Derek Cilla

@derekcillaartwork · Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · Tattoo artist

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Derek Cilla is a tattoo artist in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania whose work centres on American traditional. American traditional is the one style that runs through the portfolio: 49 of the 101 pieces on Perspectiv carry it, and no other style shows up consistently. Roughly 32% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, dark red and teal. Recurring subjects include flowers, skull, eagle and rose. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 32% of pieces, measured across 90 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, dark red, teal, coral and forest.

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, skull, eagle, rose, dragon and panther.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the back.

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Work

Dragon and flames Japanese tattoo on the back by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaDragon and waves Japanese tattoo on the back by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaDragon and waves Japanese tattoo on the back by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaPanther and roses American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaMelted fish new school tattoo on the thigh by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaHawk realism tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaSkull and flowers American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaEagle and flowers American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaSloth and flowers American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaRose and snake American traditional tattoo on the upper arm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaKnife and flowers American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaSkull, heart, arch, anchor American traditional tattoo by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaSkull with eye American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaPhoenix watercolor tattoo on the back by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaHummingbird realism tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaPanther and roses American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaSkull American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaCatfish American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaShell and bird black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaHawk realism tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaCentipede neo-traditional tattoo on the foot by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaSnail shell black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaSombrero character American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaAngry bear American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Derek Cilla, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania