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"The Artifact" Greg "Craola" Simkins

Happy #batmanday ' "Super Frenemies" #craola #gregsimkins #painting #batman https://www.instagram.com/p/Ciq9M2gL_Km/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Repost from @hifructosemag • "I Aint Afraid", a fantastic new painting by Greg Craola Simkins will be one of the many original works in the Hi-Fructose Presents: TINY GHOSTS Group Exhibition Opening Nov. 4th at Seattle's Roq La Rue. Tiny Ghosts will feature all new original works from artists featured in the pages of Hi-Fructose by: Alex Dodge / Andrew Hem / Annie Owens / Andrew Brandou / Casey Weldon / Charlie Immer /Christina Bothwell / Clementine Bal / Craola / Dorielle Caimi / Erica Sanada / Erik Mark Sandberg / Esao Andrews /Glenn Barr / Hannah Lee Joshi / Isabel Samaras / Jean Labourdette / Joe Vaux / Josh Ellingson / Justin Lovato /Kate MacDowell / Kris Kuksi / Kristen Liu Wong / KRK Ryden / Laura Laine / Lola Gil / Marion Peck / Mark Ryden /Martin Wittfooth / Martin Ontiveros/ Max Seckel / Molly Devlin / Nathan Reidt / Paola Ciarska / Peter Ferguson / Ryan Heshka / Sam Wolfe Connelly/ Sarah Detweiler / Tara McPherson / Tomo77 / Tripper Dungan Contact Roq La Rue to be on the Preview List! And we hope to see you there. @craola #contemporaryart #painting #tinyghosts #ghosts #gregsimkins #hifructose #roqlarue #casper https://www.instagram.com/p/ChKhDpmr29K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

@craola’s insanely detailed canvas work for @beyondthestreetsart #Craola #GregCraolaSimkins #GregSimkins #beyondthestreets #beyondthestreetsart #artnerd #artington #artingwithhalopigg #streetartspringbreak #streetartspringbreakroadtrip #sonya7ⅱ #sonyalphaclub #sonyimages #sonyalpha (at Werkartz)

I LOVE Greg @craola Simkins' paintings so much! 🌟 . . . #beautifulbizarremagazine #contemporaryart #popsurrealism #surrealism #gregsimkins #craola

“Having an overactive imagination since a very young age” Greg Simkins, aka Craola, says he has “become increasingly interested in the rabbit holes we fall down when daydreaming.” His childhood obsession with Disney cartoons and children’s stories has fueled further exploration of other lands to escape into, in the tradition of Narnia, Middle Earth, and Neverland. He has attached the all-encompassing label “The Outside” to the worlds of his imagination. Born in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance in the mid-70s, Simkins adopted the name Craola at age 18, and has been working full-time as an artist since 2005—starting out as an illustrator and now most recently developing his own clothing line, IMSCARED, and applying his “warped imagination” to much sought after surrealist gallery pieces. This fanciful 2014 mural was done for ‘the outside’ of the old Graphaids store on La Cienaga Blvd. The store has now relocated across the street, but as of a month ago this piece continued to stand strong.  @craolasimkins  @graphaids  

"Azul" by Greg 'CRAOLA' Simkins

"I Ain't Afraid" will be a part of @hifructosemag 's exhibition "Tiny Ghosts" this upcoming November at @roqlarue Gallery in Seattle WA. #gregsimkins #craola #painting made with @trekell_art_supplies and @novacolorpaint #hifructose #popsurrealism (at The Outside) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChP6gr-pajb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=