Joshua Sharpe

@jsharpe_utn · Tattoo artist

Tattoo Artist. Cultural Producer. Founder, Under the Needle Tattoo Founder, Belltown Block Party Founder, Belltown Arts Revue tatts@Rain Line Tattoo

Joshua Sharpe is a tattoo artist in Kirkland, Washington whose work centres on realism. Across the 59 pieces on Perspectiv the work spans realism, dotwork and watercolor, with realism making up about 59% of it. Roughly 26% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, teal and navy. Recurring subjects include flower, leaves, rose and peony flower. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the upper arm. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 26% of pieces, measured across 57 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, teal, navy and coral.

What they tattoo

Subjects: flower, leaves, rose, peony flower, diver and hawk.

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

Find Joshua Sharpe in local searches

Artists with similar work

View Joshua Sharpe on Perspectiv · Instagram

Work

Tattoo by @jsharpe_utn — watercolor, abstractTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — realism, dotworkTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — watercolorTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — dotworkTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — black_and_grey, realismTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — realismTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — dotworkTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — watercolorTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — realismTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — black_and_greyTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — realism, watercolorTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — realismTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — black_and_grey, realismTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — realism, dark_realismTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — neo_traditional, realismTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — american_traditionalTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — dotwork, surrealismTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — black_and_greyTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — realism, dark_realismTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — new_school, dotworkTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — realism, dark_realismTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — black_and_greyTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — realismTattoo by @jsharpe_utn — realism