Josh Shea

@gentlejosh · Tattoo artist

My name is Josh, I’ve been tattooing for a little over 20years. I am the co owner of Rivertown Tattoo in beautiful Hudson WI!

Josh Shea is a tattoo artist in Hudson, Wisconsin whose work centres on American traditional. Of the 11 pieces on Perspectiv, about 30% are American traditional; fine line and realism run through the rest. Roughly 43% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often pink, coral and olive. Flower come up again and again. The forearm and the upper arm are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 43% of pieces, measured across 7 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: pink, coral and olive.

What they tattoo

Subjects: flower.

Usually on the forearm and the upper arm.

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Work

Mermaid with anchor American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Josh SheaShark and flowers black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Josh SheaSword neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by Josh SheaSnake American traditional tattoo on the chest by Josh SheaLighthouse realism tattoo on the upper arm by Josh SheaZombie and woman American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Josh SheaChrysanthemum sleeve Japanese tattoo on the upper arm by Josh SheaClose-up of an eye and skull realism tattoo on the forearm by Josh SheaDeath's-head hawkmoth fine line tattoo on the forearm by Josh SheaScooby-Doo characters in a spooky scene new school tattoo on the forearm by Josh SheaThree arrows in circle geometric tattoo on the forearm by Josh Shea