A black and white stylized image of a skeleton face with intricate line work, surrounded by a circular magenta border with social media handle and website URL.
A black and white stylized image of a skeleton face with intricate line work, surrounded by a circular magenta border with social media handle and website URL.

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A collection from the studio, both traditional and digital. Brush and ink on paper alongside digital painting, all rooted in Japanese tradition. These are where ideas start. Backgrounds, wind bars, flowers, creatures and folklore. Not client work, just work for the sake of it

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Original traditional painting by Brett Semrick. Black and grey koi fish swimming through crashing waves with golden ginkgo leaves. Japanese irezumi leg sleeve composition studying flow and background. Traditional and digital art.
Intense black and grey close up of Japanese ryu dragon head with detailed whiskers, fangs, spiked mane and wild eyes emerging from darkness and seigaiha pattern. Heavy sumi wash with white highlights.
Original large scale Japanese painting signed Semrick 25. Samurai in dynamic action with katana fighting through kumo clouds and nami waves beneath large shishi mask. Detailed horimono bodysuit with hebi snake. Sumi ink wash on Arches paper for back
Black and grey study of hasu lotus in bloom with seed pod and lotus leaf, wrapped in traditional Japanese water and wind. Designed for large scale back or sleeve background flow.
Available design. Black and grey study combining skull and Japanese water. Classic combination of impermanence and flow, designed with traditional nami and wind bars to wrap a thigh or shin. Traditional and digital drawing exploring death and life in
Vibrant Japanese painting of coiled hebi snake with red and white striped belly and yellow eye, entwined with large blue botan peony and green leaves. Traditional kumo cloud background. Watercolor and ink.
Merch photography of Brett Semrick sticker packs. Holographic hannya mask, tengu goblin, green ryu dragon head, black koi with waves, and kabuki with sakura cherry blossoms. Die cut vinyl with brettsemrick branding.
Original Japanese background painting. Red sakura cherry blossoms with yellow centers and green leaves, set against black sumi kumo clouds and light grey nami waves and wind bars. Watercolor and ink on heavy textured paper. Designed as background fi
Available design. White line work on blue grey ground. Ko-omote Noh mask paired with large kiku chrysanthemum bloom and buds. Study in traditional Japanese beauty, youth, and impermanence. Delicate line weight merging mask and floral to flow with the
Digital art exploring hasu lotus and sacred jewel motif with kaen flame background. Created in traditional Japanese tattoo structure with modern digital rendering.
Original digital painting combining bijin beauty portrait with large kiku chrysanthemum. Traditional line weight with soft black and grey shading, exploring Japanese folklore and feminine imagery.
Available concept. Traditional Japanese masks - joyful Okame and fierce red Tengu - surrounded by clouds and yellow momiji maple leaves. Vibrant tebori inspired palette on washi paper.
Available design. Traditional Japanese leg sleeve concept built from soft kumo clouds and drifting momiji maple leaves. A hidden hannya mask emerges subtly within the negative space and cloud flow, revealed on second look. Black and grey study with t
Black and grey hebi snake head study. Fanged viper with detailed scales and flowing tongue, rendered with traditional Japanese line work and whip shading for arm or leg placement.
Halloween themed traditional flash sheet signed Semrick 19. Twelve designs including bat eye, vampire lady, pirate skull, blood bag IV, screaming woman with bats, spider clown, green ghoul woman, Frankenstein, fortune hand, witch owl, crying ghost. W
Early traditional flash sheet by Brett Semrick from 2016 Birmingham, AL era. Four designs: red winged demon bat head, crying eye with horned oni spirit, skeleton hand with dagger eye, and jeweled dagger with lips. Watercolor and ink on paper.
Pair of traditional Japanese ryu dragon head studies. Top green dragon with red eyes and blue horns. Bottom teal dragon with yellow eyes, orange mane and purple smoke. Colored pencil and ink on tracing paper, traditional palette exploring dragon exp
Traditional Japanese painting of red hannya demon mask with white horns and purple eyes, coiled by green and orange hebi snake. Surrounded by yellow momiji maple leaves and grey kumo clouds. Colored pencil and ink on tracing paper. Explores protectio
Black and grey horror drawing. Decaying skull with flame hair and melting flesh, emerging from behind a curtain gripped by skeleton hands. Dotwork shading and heavy black with white highlight. Japanese horror and yokai influence blended with traditio

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WORKS FOR ITSELF — NOT CLIENT WORK — TRADITIONAL & DIGITAL — BRUSH & INK ON PAPER — STUDIO WORKS — PAINTINGS FOR THE SAKE OF IT —

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WORKS FOR ITSELF — NOT CLIENT WORK — TRADITIONAL & DIGITAL — BRUSH & INK ON PAPER — STUDIO WORKS — PAINTINGS FOR THE SAKE OF IT — —