Guy Aitchison Journal

January 19, 2025

Studio vibe. Photos by @michele_lotus

January 11, 2025

At 1:11 central time is the first annual 111 day art jam!

At 1:11 central time is the first annual 111 day art jam! Come join us for this free online event where we’ll all be working on the creative projects of our choice while meeting fellow creatives from all over the world. Click the link in ou

December 28, 2024

So we did an interview with @ethosmarion which is a local business incubator, and it’s actually one of the…

So we did an interview with @ethosmarion which is a local business incubator, and it’s actually one of the more interesting interviews that I’ve been involved in recently. There’s discussion of the evolution of the tattoo industry plus a lo

December 2, 2024

This month we have a couple print specials available

This month we have a couple print specials available. These two art pieces, Alchemy by @michele_lotus and Expansion by @guyaitchisonart are the ones that were just sent down to @mokshaartscollective for next weekend’s Alchemy event. Orders

November 4, 2024

Just hung a selection of my art at the Marion Cultural & Civic Center in downtown Marion Illinois, if you are…

Just hung a selection of my art at the Marion Cultural & Civic Center in downtown Marion Illinois, if you are in the area they are open weekdays from 9-5, drop in by!

October 12, 2024

If you bought one of my round prints recently and are wondering how to frame it, look no further

If you bought one of my round prints recently and are wondering how to frame it, look no further. You can get a frame from my neighbor @jp_customframes that is exactly like the one the original is mounted in. About $200, some assembly requi

September 26, 2024

Anyone here agree with Mark?

September 12, 2024

Building the mandala for this year’s burn at the Art in the Garden festival at Mandala Gardens in Marion…

Building the mandala for this year’s burn at the Art in the Garden festival at Mandala Gardens in Marion Illinois. Thanks to Greg and Luke for helping me put up this beast! Last year’s burn was epic (check my profile from a year ago to see)

August 23, 2024

@michele_lotus @kaias_art_world and I are thrilled to announce our latest project- a real brick-and-mortar…

@michele_lotus @kaias_art_world and I are thrilled to announce our latest project- a real brick-and-mortar art gallery in the charming downtown of Marion Illinois. Now that we’ve secured the building we have a lot of work to do- the whole t

August 13, 2024

Just listed a couple more. This might be about it for this round. I found a couple of these 90’s classics deep in a clos

Just listed a couple more. This might be about it for this round. I found a couple of these 90’s classics deep in a closet, I’d love if someone could give them a good home! Click the link in my bio to see the whole collection, prices etc. #

August 12, 2024

Here’s a few more from that current batch of paintings that I’ve got listed in our online store, link in bio

Here’s a few more from that current batch of paintings that I’ve got listed in our online store, link in bio. #art #paintings #oilpaintings #artist #artstudio #artcollector

August 12, 2024

One of my favorites from 2020, Patterns of Growth and Decay

One of my favorites from 2020, Patterns of Growth and Decay. This one is listed in my new Original Paintings gallery, link in bio. Got two shows coming up in the next 8 months, gotta make room for some new pieces! #art #painting #oilpaintin

August 3, 2024

Ok, I’d like to dive into this topic since I believe I have enough experience in the subject to share with…

Ok, I’d like to dive into this topic since I believe I have enough experience in the subject to share with you all. I’d like to start by getting past and BS about being “for” or “against”— I’m so tired of this false dynamic that is intended

June 26, 2024

Yesterday was a black & gray day so I tried out the Monster Kaps by @monsterkreations which are a cool design…

Yesterday was a black & gray day so I tried out the Monster Kaps by @monsterkreations which are a cool design with a V-shaped well that keeps delivering ink until the last drop. Didn’t have to refill as often which saves time. It’s through

May 21, 2024

With a chicken.

April 8, 2016

New Ask Guy Column Addresses Issues of Design Strength

I've always enjoyed doing critiques of other artists' work, since critiquing is often one of the most direct ways to find the most obvious ways for an artist to improve. In my last critique column for...

December 4, 2015

New Ask Guy Critique Just Posted!

I'm always excited to do critiques of other artists' work, since I've personally gained so much from hearing feedback from other artists through the years. Every month, Tattoo Magazine has been giving...

May 11, 2015

The Much-Anticipated Force In The Flesh 2!

OK, so there are a lot of Star Wars nerds in the tattoo industry. Don't ask me how or why that happens to be the case, but I'm personally guilty of being one of them, having ridden my bike countless t...

February 13, 2015

Tattoo Prodigies 2!

Tattoo Prodigies 2 has been 2 years in the making, and it's finally here! This is a high quality, hardbound coffee table book that is 10 inches wide by 13 inches tall and about 2 inches thick. This bo...

February 10, 2015

New Ask Guy column on newsstands now!

In our last newsletter we talked about Michele Wortman's Bloom column in the Slinging Ink pages of the current issue of Tattoo Magazine , on newsstands now. What we didn't mention is that in the same ...

December 9, 2014

New Ask Guy Critique Column, Plus A Few Great last-Minute Gifts!

So another edition of my Ask Guy column has hit the newsstands, this time another one centered around a critique of another artist's work. Art critiques have been a standard part of artists' education...

December 8, 2014

Vibrant New Art Print From Guy, Plus Major Gallery Update!

When I completed my recent painting Radiant Flux , I had a lot of positive feedback, with a number of people asking me for prints. So it's finally been photographed properly and archival fine art canv...

November 9, 2014

New Skeletal Anthology Book, Plus Another Painting On eBay!

We've enjoyed all the great anthology books that have been released in the past few years by publishers such as Memento Publishing and Out Of Step Books, featuring work from diverse selections of arti...

October 20, 2014

Wacom now offering promotional discounts to the tattoo community!

In the days leading up to the big Guy Aitchison / Russ Abbott collaborative event, Evolution , we've established a partnership with the technology company Wacom . Many of us have long been using Wacom...