Doug von

Some paintings on paper that are available .portland
Go check them out, and let me know what you think! And if you post a picture of one of my paintings there and tag me I’ll give you $20 off your next tattoo.

A good dog. For your own good dog tattoo just send me an email.

This is a painting of a lady. It’s based on a flash design by Amund Dietzel. I had fun painting it. Sometimes a thing is just the thing. Does it have to be more than that? Sometimes it is more than that, and that’s ok. But I think it’s ok if it’s just the thing that it is too.

Watch out! Did this little, fiery cocktail tattoo for Conor the other day. Email me to get your own tattoos.

I did a painting of a snake. Specifically a snakes head. I like images of animal heads: snakes, eagles, panthers, tigers, bears, whatever. I don’t know why, but I think it has something to do with the zoomed in focus, the clarity, the emotion. I used acrylic inks and some discarded packaging materials. I made it with my hands. I like that it isn’t perfect.

You know that restless feeling you get in your bones, where you can’t help but want to move; to try and shake off the slime and sludge of existence; but simultaneously your body resists. Momentum seems like a dream you had in another life. It’s not laziness, it’s more like the idea of starting something (anything) is beyond the scope of sanity or logic. It’s unreal. I’ve been feeling that way a lot. So I’m painting these panthers. Or eagles. Or whatever iconic, traditional themed tattoo symbol grabs my attention in the moment. It’s a way to unthink my way and through the sticky moments. I want to be unstuck.

A Panther Head
2026
Acrylic and oil on construction material
27.5 x 29 inches
AVAILABLE