LAMINATE 3 "Most Wanted" - Now Shipping

LAMINATE "Most Wanted" Creative Issue 3 is now shipping and features Greg Simkins, Mark Ryden, Tara McPherson, Alex Gross, Ray Caesar, Charlie LeMindu and more. It's also available at major retailers starting the first week of October.

Preview the issue here. Order a copy here for a chance to win prizes and get FREEBIES including a Greg Simkins iPhone Gelaskin.

Video: CRAOLA X SERK paint Hope Gallery Wall

On a sunny day in September Greg "Craola" Simkins, the famed artist and LA graffiti writer, made his way to Hope Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut. Armed with an arsenal of Montana Cans, Greg and artist Adrian Dominic (SERK) teamed up and spent most of the day brightening up the main wall of the prestigious tattoo gallery.

Hope X Craola from The Beast Brothers on Vimeo.

BUSTED Online Charity Art Auction

Paradise Tattoo Gathering

Well I just got back from my trip to Massachusetts for the Paradise Tattoo Gathering. I taught a painting seminar out there, met a ton of great people, Got to hang out with my friend and publisher Brett Bryan and stay with my friend and long time favorite tattoo artist Joe Capobianco. At the same time I didn't do a good job of taking picture, but luckily my friend Carlos East was there with his camera skills and filled me in on aspects of my trip. So here are some photos of the seminar I taught (thanks to all of you who came out to take my class) and the wall that I and Adrian Dominic painted at Joe's shop in Connecticut, Hope Gallery, more on Adrian in a future post:


Me, Joey Martin, and Tanane Whitfield









MONTANA GOLD LINE

Quick and Painful: Sept. 24th – New Haven, CT

September 24th, 7-11pm

Hope Gallery in New Haven, CT

Art exhibition hits major cities for one night only

Hope Gallery, one of the most prestigious tattoo art galleries, announced that it will feature the work of more than 15 important artists and designers with backgrounds in fine art, graffiti, and illustration in a unique exhibition that will be held in New Haven, CT; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; and Miami, FL. Read more...

The “Quick and Painful” Series of Giclee Prints will be printed on 300 gram cold press watercolor paper with archival pigment inks. These beautiful prints will be exclusively available at each of the Quick & Painful show dates for a very special price. We will be posting teaser photos of each print set leading up to the event.

On October 9th, following the Chicago event, all prints will be for sale online at The Hope Shop.

To Die For Clothing will also be releasing a special limited edition shirt just for the shows!

Album Cover Artwork for Monte Pittman

I recently had the opportunity to work on my friend, Monte Pittman's new album cover entitled,"Pain, Love & Destiny." The story of The Black Rabbit of INLE is a shared theme in both of our works which made this image an obvious choice for the album cover, especially since once of the songs (I am the Black Rabbit) is specifically about INLE.

The new album will be released less than a month away. More info here.

"PEARL JAM" Screen Prints Available TOMORROW!

AVAILABLE ON SEPT. 19TH

6:00am PST

"PEARL JAM" SCREEN PRINT

by Greg 'Craola' Simkins

9 color screen print

18 x 24 inches

Limited edition of 100

Hand signed & numbered

$50

BUY

(purchase link goes live on 9/19/11 @ 6am PST)

Created for the Pearl Jam / Mudhoney show Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on

September 17th, 2011

"PEARL JAM" SCREEN PRINT

(special color variant)

by Greg 'Craola' Simkins

9 color screen print

18 x 24 inches

Limited edition of 20

Hand signed & numbered

$75

BUY

(purchase link goes live on 9/19/11 @ 6am PST)

Created for the Pearl Jam / Mudhoney show Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on

September 17th, 2011

Art Auction Images REVEALED!

Here are the images of my painted surfboard and piece I painted live at the Pac Sun booth at the U.S. Open of Surfing. There will be a art auction tomorrow night for these works and other works by DEPH, Agry Woebots, Jeff McMillan and more. Sales from the auction will benefitInner City Arts.

Saturday, September 17th

7-10pm

720 Kohler Street, Los Angeles

RSVP@smashingyounglad.com

If you aren't in Los Angeles or can't attend the event, you can view all the works available HERE and phone in your bid to Andy at (714) 675-2626.

Painting & Surfboard Auction this Sat, Sept. 17th

New Drawing for OLD SCHOOL VIDEO GAME Show

I will have a new drawing available at The Old School Video Game Art Show opening this Friday. 100 artists have created original works inspired by your favorite classic games that you grew up with, including Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda, MegaMan, PacMan, Metroid and more!

Friday, September 16th

7-10pm

Gallery 1988: Venice

214 Pier Avenue

Santa Monica, CA 90405

Contact:

gallery1988venice@gmail.com

New Interview at IPaintMyMind.org

A new interview...

Regardless of what you know him as, Greg “Craola” Simkins has made an indelible mark on various sectors of the modern art world. In remaining unfettered by the constraints imposed by clan-like divisions in the art world, Greg has solidified his post as one of the most gifted surrealist painters around. As part of a scene who’s contributors are increasingly replete, his work stands out as a hallmark of uncompromised vision, as dark and abstruse images reveal Simkins’ exceptional skill.

Read more at: ipaintmymind.org

Thanks Evan La Ruffa!