Nicholas Lee / Bay Area Tattoo Artist

@nicholasleetattoo · San Francisco, California · TWO CRANES TATTOO · Tattoo artist

Tattooer Chinatown San Francisco 18+years @twocranestattoo You can book directly via the contact page of my website…Please be patient with DM’s

Nicholas Lee is a tattoo artist in San Francisco, California at TWO CRANES TATTOO whose work centres on American traditional. American traditional is the one style that runs through the portfolio: 115 of the 297 pieces on Perspectiv carry it, and no other style shows up consistently. Nearly all of it is black and grey, measured from the pieces themselves. Recurring subjects include woman, flowers, eagle and ship. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. 262 of the pieces are shown healed rather than fresh. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Black and grey, measured across 297 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: teal.

What they tattoo

Subjects: woman, flowers, eagle, ship, swallows and mermaid.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the chest.

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Work

Dragon black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaCowgirl black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaDog wearing hat black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaCowgirl with revolver American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaEagle black and grey tattoo on the chest by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaEagle black and grey tattoo on the chest by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaWoman and panther realism tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaHorseshoe with floral decoration black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaShip and banner black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaPanther and flower black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaSword and flowers black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaNaked woman with bird American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaButterfly and flowers black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaPanther and flowers black and grey tattoo on the ribs by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaEagle American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaDog wearing hat black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaWoman on heart black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaMirror reflection illustrative tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaSwallow black and grey tattoo on the leg by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaHorseshoe with flower black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaWoman wearing hat black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaFlower vase black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaDragon black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, CaliforniaFlapper woman smoking American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Nicholas Lee, San Francisco, California