Jon Mesa

@jonmesatattoos · Tattoo artist

NYC Tattoo Artist 🇩🇴 Owner @noidolsnyc Ink Master S15 Finalist Japanese • Black & Grey Host of Honest Tattooer Podcast ⬇️ To Start your next Tattoo

Jon Mesa is a tattoo artist in New York, NY whose work centres on Japanese. Japanese leads the portfolio (81 of the 281 pieces on Perspectiv), with realism and American traditional also recurring. Roughly 18% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often dark red, burgundy and coral. Recurring subjects include dragon, tiger, snake and flowers. The forearm and the upper arm are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 18% of pieces, measured across 272 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: dragon, tiger, snake, flowers, koi fish and clouds.

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

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Work

Poseidon and ship realism tattoo on the thigh by Jon MesaPoseidon with trident and ship surrealism tattoo on the upper arm by Jon MesaGreek god with roses realism tattoo on the calf by Jon MesaPoseidon and ship realism tattoo on the thigh by Jon MesaGreek god with sword realism tattoo on the forearm by Jon MesaNeptune and trident surrealism tattoo on the forearm by Jon MesaPoseidon and ship realism tattoo on the thigh by Jon MesaTiger, crane, eagle, cherry blossoms, pagoda Japanese tattoo on the leg by Jon MesaSamurai warrior with sword Japanese tattoo on the forearm by Jon MesaCrane, pagoda, and tiger Japanese tattoo on the leg by Jon MesaGod and ship surrealism tattoo on the thigh by Jon MesaNeptune with ship and trident realism tattoo on the thigh by Jon MesaTiger, eagle, crane, pagoda, cherry blossoms Japanese tattoo on the leg by Jon MesaPeony flower neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by Jon MesaPeony flowers neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by Jon MesaTiger in landscape realism tattoo on the forearm by Jon MesaPharaoh's head with cosmic elements surrealism tattoo on the thigh by Jon MesaTiger in a landscape realism tattoo on the forearm by Jon MesaDragon and phoenix Japanese tattoo on the thigh by Jon MesaWoman's face realism tattoo on the forearm by Jon MesaGeisha japanese irezumi tattoo on the forearm by Jon MesaSerpent with wings black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Jon MesaShark American traditional tattoo on the upper arm by Jon MesaDragon japanese irezumi tattoo on the forearm by Jon Mesa