News and updates about the artwork of Greg CRAOLA Simkins, including gallery exhibits, events and new releases.
Along with the release of Beyond the Sea as a fine art sculpture comes the launch of limIted edition giclée prints of the original painting! I am honored to have been able to do this collaboration with Silent Stage and love the pairing of these pieces.
Beyond the Sea
Giclée on 320gsm Museum Cotton Smooth Rag Paper
27 x 15 in. image size / 29 x 17 in. paper size
Signed & Numbered, Ed. of 100
$149.99
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I am extremely proud to present my new collaboration with Silent Stage, which is my very first Resin sculpture based off of my painting, Beyond the Sea. Standing 21 inches tall, they beautifully crafted this amazing fine art sculpture, capturing all of the details from the original painting. It is limited to an edition of 25 and comes in an antique white finish.
My painting for the upcoming #SuggestivismResonance exhibition opening September 1st at @Spoke_Art in San Francisco! To inquire on my piece or to receive a collectors preview, please email SF@spoke-art.com
Photo by Glen McClure
ARTIST VARIANT - Special artist variant screen print from Blink 182's Brooklyn show at the Barclay Center on August 17th, 2016.
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Limited Edition of 100
Hand Signed & Numbered by Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins
Shipping: A final shipping estimate will be determined upon receipt of your order and shipping address. Additional shipping charges may apply based on the shipping address and will be billed separately. If the final shipping cost exceeds what was paid, a refund for the difference will be issued.
Live Painting • Live Music • Community Mural • Food Trucks • Family Art Activities
September 11 • 1-5pm
Live Painting featuring Greg "Craola" Simkins & live Music featuring Tmobyle, Opal, Ladada
Break out the blanket and lawn chairs for an afternoon of live painting, music, a community mural project with Scuba Steve, family art activities, pinstriping with Igor's Custom, Thank You Gallery, cartoon caricatures with Todd Webb, food trucks, and beer & wine tent. Tickets include admission to current exhibition Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose. Proceeds from the event support MOCA's exhibitions and educational programs.
$10 / Kids 12 & under Free. CLICK HERE for more info and to purchase tickets.
Photo by Brent Broza
On Sunday, September 11th, 2016, I will be at The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) doing a master class AND special live painting event.
Click here for more info and to register for the master class. Click here for details about the live painting event.
Also, I have a painting in their current exhibit: Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose.
"The Tea Bringer"
20 x 16 in.
Acrylic on canvas, framed
Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins, 2016
Inquire here
We are excited to announce NEW "MASK" snapback hats by Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins are now available at IMSCARED.COM!
Photo by Asia Morris
Mural by Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins
Long Beach now has another gem of a mural to boast about, thanks to Lola’s Mexican Cuisine’s Luis Navarro, Long Beach arts aficionado Artie Ray Luna and revered street and studio artist Greg “Craola” Simkins.
Unveiled last week in Lola’s back patio to many a margarita-drinking arts appreciator, not a poor decision was made as the local merry-makers showed their love for a mural well done. Navarro told the Long Beach Post how the idea was first inspired about a year ago as the inaugural POW! WOW! Long Beach was taking place. Read more at the Long Beach Post...
Greg “Craola” Simkins has a nickname to set him apart, but maybe that’s not needed: his versatility is enough to separate him from others. With a career that includes many years as a graffiti artist, a painter of beautifully rendered fine art pieces, and one who keeps his fingers in a variety of commercial art pursuits, including clothing, animation, toys, and album art, Simkins might well stand alone as a success on many artistic fronts.
“I don’t know if I hold on too tightly to my adolescent insecurities, or if it is this wiring that actually pushes me forward in trying to get better at my craft, but I have come to terms with it over the years and have developed a saying amongst some friends to help us cope with these feelings and ground what we do: ‘We aren’t curing cancer.’ That way, I don’t take myself too seriously and I can just enjoy the process of making paintings and drawings and release some of the weight I throw on my back.”—Greg “Craola” Simkins
"YELLOW", 25 x 20" IMAGE, 27.5 x 22.5" PAPER, REMARQUE GICLEE EDITION OF 50
PLEASE JOIN US FOR
G R E G 'C R A O L A' S I M K I N S
CLOSING RECEPTION + SPECIAL REMARQUE PRINT RELEASE
"Y E L L O W"
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th, 2 - 4 pm
FREE TO THE PUBLIC // ALL AGES // NO RSVP NECESSARY
** SIMKINS WILL BE AT THE GALLERY FROM 2-4 PM ON SATURDAY, JUNE 18th HAND DRAWING A 'REMARQUE' SKETCH ON EACH GICLEE PURCHASED
>> Simkins will only be signing the "YELLOW" giclee at this event <<
FOR OUT OF STATE OR PRE-ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT INFO@KPPROJECTS.NET
TO RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION ON ORIGINAL ARTWORK & OTHER NEW GICLEE RELEASES CONTACT PREVIEW@KPPROJECTS.NET
KP PROJECTS // MKG
170 S. LA BREA AVE
LOS ANGELES CA 90036 // 323.933.4408
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HavocTV follows surrealist painter Greg 'Craola' Simkins as he prepares for his current exhibition, "Beyond Shadows". Craola takes us through his process, goals, and the challenges an artists faces when putting together and creating for a solo show.
Video by @birdmanphotos
Giclée on Fine Art Paper
30 x 30 in. image size / 34 x 34 in. paper size
Signed & Numbered, Ed. of 30 (+ 10 APs)
$250
Giclée on Canvas
36 x 36 in.
Signed & Numbered, Ed. of 5 (+3 APs)
$1,350
Available at KP Projects Gallery
Giclée on Fine Art Paper
30 x 19 in. image size / 34 x 23 in. paper size
Signed & Numbered, Ed. of 30 (+ 10 APs)
$180
Giclée on Canvas
36 x 22.75 in.
Signed & Numbered, Ed. of 5 (+3 APs)
$850
Available at KP Projects Gallery
Thank you to everyone who came to my "Beyond Shadows" opening reception at MKG/KP Projects Gallery. I enjoy seeing your faces each year! If you didn't get a chance to see it yet, the works will be on exhibit until Saturday, June 18th.
Photos by Birdman.
Cutesy woodland creatures, crumbling dystopian walls, Alice in Wonderland–esque parties. The artwork of Greg “Craola” Simkins is a veritable cornucopia of classic Americana imagery, distorted through a fantastical lens. His work, a selection of which is on view in a solo show atKP Projects/ MKG in Los Angeles, explodes with unique style unsatisfied by the ordinary and the everyday. Read more on Artsy...
The exhibition is a collaborative initiative by two like-minded organizations, MOCA and Hi-Fructose, The New Contemporary Art Magazine, based in San Francisco, California.
The exhibition, curated by MOCA, will feature some of the foremost contemporary artists through a ten year retrospective of the art magazine, Hi-Fructose. This exhibition is a unique opportunity to bring a broad spectrum of artwork by over 50 artists from the pages of magazines and computer screens to the walls of a contemporary art museum that dedicates itself on educating the significant art of today. Turn the Page represents the museum’s first large-scale contemporary retrospective and the first time these artists will be shown together in one location. Read more at altdaily.com...
Over the last couple of months we’ve traced surrealist painter Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins’ artistic journey as he creates in preparation for his now yearly show at well-known Los Angeles gallery, Merry Karnowsky Gallery.
Back in February we stopped by Craola’s studio, where he was in the midst of two large scale paintings – filled with his signature whimsical and incredibly realistic worlds – and a smaller, but just as detailed canvas. All three would inevitably end up on the crisp white walls of Mary Karnowski Gallery in a few months for his show, Beyond Shadows – Drip Scripts; the same walls that have hosted artists like Shepard Fairey, Jim Houser and Mel Kadel. Read more...
