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Hi, my name is Michael Rose and I was born in 1976, London, England. My first memory of enjoying art was at the young age of 3, when I won a primary school competition for a painting I created and I was also featured in my local paper. I was always doodling growing up, nothing was safe, text books, school desks and even the odd sketch on my parent's walls. I started my professional art career in 1994 as a tattoo artist, I opened my first registered studio in a spare room in my mums house. Four years later I had built up my client base, saved enough money and honed in on my skills well enough to open a high street studio in Barnet, North London.

Artist Michael Rose, aged just 3 years old, after winning first place in an art competition
Michael Rose in 1994 in his home studio at his mums house
Michael Rose 1st high street studio in Barnet

As the years passed I was a regular on the U.K tattoo convention circuit, often accompanied by customers and friends, I even managed to draw in small crowds to watch me tattoo my latest artwork on someone for the competitions.

Michael Rose and Friends at a tattoo convention
Michael Rose working at a tattoo convention

In the late 90s I was given the opportunity to work in "The Tattoo Center" in Germany in a lovely city called Koblenz on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle. I learnt many things at this studio and it also inspired me to come back to the U.K and open a bigger and more art related studio

Michael Rose in Germany
Michael Rose Tattoo studio in Potters bar

I am truly thankful to have enjoyed having my tattoo work featured in numerous magazines, newspapers and books, most of these features have been documented on this website in the Press Page section. To add to my attributes I am a multi award winning tattoo artist with "first place" awards won in the UK and abroad.

Michael Rose with some of his tattoo awards
Michael Rose winning 1st and 2nd place in Amsterdam tattoo convention
Michael Rose Winning 1st Place at the London Tattoo Show

In 2010, I started to experiment with other art mediums and instantly enjoyed the freedom they gave me to practice my artwork in my favourite artistic style, Photorealism.

michael rose photorealism drawing of sir david attenborough
michael Rose colour pencil drawing of arnold schwarzenegger
michael rose airbrush art step by step painting

I went on to spend the next 8 years studying, developing my techniques and learning from other Photo-realists such as

Dru Blair, Eddy Wouters, Marvin Matellson and Marissa Oosterlee

Michael Rose & Marvin Mattelson
Dru Blair, Michael Rose and Eddy Wouters
Michael Rose and Marissa Oosterlee

In my spare time i like to share my artistic knowledge through my YouTube Channel , or 

through workshops when the opportunity to do so allows me. The workshops I have held in the past and the people I had the honour of teaching was a great experience and I hope I have the pleasure of doing this again in the future.

michael rose youtube channel
Artist Michael Rose teaching one of his art classes, students learning how to draw

After 30+ years of running my tattoo studio I've decided to take a step back, follow my new dream of becoming a different type of artist and have my art hung in a gallery to be sold. I will still do tattoos but just not the 6 to 7 days a week grind like i used to. I am currently working on lots of new interesting projects and I look forward to you all joining my new adventures through my social media.

oil painting of a lion by michael rose
oil painting of an elephant by michael rose
oil painting of Mandalorian by michael rose
oil painting of Spider Man by michael rose

When I am asked to describe myself; I say,​ "Dad of two cheeky monkeys, passionate about my work, driven, highly organised, friendly, tea drinking biscuit lover"​.

I like playing golf, you will often find me on the side of a river or lake fishing with my kids.

If your interested in finding out more about my art or me, please feel free to get in touch,

just use the contact page form, I look forward to speaking with you soon

Michael Rose

Artist Michael Rose enjoying the sun with his children
michael rose fishing with his kids
michael rose fishing
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