"If tattooing is my life, than painting is what gives me the air to sustain it. Painting is the most relaxing escape from reality and frustrating artistic disease all wrapped into one." -Chris 51

Although he prefers giving pop-culture cartoons and icons an emotional release and uncharacteristic behavior though his acrylics, Chris has also been known to transfer some of his nature and floral tattooing works to canvas.

Most of the original paintings below are available as limited edition prints for sale and signed by Chris 51.