The Art of Headhunter – Tiki Magazine 2008 – Celebrating The Island Lifestyle

Headhunter aka Hassan Patterson was born in 1969. Hassan is a self taught artist from Boston, Massachusetts. His passion for art and all things creative began at a young age from watching Saturday morning cartoons. With encouragement from his family and friends, Hassan began to study the art of comic books and fantasy illustration. Artists such as Frank Frazetta, John Buscema, Boris Vallejo and Charles Dana Gibson left a major impression on him. Mad magazine art was also a big influence. With a profound desire to get better at drawing Hassan spent long hours honing his craft. Since 1995 Hassan has been a successful commercial artist doing projects for Rhino Records, Sony/Columbia Music, Universal, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Disney, Maui & Sons, NBC etc. In May 2000 Hassan traveled to live and study art in Florence, Italy. While overseas he learned techniques in photography and painting. In 2006 he became a freelance photographer for magazines such as Lowrider, Maxim and Tiki Magazine. Hassan continues to expand his knowledge base of art and recently has begun to share his techniques by teaching art classes in local schools and for painting events.