in Watertown, South Dakota. I had a pretty rough upbringing, I used drawing to escape. I got into drinking, drugs and graffiti pretty early on. In high school, I drew all day through every class, I didn’t care about consequences too much, so I was usually allowed to draw if I stayed quiet. I’d draw in my room all night as well. I started tattooing right outta high school, every friend and anyone brave enough to let me all got scratched up. Lol. I eventually buckled down in life and started studying like a madman. I apprenticed for oil painting and life in general under Russ Recchion for several years in Tucson. Around the same time, I apprenticed under Adam Fuqua at Tattoo Mania in Tucson.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It has been far from a smooth road. I’ve struggled in all the areas. Art is hard, and life is hard. I’ve had issues with everything from adhd, depression, addiction, and self-worth, all the way to being homeless. Tattoo shops and art studios saved my life. One of my biggest obstacles were people encouraging other avenues, not everyone wants you to succeed at your goals.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
It depends on the medium. I attempt to create technical representations of the world around me. I like my art to be easy to read but challenging to comprehend. I want my work to show a high level of education and to appear ‘real’, all while maintaining artistry. I’m an artist all the way through. I make my living Tattooing, and I study oil painting and the greater arts full time as well. I do view it as two full-time jobs, 40hrs a week each, minimum. I am comfortable in most mediums, oil paints, acrylic paint, charcoal, marker, spray paint, graphite, watercolor, ink… if it makes a mark, I can use it. I am primarily a Tattooer and a. oil painter, a number 2 Ticonderoga (red) and printer paper is my go to. With oil painting, I specialize in representational work, still life’s and portraiture primarily. I prefer to paint ‘from life’, if I must work from photo, I prefer to use my own photo. I also study ‘en plein aire’ landscapes, but I’m not very good at that yet. With tattoos, I suppose I try to specialize in tattoos that last. I’ll tattoo whatever you want on your body, but I do prefer to work with large custom designs and I prefer to outline everything. My speciality is probably freehand neotraditional work, that’s definitely the area I can shine in the most. However, I can do black and grey realism, lettering, color realism, traditional, you name it. I think that’s also what sets me apart, I’m an artist every second of every day, not just at work. I can draw anything, and I’m always studying to do it better.
Have you learned any interesting or important lessons due to the Covid-19 Crisis?
Uhhhh… Lots of new lessons with the Covid scene. Financial security and healthy relationships are important.
Pricing:
- I charge 200$ an hour for tattoos.
Contact Info:
- Email: chancequinnart@gmail.com
- Instagram: @chancequinnart
