Derek Dufresne

@derekdtattoos · Minds Eye Tattoo Studio · Tattoo artist

🇨🇦🇺🇸Award Winning Tattooing since 1999 Seattle August

Derek Dufresne is a watercolor tattoo artist in New Orleans, LA. Across the 21 pieces on Perspectiv the work spans watercolor, American traditional and Japanese, with watercolor making up about 35% of it. Roughly 35% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often dark red, coral and red. Dragon, phoenix, woman and skeleton come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the shoulder. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 35% of pieces, measured across 20 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: dragon, phoenix, woman, skeleton, octopus and flames.

Usually on the forearm, the shoulder and the upper arm.

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Work

Koi fish and lotus flower japanese irezumi tattoo on the upper arm by Derek DufresneEgyptian cat with snake and scarab realism tattoo on the shoulder by Derek DufresneOctopus on hand watercolor tattoo on the hand by Derek DufresnePhoenix and dragon watercolor tattoo on the shoulder by Derek DufresneMan's face with flames tattoo on the forearm by Derek DufresnePhoenix and flames watercolor tattoo on the shoulder by Derek DufresnePhoenix and flames realism tattoo on the back by Derek DufresneOctopus watercolor tattoo on the hand by Derek DufresneDragon and cherry blossom Japanese tattoo on the upper arm by Derek DufresnePhoenix watercolor tattoo on the shoulder by Derek DufresneWoman smoking cigarette neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by Derek DufresneDragon head tattoo by Derek DufresneDragon and flower Japanese tattoo on the shoulder by Derek DufresnePeacock feather and eye watercolor tattoo on the forearm by Derek DufresneSkeleton with flowers and flames realism tattoo on the forearm by Derek DufresneDragon and cherry blossom Japanese tattoo on the shoulder by Derek DufresneJapanese umbrella American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Derek DufresneWoman and demon mask neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by Derek DufresneOrigami dinosaur tattoo on the forearm by Derek DufresneDragon and skull Japanese tattoo on the forearm by Derek DufresneSkeleton jester with hourglass dark art tattoo on the forearm by Derek Dufresne