The Official Greg “Craola” Simkins thread
mfaith wrote:All pieces from Greg's latest show have been added to the DB: http://expressobeans.com/public/search. ... rtist=2793
Thanks! Picked up Whisky 1...most stuff I was interested in was sold and I got my email in pretty quick I thought. Seems the beyond the street inclusion has brought even more eyes on Gregs work which is great though.
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Really glad I came across this thread. Love his work as it has a very Alice in Wonderland feel to it. Just bought an AP of The Escape Artist from being on the mailing list.
https://gregsimkinsart.com/news/2018/5/ ... mited-time
https://gregsimkinsart.com/news/2018/5/ ... mited-time
Greg 'Craola' Simkins wrote:I have been exploring this world that I made up called "The Outside" and it is an extension of that, but I wanted to play with the idea of who runs the show and keeps the order in this place. You'll notice my "Starry Knight" characters in many of these pieces and they are the puppeteers keeping everything in place. It is their job to keep these uniquely shaped, striped eggs safe so they can hatch into the large birds you see in my paintings. These birds serve different functions, such as ushering visitors back and forth between our world and The Outside, some control time, and some are protecters and teachers for those lost in the outside. There is so much potential in each one of these eggs that the Starry Knights have given their entire lives to protect them. As I sketch, these kind of story lines dance around in my head and I write them down just to make sense of it all to myself. These stories become the framework for the show itself.
Super interesting
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I just discovered Greg through this forum a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely LOVE his stuff. The Alice in Wonderland feel, the colors, and the added story to me are amazing. Bought a print of the aforementioned Escape Artist but looking to buy more and start a collection for sure.
Very cool! Eager to see how you end up framing it.TheCollector1113 wrote:I just discovered Greg through this forum a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely LOVE his stuff. The Alice in Wonderland feel, the colors, and the added story to me are amazing. Bought a print of the aforementioned Escape Artist but looking to buy more and start a collection for sure.
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I've been feverishly looking at the Framing Corner for Ideas. Thinking something whether mat or frame that incorporates the sea blue color, but either way will post it there once it's done. Received shipping notice yesterday so not long.mfaith wrote:Very cool! Eager to see how you end up framing it.TheCollector1113 wrote:I just discovered Greg through this forum a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely LOVE his stuff. The Alice in Wonderland feel, the colors, and the added story to me are amazing. Bought a print of the aforementioned Escape Artist but looking to buy more and start a collection for sure.
It amazes me, Greg does not seem to get a ton of attention here, but he's pretty popular via social media. He has more followers than Horkey, who is much more revered here.
I think a lot of that stems from the fact that historically this site has revolved around prints, and the fine art scene wasn't tracked as much. I've tried to shift that a bit in my time here (or at least balance it more), by entering all of the art from numerous fine art galleries in and trying to increase visibility. Greg's primary domain is original art, and while he does release prints of some of his paintings, the paintings are really the thing. Continuing to shine a spotlight on these shows and socializing the great work he does, will hopefully help over time, which of course you can help with.TheCollector1113 wrote:Greg does not seem to get a ton of attention here, but he's pretty popular via social media.
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You’re work here is noticed and appreciated, at least by me. Thanks for all the time you put into the site.mfaith wrote:I think a lot of that stems from the fact that historically this site has revolved around prints, and the fine art scene wasn't tracked as much. I've tried to shift that a bit in my time here (or at least balance it more), by entering all of the art from numerous fine art galleries in and trying to increase visibility. Greg's primary domain is original art, and while he does release prints of some of his paintings, the paintings are really the thing. Continuing to shine a spotlight on these shows and socializing the great work he does, will hopefully help over time, which of course you can help with.TheCollector1113 wrote:Greg does not seem to get a ton of attention here, but he's pretty popular via social media.
hope you continue to in order to gain a broader audience....felocin wrote:You’re work here is noticed and appreciated, at least by me. Thanks for all the time you put into the site.mfaith wrote:I think a lot of that stems from the fact that historically this site has revolved around prints, and the fine art scene wasn't tracked as much. I've tried to shift that a bit in my time here (or at least balance it more), by entering all of the art from numerous fine art galleries in and trying to increase visibility. Greg's primary domain is original art, and while he does release prints of some of his paintings, the paintings are really the thing. Continuing to shine a spotlight on these shows and socializing the great work he does, will hopefully help over time, which of course you can help with.TheCollector1113 wrote:Greg does not seem to get a ton of attention here, but he's pretty popular via social media.
Collector113.....Craola has amazing work. Check out his movie...... then, you’ll find out soon how this forum works and why it struggles to move forward and attract/keep new users around.
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I came to these boards initially because I was looking for more info on poster art from the likes of Mondo, Grey Matter, ect to add to my media room... I found myself becoming more and more intrigued with the work of PEZ, Prefab77, Greg Simkins, and others, and that's due to you (mfaith) and others efforts, so definitely appreciated from my end.chevyav53 wrote:hope you continue to in order to gain a broader audience....felocin wrote:You’re work here is noticed and appreciated, at least by me. Thanks for all the time you put into the site.mfaith wrote:I think a lot of that stems from the fact that historically this site has revolved around prints, and the fine art scene wasn't tracked as much. I've tried to shift that a bit in my time here (or at least balance it more), by entering all of the art from numerous fine art galleries in and trying to increase visibility. Greg's primary domain is original art, and while he does release prints of some of his paintings, the paintings are really the thing. Continuing to shine a spotlight on these shows and socializing the great work he does, will hopefully help over time, which of course you can help with.TheCollector1113 wrote:Greg does not seem to get a ton of attention here, but he's pretty popular via social media.
Collector113.....Craola has amazing work. Check out his movie...... then, you’ll find out soon how this forum works and why it struggles to move forward and attract/keep new users around.
Have you looked into Dulk's work? If you like Craola you might like it, great stuff.TheCollector1113 wrote:I came to these boards initially because I was looking for more info on poster art from the likes of Mondo, Grey Matter, ect to add to my media room... I found myself becoming more and more intrigued with the work of PEZ, Prefab77, Greg Simkins, and others, and that's due to you (mfaith) and others efforts, so definitely appreciated from my end.