About Ryan

I, Ryan Francis Hobson, AKA Ryan Francois, have been making artwork since childhood, but didn’t really consider myself an artist until high school, where I studied different artists, and started to develop a personal style. This style would later be known as “Pink Cheeto.” This style of art, also known as surrealist automatism, was mostly just a “mental exercise” until guests in my studio space started requesting tattoos in that style.

After high school, I studied at Cleveland Institute of Art as a drawing major, and eventually landed an apprenticeship at a tattoo shop on the west side of Cleveland. From here, my artistic interests changed drastically. The sudden exposure to new drawing styles I gained by working in a tattoo shop sparked a deep interest into American traditional tattooing. Everything from the rich history to the subject matter and style of the drawings found in American traditional drew me in, and I have spent the majority of my career doing mostly traditional tattoos.

Later, after opening my private studio, I became very interested in singe-needle “micro tattoos.” The response from my followers was overwhelmingly positive, so I have been developing that style ever since.

Today I have been tattooing for over 10 years, and still find immense joy and satisfaction in tattooing.