Opie Ortiz is an American

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specializing in

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s, pop art and

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s. Ortiz is best known for his art featured on Sublime album covers.

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s painted by Ortiz can be found in and around

Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

Career

Ortiz operated American Beauty Tattoo for approximately seven years before opening World Famous Tattoo. He currently works at Still Life Tattoo, located in

Seal Beach, California Seal Beach is a coastal city in Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,242, up from 24,168 at the 2010 census. Seal Beach is located in the westernmost corner of Orange County. To the northwest ...

. Ortiz was also responsible for the "Sublime" tattoo across Bradley Nowell's upper back, which appeared on the cover of the multi-platinum self-titled album '' Sublime'', along with the flower art covering the front of the CD. He also created the burning sun on the cover of '' 40 Oz. to Freedom'', the cover artwork for ''

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'', 1997's ''

Doin' Time "Doin' Time" is a song by the American band Sublime for their self-titled third album. The lyrics tell of a cheating girlfriend, whose infidelities and poor treatment of her lover makes him feel like he is in prison. It was released as a sing ...

'' EP, as well as the ''

Everything Under the Sun ''Everything Under the Sun'' is a 2006 box set of rarities from the band Sublime. It is composed in large part of tracks that can be found on previously released bootleg albums. The collection features material from throughout the band's caree ...

'' box set. In 2019, Oritz was featured in ''Sublime'', a documentary about the band. Ortiz has been a member of the band Dubcat. He currently a member of

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and is the lead singer on the band's 2020 self-titled album.

External links

Official SiteSublimeSpot page

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz, Opie Living people People from Long Beach, California Sublime (band) American tattoo artists Year of birth missing (living people) Long Beach Dub Allstars members