About

Paul Grimard grew up just west of Sudbury Ontario Canada in the small community of Spanish Ontario. Art was something that came natural and propelled him into multiple media art formats from fine arts to airbrushing, tattooing and photography. In the early years Paul received small awards in various art competitions and motivated him to pursue his given talents even more so.

In 1996, Paul got familiarized with airbrushing and started a business in the northern city of Sault Ste Marie Ontario where he painted vehicles and murals for various clients.

Over the years Paul began working with various Movie/Film productions where he worked as a set designer and graphic artist along with painting and creating set props and backgrounds. A complete list of movies that Paul has worked on can be found clicking here on Paul Grimard IMDB.com

In 2002, Paul was introduced to tattooing where is passion for the art was realized. Paul honed his craft with the tattoo machine for 2 years and then in Sault Ste Marie opened his tattoo parlor “Extreme Tattoo, Airbrushing and Photography” in 2004 where he conducted business.

Paul left the city of Sault Ste Marie in 2011 and moved to Espanola Ontario where he reopened his Tattoo studio under the name “Extaph Studios”, an abbreviated version of

 “Extreme Tattoo, Airbrushing and Photography”

 Paul has tattooed many accomplished actors and singers along the way where he was introduced to the film and music industry.