Lady of Chance and Ink

Description

This black-and-grey portrait blends a stylized female with clown makeup, a tattoo machine, dice and a roll of cash. The clown face suggests disguise or duality; the dice symbolize chance and risk; the cash denotes wealth or temptation; the tattoo machine nods to the craft and lifestyle. High-contrast shading and flowing smoke make it read well as an upper-arm half-sleeve piece.