Riley McDonald

@riley_tattoo · Tattoo artist

🦅 Double Eagle Tattoo 🦅 2 Westport rd. KCMO DM/email to start a new project

Riley McDonald is a tattoo artist in Kansas City, MO whose work centres on realism. Realism leads the portfolio (21 of the 98 pieces on Perspectiv), with fine line and American traditional also recurring. About 22% of the pieces use colour, most often burgundy, navy and coral; the rest are black and grey. Recurring subjects include dog, leaves, flowers and magnolia flower. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the shoulder. There are 71 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 22% of pieces, measured across 97 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, navy, coral and teal.

What they tattoo

Subjects: dog, leaves, flowers, magnolia flower, dragon and butterfly.

Usually on the forearm, the shoulder and the hand.

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Work

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