Winnipeg Artist 9: Don Ritson

Don Ritson was the owner of Rebel Waltz in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Now he and his wife work out of a private studio together.

Black and red Japanese dragon.

Japanese geisha piece with flower kimono.

Classic American traditional filler rose.

Demon making off with a woman as a painful stomach piece.

Japanese Oni demon.

Healed lil castle and flower.

Don works in mainly in American traditional style, as well as Japanese and some black work. When doing American traditional style, his pieces are heavy on black and red.

Jesus with the cross.

Lady head with some spooky skeletal hands.

Bright red chrysanthemum flower.

Classy smoking woman.

Classic design featuring an eagle, skull, and snake.

Don has done two of my own tattoos, both of my forearms which are a gramophone and a design based off of the rose of no mans land. Don is a very friendly guy who makes getting tattooed a genuinely pleasant experience.

My own forearm pieces. Blackwork gramophone and rose of no mans land.

Bert Grimm’s tiger. Lots of black with some red to make it pop.

Creepy reaper.

Traditional wolf. Heavy on the black!

Rock of ages in a beautiful full back piece.

You’ll find Don taking walk ins on Saturdays, though starting earlier this month (April 2018) the shop will rotate the main artist doing walk ins. You can find Don’s contact info on the Rebel Waltz website.

Vicious looking dragon head on the inner bicep.

Asian woman with a wrap around snake.

Butterfly with woman’s face.

Statue of Liberty and the Virgin Mary.

The Forks in Winnipeg.

Don is a must see artist if you are in Winnipeg. He also does guest spots in Canada so watch his Instagram for that as well.

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