James Mckenna is an artist at Foothills Tattoo Byford – Western Australia. James is a painter as well as a tattoo artist, with a focus on surreal and horror themed pieces, mixing American traditional and neo traditional styles.

Multiple skulls as a gap filler.

Elbow ditch surrealist skull hidden within spider webs.

Vicious demon above a skull and snake piece.

Leopard within a leopard within a leopard.

Traditional elbow mandala.

The majority of James’ work features skulls, often hidden within designs. Other work includes lady heads, animals, and demons.

Neo traditional lady head.

Leg sleeve castle with secret passages and a snake mixed in.

Big ole’ jaguar, scorpion, and flower. Heavy on the black!

Skull added to the stomach piece!

Neo traditional bear and skull in a tender spot!

Healed blackwork snake within a snake!

Leg snake!

Evil looking demon under the armpit.

Butterfly lady head!

New twist on a classic skull and snake.

Jaguar and lady head.

Knee big cat and butterfly.

James is a must see artist if you’re travelling through Western Australia.