Ben Krist

My name is Ben . I'm 29 years old from Woodbridge Virginia. I have been doing art most of my life and been tattooing about 9 years. I currently do tattoos at Ricks Tattoo in Arlington Virginia. When I was younger I was skateboarding and making videos as well as doing lot of graffiti. As I got older I moved into many mediums mostly for the fact that I appreciate many forms of art and the people passionate about it. Around the time I was 20 I moved into tattooing professionally and have done that since. My work as far as paintings go are the opposite of what I do day in and out and is my way to use things I have learned and throw away lots of rules and structure and just have fun. I love to paint and do art with my friends. Whether you paint everyday,or have never tried, I always enjoy the act of and freedom of painting as well as the enjoyment it shares with others.