https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/stary-night-and-the-scream-mashup-tattoo~143908 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/deb584d2-bc45-42cb-9873-f18a4bdaa80d-original.jpg Stary Night And The Scream Mashup Tattoo So far in my tattooing career, the pieces I find most challenging and satisfying to create are adaptations of fine art as tattoos. They require a lot of concentration and I inevitably learn something new about the art piece I am recreati… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/realistic-blue-sparrow-tattoo-forearm~143637 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/41dd0c4b-8b5f-4457-8404-27548c7ab5dd-original.jpg Realistic Blue Sparrow Tattoo Forearm Birds are usually a symbol of freedom. Sparrows have many meanings, and one of them is actually returning home. This realistic blue sparrow was a fun project and I will be positng a healed picture of it on my social media page @TattooArt… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/realistic-shark-under-blue-water-tattoo~142350 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/6fe976b0-1d15-4b91-8445-22e1399e310b-original.jpg Realistic Shark under Blue Water Tattoo I seem to do a lot of people's first tattoos, and this was one of them. She sat great for the three hours it took to complete this small 4x5 inch (approximate size) tattoo on her forearm. The trick to getting tattooed, and this applies t… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/black-and-grey-leopard-portrait-tattoo~142152 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/9b2e1086-1e58-4801-94f1-67f378f7d607-original.jpg Black and Grey Leopard Portrait Tattoo Everyone has some power deep inside that drives them. Some call it a spirit animal and in this case felines would be the group I personally identify with. They can be solemn and very independent, yet also crave love and affection from th… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/zombie-hand-reaching-out-from-the-grave-full-color-sleeve~141817 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/660b11e0-192f-4ebc-8085-71b46acd49c5-original.jpg Zombie Hand Reaching out from the Grave Full Color Sleeve I often get asked which style I prefer tattooing in; color or black and grey? And I can honestly say that I absolutely LOVE BOTH!!! When it comes to choosing weather or not to get your next tattoo done in color or black and grey ink depe… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/black-and-grey-feather-locket-and-banner-with-friends-family~141815 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/08386f1f-6044-4ffa-8c40-4405c3d36908-original.jpg Black and Grey Feather, locket, and banner with Friends Family Tattoos are a way of self expression, just like so many other things in this world, that lets us stand out in a crowd and be unique. One big theme a lot of people have in common though are the love of family and the appreciation of loyal… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/art/going-back-to-work~141814 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/a436a381-cea7-451e-a288-b6506095b385-original.jpg Going Back to work... This piece started as an idea i had at the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic. I observed the litter left by people's used gloves and face masks. This idea began as oil painting and I finished coloring the rose and details digitally usin… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/art/skull-and-saint-midnight-oil-study-42020~141628 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/7c8a75eb-efbe-4881-8a04-b81b74ccf369-original.jpg Skull and Saint midnight oil study 4/2020 This 9x12 inch oil study on canvas board has been my first painting since the 2020 pandemic broke out. I have always had a fascination with skulls since a young age, so this is not a new subject matter for me. However in these precarious… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/cover-of~139952 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/83653f10-31ba-4fba-b78c-5c8017edc718-original.jpg Cover of In 1902 Georges Méliès directed the silent film Voyage a la Lune. This full length motion picture blew me away when I saw if for the first time in my high school mass media class. It did so because even though motion pictures where still… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/realistic-hummingbird-with-flower-petals-tattoo-on-aged-skin~139948 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/8079a9a8-7f97-4359-8aaa-485676dc344c-original.jpg Realistic hummingbird with flower petals tattoo on aged skin Never say its too late to do what you want! I have tattooed older clients before but this had been one of the more intricate designs i have done on aged skin. This brave lady sat absolutely still with no complaints for almost three hours… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/black-and-grey-weathered-skull-with-purple-moth-tattoo~139920 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/11277462-c586-4503-8bdd-7e40a8918008-original.jpg Black and grey weathered skull with purple moth tattoo Life and death can be seen in this composition. The death moth is alive in contrast to the skull, but it is also full of color and is a nice fusion of both black and gray and color tattooing. The skull is weathered and has the marks of g… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/full-colored-blue-rose-and-sunflower-with-peacock-feathers-arm-tattoo~139917 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/b00f9cd0-0c54-45e1-9876-b716c9803a73-original.jpg Full colored blue rose and sunflower with peacock feathers arm tattoo Flowers are some of my favorite things to draw, paint, and especially tattoo! In this case, I was given the freedom to design this full colored upper arm tattoo for this young lady. Her criteria was she wanted the piece to include a sunf… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/art/x-ray-with-septum-ring~139627 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/9729697a-7c20-4b82-92d3-4df83ab67b06-original.jpg X Ray with Septum ring I asked my dentist to let me have a copy of the x ray photo she took of me once. I then made an 8x10 inch oil painting of it. I particularly was drawn to the contrast the solid geometric ring shape had against the softer more organic bon… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/art/rose-with-rabid-mouth~139626 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/1c54a58f-c0fe-4d2c-82ec-2719baf30ba1-original.jpg Rose with Rabid mouth Roses are my favorite drawing and painting subjects. Here, my imagination geared me towards the more wild and mutated side of things. The deformed teeth and discolored tongue were fun elements to play with in this 8x10 inch canvas.For Pu… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/death-card-scenery-on-ribs~138843 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/2e09340f-e71d-41c5-bb58-afb4cd9a568a-original.jpg Death Card Scenery on Ribs I have the fortune to have open minded clients that let me go wild when designing their tattoos. Dave, whom I've tattooed many times, is one of those awesome people! He comes in in with a tarot death card image as a referene one day and … Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/black-and-grey-illustrative-eagle~138836 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/5f5275e9-18d1-4287-b3b0-7f1d03e5bf50-original.jpg Black and grey Illustrative Eagle This is my absolute favorite style of tattooing! My really good client Bob let me have complete creative freedom on this piece as he does with all the other tattoos I've done for him. The result was this large scale eagle spanning Bob's … Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/art/rose-and-skull-airbrush-art-acrylic-on-watercolor-paper~137380 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/e45b49ba-76a9-4e85-8532-5810f3d2a9ef-original.jpg Rose and Skull airbrush art. Acrylic on watercolor paper. Roses and skull are just my favorite things to draw. Im pickied up the airbrush for this project and spent several hours playing with shadows an light. Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/realistic-blue-sparrow-on-hip~137379 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/8c2c43c4-1649-400d-a2b7-8a29f7d3fa65-original.jpg Realistic blue sparrow on hip Images always have a bit impact when the contrast is there. For this tattoo, I chose a picture that had the right positioning of the bird in flight and then i played with the colors on phototshop to ensure i got a crisp and easy to read … Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/art/self-portrait-reflection-on-slider-acrylic-on-canvas-8x8-2018~137376 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/11cd5f5b-3354-422b-955b-df2be1dfc8a8-original.jpg Self portrait reflection on slider Acrylic on canvas 8'x8' 2018 Marijuana legalization in 2019?! Lets hope so, then we can all enjoy ourselves peacefully and without fear of possibly throwing everything we care about away over something that is legal here yet illegal over there... Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/realistic-wolf-face-with-colored-flowers~137374 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/3294de02-feec-4cf4-a4ff-6c94149f4877-original.jpg Realistic Wolf face with colored flowers This tattoo is on a very dedicated collector of my work. It is one of my favorite tattoos because of the delicate details and strong vibrant colors. What are your favorite flowers, and do you have a spirit animal you also identify with? Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/healed-and-hairy-boxer~133150 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/b3c61fc3-1a8a-4809-963d-98e7e6f90895-original.jpg Healed and Hairy Boxer Its not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog! This tattoo has been holding up well a year or so into its lifetime now. Taking good care go your skin is crucial to maintaining a good looking tattoo. So rem… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/art/looking-out-the-window-rim-2017~132933 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/be382c6e-ba93-4706-a660-5d2c21ede153-original.jpg Looking out the window RIM 2017 I love the freedom I get when I'm sitting in my studio. I live the dream of living off my ability to draw and tattoo, plus I have a lovely studio at home where I let my artistic impulses run free! This is a still life I painted in oils s… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/dragonfly-within-geometric-pattern~132932 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/3f368a1e-94d5-4a42-864e-ddefe61f998d-original.jpg Dragonfly within Geometric Pattern Dragonflies seemingly have the most random flight patterns, and probably look like they don't know where they are going most times. But within that erratic route, nature has precision built in. And when you closely look at the pattern fo… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/dark-wolf-coverup~130387 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/f334e8e4-1698-4ea6-8548-74c2e313124b-original.jpg Dark Wolf Coverup some mistakes haunt us and wont les us forget a certain part of our lives we wish to move on from. Sometimes covering an old tattoo that does just that may bring the closure needed to help you heal. This dark night scene made the old arm… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/half-realistic-and-geometric-wolf~130386 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/f87aee41-00a4-4fa5-8cbf-a3190e3e800b-original.jpg Half realistic and geometric Wolf From the subtle blue eyes to the super dark shaded areas, this tattoo is all about contrast! Contrast comes in many form and this wolf shows us a soft realistc view mixed with the straight jaged lined style of illustration. Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/art/glaring-eye-sockets~100096 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/8658c09c-d4db-4bac-b59f-3d82bf244036-original.jpg Glaring Eye Sockets When the passion within us burns so bright it radiates through the windows of the soul. This acrylic painting is in the collection of a very dear friend of mine. It was a practice of light and highlights and contrast. The bright orange a… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/art/friendship-rose-crying~100091 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/fcea827d-9e38-41d3-92e3-9254d8912cbd-original.jpg Friendship Rose Crying Another take of my crying roses series. This one shows the yellow rose, which symbolizes friendship. Its breaching a haze of purple and lavender myst and is floating over a lake of tears. Why cant we just be friends? This piece was made … Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/rosary-floating-among-lotus~99761 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/9c3d0b03-9577-441a-b9a7-10b60910261b-original.jpg Rosary floating among Lotus This wooden rosary floating among a purple lotus was a very significant tattoo that I had the honor of doing for a very close friend of mine. It helped her cope with the loss of the most important person in her life. You only get one mot… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/art/crying-blue-rose~95619 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/2718a3ee-304c-4579-baa9-eb96c27f6739-original.jpg Crying Blue Rose this is a brightly colored acrylic painting that shows a beautiful creature of nature feeling the pain of loneliness, which is also one of natures creations. In the center of the blue rose lies a femenine eye that cries as it withers awa… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/purple-haze-realistic-skull~95610 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/9115ef5f-5959-4e05-ae02-71616c0631a3-original.jpg Purple Haze Realistic Skull This was a tattoo that i had tons of fun doin! MY client gave me the freedom to choose the reference image i thought would be best for the area so I chose a gritty and weathered skull with lotsof pores and textures, which are a blast to … Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/art/dripping-rose-underwater~95609 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/afc56b31-ac4b-405f-bb06-b63e47bf64d5-original.jpg Dripping Rose Underwater Acrylic Painting of a red rose underwater and a few dew drops. Roses are my favorite flowers to draw, paint, and sketch. I dont know specifically why, but i find pleasure in illustrating the wraping spirals of soft petals and adding a sh… Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/art/pencil-sketch-lillies~95596 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/eaf46e3f-807a-4ad7-811b-6a1251051b35-original.jpg Pencil sketch - Lillies Pencil sketch - Lillies Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/vintage-microphone~95274 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/05a40925-26ef-498b-8b6c-ee6ded6474dd-original.jpg Vintage Microphone Vintage Black & Gray Microphone Yonkers, New York https://rafael-marte-tattoos.tattoodirectories.com/gallery/tattoos/skull~95271 https://images.tattooconsultations.com/tenants/rafael-marte-tattoos/images/2026/05/4fb927ce-6047-4e59-86da-1673d3745bd2-original.jpg Skull Skull Yonkers, New York