Matt Arguello

Ink Couture Tattoos St. Mary's location is home to Matt Arguello.  Widely reputed as one of the most versatile tattoo artists in Texas, Matt comes to us as a 17-year tattoo veteran, boasting an illustrious career excelling in black and grey realism, portraits, realistic, and line work, surrealism, and large-scale custom color tattoos.  
 
Tell us about your style of work.
I specialize in black and grey realism, but I'm also adept enough to tattoo in any other styles requested. 

How did you get into tattooing?
My friend's Dad actually! I was living with them for a bit and he saw me drawing all the time.  He was big into tattoos and motorcycles and was always saying my art would make neat tattoos and I should try it out one day. So I did, and here I am 17 years later! 

What inspires you as an artist?
Inspiration can come from literally anywhere, anything at any time. I sometimes see faces in the water built up on the side of the shower, or neat designs in tile patterns. I was actually created a whole scene because I was inspired by staring at a brown take-out bag, lol.

What kind of tattoos do you look forward to doing?
I look forward to tattooing black and grey realism pieces and black and grey neo traditional. I know neo-traditional is typically very colorful, but I've seen a few black and grey pieces that look amazing!   

Is there a tattoo you haven't done yet that you are dying to do?
Oh yea, I have a whole Pinterest folder of work I'd love to do -- it's just a matter of finding someone to get it. 

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