Dale Callahan

@spidermonkeysauce · Olympia, Washington · Tattoo artist

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Dale Callahan is a tattoo artist in Olympia, Washington whose work centres on American traditional. Of the 87 pieces on Perspectiv, 26 are American traditional, and dotwork and realism come up as well. Roughly 23% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, dark red and teal. Flame, flower, waves and cat come up again and again. The forearm and the chest are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

American Traditional — 26 pieces (38%)
Dotwork — 21 pieces (30%)
Realism — 19 pieces (28%)
Geometric — 9 pieces (13%)

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 23% of pieces, measured across 86 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: flame, flower, waves, cat, koi fish and rose.

Usually on the forearm, the chest and the foot.

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Work

Flames dotwork tattoo on the foot by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Eyeball realism tattoo on the calf by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Koi fish japanese irezumi tattoo on the forearm by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Jigglypuff new school tattoo on the forearm by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Peacock feather realism tattoo on the forearm by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Machine gun black and grey tattoo on the chest by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Demon mask American traditional tattoo on the chest by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Flame watercolor tattoo on the forearm by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Flower and leaves realism tattoo on the forearm by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Cat reaching for stars watercolor tattoo on the forearm by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Breast cancer awareness ribbon realism tattoo on the forearm by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Spider web and flowers black and grey tattoo on the neck by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Squid and octopus American traditional tattoo on the back by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Cat in space helmet realism tattoo on the forearm by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Mythical beast japanese irezumi tattoo on the thigh by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Cosmic vortex dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Mechanical device American traditional tattoo on the hand by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Rose with masked figure realism tattoo on the forearm by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Bat dark realism tattoo on the thigh by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Breast cancer awareness ribbon realism tattoo on the forearm by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Skull with spikes realism tattoo on the chest by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Serpent and clouds American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Flames dotwork tattoo on the foot by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington

Matches and flame American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Dale Callahan, Olympia, Washington