Spotlight Tattoo - 5859 Melrose Ave

About Me

Welcome to the World Famous Spotlight Tattoo. Home to Bob, Charlie and Ava Roberts. With over 30 years of tattooing world wide, Bob Roberts is known as one of the last living tattoo ledgends.
As an artist, Bob Roberts works in the traditional medium of watercolor on paper, creating dense, fanatically detailed compositions that draw from traditional American tattoo flash, Tibetan thangkas paintings, and outlaw motorcycle imagery. CLICK HERE TO VIEW/PURCHASE PAINTINGS
Roberts's experience as a musician (as saxophonist, he was part of the milieu of Frank Zappa and L.A. lowrider band Ruben and the Jets, Hot Tuna, the New York Dolls, and San Francisco punk band the Offs), biker, and iconoclast flavors his personal work. His paintings have largely enjoyed an underground reputation among the international tattoo community and the Hollywood entertainment industry.
Currently, there are 7 resident artists in the shop - Bob, Charlie, Baby Ray, Juan Puente, Bryan Burk, Marco Cerretelli & Steve Serazio . To make an appointment, please call 323.871.1084

My Interests

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My Blog

Re-working this page

thanks to everyone who's shown interest in our page, the runnings of it have now changed hands, and we'll be going through the hundreds of messages, comments etc in the coming weeks, as well as re-doi...
Posted by Spotlight Tattoo - 5859 Melrose Ave on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:56:00 PST

Tattoo Legend Mike Malone Dies at age 64 - RIP Rollo

TAKEN FROM AN INTERNET NEWS STORY"Mike Malone, affectionately known as Rollo, has been called a living legend in the tattoo world. He has an extensive and fascinating history, having worked with other...
Posted by Spotlight Tattoo - 5859 Melrose Ave on Sat, 05 May 2007 02:39:00 PST

ARTISTS

CLICK AN ARTISTS NAME TO VIEW SAMPLES OF THEIR WORK ON THE SPOTLIGHT TATTOO WEBSITE!BOB ROBERTSBOB ROBERTS STARTED TATTOOING IN 1973 AT THE PIKE IN LONG BEACH, CA. HE APPRENTICED UNDER BOB SHAW AND CO...
Posted by Spotlight Tattoo - 5859 Melrose Ave on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 04:46:00 PST

HISTORY

Bob Roberts started Tattooing in 1973 at the Pike in Long Beach, CA. He apprenticed under Bob Shaw and Col. Bill Todd for 3 years and then went on to work with Cliff Raven for 2 years. He then moved t...
Posted by Spotlight Tattoo - 5859 Melrose Ave on Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:25:00 PST