While he was studying at the Art Academy of Geel, he was taken under the wing of David de Graef as a painter in his studio. This launched his career as a flash tattoo artist and painter on canvas. In 2002 he became a professional artist who even went abroad with his tattoos and won different awards. You can visit his tattoo shop for a tattoo in many different styles, but like every artist, he does have a favorite style. Black and grey portraits and Japanese tattoos get his preference. As a painter, he has his preferred style as well. He likes to use vivid colors and all his paintings have a realistic touch. You can look at them at the gallery ‘Kunst vol Leven’ and his tattoos at the tattoo shop "tattoo-art by Kris Van Geel" in Balen.