New Gelaskins!
I'm so excited to announce that I have NEW phone and laptop skins/covers at GELASKINS.COM/CRAOLA. Hard cases are available!
"Stormy Knight" Skateboard available for pre-order
- - 27.5” Long x 8.25’’ Wide
- - Wheelbase 14’’ inches
- - 7ply Maple Construction
- - Full Board Dip
- - Black Dye Cut Grip Tape
- - Wheels 60MM 78A
- - 5” Matte Black Slant Trucks
- - Bushings 90A
- - .25” inch Riser Pads
- - Abec 5 Bearings
/500 - CRAOLA
STORMY KNIGHT
BUY NOW
Board Overview
About The Board: The “Stormy Knight” model is a mini cruiser shape with a murdered out matte black paint dip, ready to cruise from the streets to the strand.
Custom Hang-Tag: Every board comes with a custom hand-printed, numbered hang-tag, produced on a 2,700 lb. vintage 1915 Chandler & Price Craftsman press; creating a certificate of authenticity for each skateboard.
NEW PRINT: "The Artifact" Hand Embellished Giclee on Canvas
"The Artifact" hand embellished giclee on canvas by Greg "Craola" Simkins
Last chance to score some "I'm Scared: The Movie" items!
If you missed out on contributing to my "I'm Scared: The Movie" kickstarter campaign and still want to score some of the cool items we made as available as rewards, there's still a chance to pre-order!
Tarfest
My good friend Jordan Ahern made this great video of the live painting Axis and I did at Tarfest for Merry Karnowsky Gallery! It was a great event and we had a great time:) It was also a real treat to get to meet and paint along side artist William Wray! What an incredible talent and such a nice person on top of being a legend with a paint brush, check out his work, it is masterful stuff, especially his new superhero series. and now... our video:)
check out the art of William Wray
Greg Simkins PAINTING LIVE this Saturday
RSVP and ENTER TO WIN a limited edition giclee by
Greg (CRAOLA) Simkins or Tara McPherson
*Must be in attendance to win; 2 drawings held at 5pm & 7pm at the MK Gallery Tent, next to the live painting.
For more info, call 323.933.4408
Q&A + ART FEATURE WITH GREG “CRAOLA” SIMKINS
Greg “Craola” Simkins is a highly skilled visual artist, creating works in the 21st century that instantly pull one into a stunned mode of admiration. His paint brush is how he extends his deepest and most wild visions, creating worlds with his more surreal work that have really elevated him above many surrealists artists who have trained in that specific medium only. With a career that began in a state of duality between formal college studies and graffiti work in Southern, CA, his path would gain momentum in the early 90′s as he began to absorb himself into the art life on every level. Read more...
Live painting @ La Brea Tarpits 9/21
Live painting and sculpture by:
GREG CRAOLA SIMKINS / AXIS WILLIAM WRAY /
DAVID O. JOHNSON
Musical performances by:
SAINT MOTEL / NIGHTMARE AIR / ECHOSMITH
TAPIOCA AND THE FLEA / IRONTOM
Lagunitas Biergarten / California Wines / Gourmet Food Trucks
The Poem Store / Activities with Japan Foundation of Los Angeles
Art with the Petersen Automotive Museum
FREE / ALL AGES
Hancock Park
5801 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
LIVE Painting Event: Saturday, August 17th
SPECIAL LIVE PAINTING EVENT SATURDAY, AUGUST 17th, 4 -7 PM
FEATURED ARTISTS PAINTING LIVE MURALS ON LA BREA AVE (WEST SIDE OF STREET) BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND STREET
CRAOLA // AXIS
EDWARD WALTON WILCOX
DEVNGOSHA
BRITT EHRINGER
+ Namaak Collective
KMNDZ // NUNCA
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:: RECEPTION TO FOLLOW AT MERRY KARNOWSKY GALLERY + LAUNCH GALLERY ::
170 S. LA BREA AVENUE, LA 90036 : 7-9 PM
ONE NIGHT EXHIBITION, MEET AND GREET THE LIVE PAINTING ARTISTS
MUSIC BY DJMICH
FREE parking in the Garage on 2nd Street and La Brea Ave from 4-7 PM. Entrance through the alley.
** THE GALLERY WILL BE OPEN FROM 12 - 9 PM FOR THIS EVENT **
For more on TARFEST visit : www.tarfest.com
This Live Painting Event is produced in partnership with Merry Karnowsky Gallery, LAUNCH, District La Brea, and TARFEST 2013, a FREE / ALL AGES Music and Art's Festival at the La Brea Tar Pits Park that takes place on Saturday September 21st.
QUESTIONS ? : EMAIL INFO@MKGALLERY.COM OR CALL 323.933.4408
"I'M SCARED" The Movie!
A STOP-MOTION ANIMATED FILM FROM GREG 'CRAOLA' SIMKINS
With your help, WE can make it happen!
Greg has joined forces with C4toons to create a Kickstarter campaign to raise $65,000 for producing a stop-motion film called "I'm Scared". It is a story where Big Brother shares with Little Brother, all the frightening things that inhabit the world at night as they try to go to sleep. Small concerns grow into spooky spectres as Big Brother's imagination takes over and their bedroom becomes a playground for monstrous creatures of all types.
To reach our goal, we are offering some really cool incentives at various pledge amounts. As a Simkins fan, this is a very unique opportunity to bring an amazing project to life, acquire original Simkins artwork at a very special price, and get your hands on some really limited items such as:
- Hand drawn doodles by Greg Simkins
- A copy of Greg's newest book, "The Outside" signed to YOU, AND it's going to include a doodle!
- Greg Simkins art supply kit
- "I'm Scared" movie book, DVD, t-shirt, & sticker packs
- Greg Simkins drip-script lettering for a tattoo, your website, etc.
- A one-on-one painting session with Greg Simkins at his art studio
- A Greg Simkins graffiti mural at YOUR home
- and MORE!!!