MikeyChestnuts

@mikeychestnuts · Tattoo artist

Grandview Tattoo Queens NYC 718•456•3333

MikeyChestnuts is a tattoo artist in Queens, NY whose work centres on American traditional. Across the 65 pieces on Perspectiv the work spans American traditional, realism and neo-traditional, with American traditional making up about 63% of it. About 62% of the pieces use colour, most often dark red, burgundy and forest; the rest are black and grey. Skull, rose, panther and snake come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. There are 11 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 38% of pieces, measured across 65 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: skull, rose, panther, snake, flames and top hat.

Usually on the forearm and the thigh.

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Work

Four-leaf clover and dice American traditional tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsSkull with top hat American traditional tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsWoman with dragon American traditional tattoo on the thigh by MikeyChestnutsPirate skull American traditional tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsRed roses American traditional tattoo on the thigh by MikeyChestnutsPanther American traditional tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsBoombox and rose American traditional tattoo on the thigh by MikeyChestnutsHeart and bear American traditional tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsPanther American traditional tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsPanther and snake realism tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsPanther and snake realism tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsRose and butterflies fine line tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsRat and suit American traditional tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsPanther head realism tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsWoman and scorpion American traditional tattoo on the leg by MikeyChestnutsRose and flower dotwork tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsBulldog realism tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsFigure with flower neo-traditional tattoo on the torso by MikeyChestnutsBulldog head realism tattoo on the shoulder by MikeyChestnutsBunny giving middle finger ignorant tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsSkull with top hat and cigar American traditional tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsDevil blowing into a gun ignorant tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsDagger with dripping wax American traditional tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnutsRose and butterfly neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by MikeyChestnuts