Jinxi of Out of Step Books shoutout

"Out of Step Books" owner's with vulture painting by David Ekstrom

i mailed this painting to jinxi and steve of OUT OF STEP BOOKS, for theyr feather (or wing?) of inspiration book, along with crow mouth lady, so pleased to see it made its way home, and also, to see it among its care givers...

out of step books is giveing new artists a voice, diamonds in the rough, and basically anyone who makes it past the first screening process of being published, measureing yourself to being published in a book is a fantastic thing, feeling immortalized in a time periode on a book that might some day be a collectors item on someones shelf.

i would go as far as to say theyr the tattooing industrys paired to the spectrum books, that i so highly endear, just in a more specific catagory, opposed to a wide variety of diffrent things, both, with awesome imagery, amazeing artists, and wise editing skills.

seeing this picture as i woke up from the bed of my new girlfreinds house made my fucking week. oh, and shes pretty fucking rad too (marie) ... i havent felt this way over a women since iv started tattooing, things are going good in david land.

i have a good job, im respected as a local artist, i have health (mostly) and im learning one of the coolest persons iv know, for awhile, again, meeting again for the first time, a poison the well song, speaks so closely to the situation at hand in title.