With a strict up bringing in the SOCAL province , Dose Eckies departed the city of Angels to provide his service of 8 years as a warrior for the army of the United States at Fort Campbell and the war in Iraq. Upon the completion of his service he had yearned for more, something to teach the expansion of mind to skin, this is were his new journey began. In the fifth month of 2006, he was taken on by Master Mathew Delamort as an apprentice of art on skin. Thru hardened teachings and strict discipline, he has become molded into one of the masters select few; whos passion of gracefulness in all mediums of the arts, as well as his paintings, some of which are also collaberations on canvas with the master himself, will bring joy to many for years to come.