Christopher Espino

@red_lettr · Hawthorne, California · Tattoo artist

✝️ GOD above all | Husband & Father | Tattoo Artist | Los Angeles 🌇

Christopher Espino is a realism tattoo artist in Hawthorne, California. Realism leads the portfolio (13 of the 50 pieces on Perspectiv), with Japanese and fine line also recurring. Roughly 80% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often teal, burgundy and lavender. Recurring subjects include koi fish, flowers, child and waves. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 20% of pieces, measured across 45 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: teal, burgundy, lavender and navy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: koi fish, flowers, child, waves, man and hammerhead shark.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Portrait of Charles Bronson Chicano tattoo on the forearm by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaCross with flowers black and grey tattoo on the back by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaRose black and grey tattoo on the hand by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaSun and flowers tribal tattoo on the thigh by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaSnake black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaFlower and cross realism tattoo on the back by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaSword and fish realism tattoo on the forearm by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaAnime character anime tattoo on the forearm by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaBaby elephant with flowers black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaChild's face realism tattoo on the shoulder by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaShark dotwork tattoo on the thigh by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaElephant with flowers realism tattoo on the thigh by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaSnake black and grey tattoo on the torso by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaSword and koi fish realism tattoo on the forearm by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaKoi fish and flowers japanese irezumi tattoo on the upper arm by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaBone structure black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaBee realism tattoo on the forearm by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaReligious figures black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaFloral design ornamental tattoo on the forearm by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaBaby elephant with flowers realism tattoo on the thigh by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaDinosaur skull black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaHummingbird realism tattoo on the forearm by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaGorilla realism tattoo on the chest by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, CaliforniaSun and flowers geometric tattoo on the thigh by Christopher Espino, Hawthorne, California