SIMKINS X TREKELL BRUSHES

So I just Got word this is going to happen.. Check out these samples for my artist series brushes with Trekell. I have been using Trekell brushes for a few years now and they never let me down. A lot of you have asked about the tools I use when painting so now there will be a brush set of the specific ones I use when working out the details in my paintings. I hope you enjoy. available soon, we'll keep you posted.

-gregola

DABSMYLA x CRAOLA......Long Live The Yellow Fin!!

Everyone knows, or should know by now, that the dolphin has lost it's place as the most beautiful fish in the ocean (don't tell me, I know, but a dolphin really is a fish, i mean look at those beedy little eyes) It is time for the rise of the tuna... LONG LIVE THE YELLOW FIN!

So I was lucky enough to get out of the studio the other day and take part of the L.A. free walls project going on in Downtown L.A. with two of my favorite people/artists Dabs and Myla. There are a ton of new walls going up thanks to Daniel at Jet Set Graffiti, making downtown a new destination for visitors from around the world. Anyways, here is what we collaborated on , a combination of spray paint and acrylics. Hope you like
-gregola
(thanks Jack at Daily Dujour! I stole your picture up above)

IMSCARED Gift Packages available this week only!

This week only, we made some cool Christmas gift packages available on IMSCARED.COM. Check them out...

"DFTW" GIFT PACKAGE
$50.00
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Package Deal of 4 assorted items and 1 mystery shirt and sticker hand picked by our staff.

Package Includes:
1 Drawn From the Well Book
1 Mystery Shirt
1 Butterfly Tote Bag
1 Bookmark
1 Button Pack
1 Mystery Car Sticker

"TOY" GIFT PACKAGE
$50.00
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Package Deal of ALL 4 Vinyl Cap'n Rotnclaw Special Edition and Regular Edition Toys hand SIGNED by Greg Simkins

Package Includes:
1 CAP'N ROTNCLAW - SE - Blk/Gry
1 CAP'N ROTNCLAW - Red
1 KEEL HAUL CLEGG - SE - Red
1 KEEL HAUL CLEGG - Black

"DAMSEL" GIFT PACKAGE

$125.00
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Package Deal of 4 assorted items and 1 mystery shirt and sticker hand picked by our staff.

Package Includes:
1 "Damsel" Giclee Print
1 Mystery Shirt
1 Butterfly Tote Bag
1 Bookmark
1 Button Pack
1 Mystery Car Sticker

"LONELY KNIGHT" GIFT PACKAGE
$250.00
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Package Deal of 6 assorted items and 1 mystery shirt and sticker hand picked by our staff. The Skateboard is Limited Edition of 25 with Laser-Etched detail artwork.

Package Includes:
1 "Lonely Knight" Laser-Etched Skateboard Deck
1 Mystery Shirt
1 Butterfly Tote Bag
1 Bookmark
1 Button Pack
1 Mystery Car Sticker

Did a Tattoo today

So I got a chance to tattoo my good friend Charles Hare at the shop he works at, Union Electric Tattoo, today. It was a good time. By the way, please no emails about getting. I only tattoo my friends who are tattoo artists.




And here it is, some sort of Mickey Elephant mini Jammie for my buddy Chuck.

In other news, I wonder what this could be for......

THIS WEEKEND! ME, ALEX PARDEE and SANTA O'MALLEY

Well my good friend Alex Pardee and I are sneaking out of our respective studios to join forces like Zan and Jayna for a signing and winter social with all of You at the brand new ZERO FRIENDS store in North Hollywood, but lets here it from the man himself. Lady and gentlemen, Alex Pardee:

"SO MANY THINGS!!! (Aside from Leslie Neilsen dying and destroying my week, that is) First, let's get a rundown of all of the awesome madness that is ensuing at the ZEROFRIENDS LA Retail Store this weekend: As the brilliantly designed flyer above states, MY FAVORITE ARTIST in the ENTIRE UNIVERSE will be making his first appearance at the Zerofriends LA store THIS SATURDAY and signing & sketching alongside Craola! Hah! See what I did there? Alright, that was my attempt at boosting my confidence. Didn't work, so let's just get to the facts. In a short little fun pre-holiday gathering, Greg "Craola" Simkins & Myself, Alex "Crappy RoseArt Brand" Pardee, will be hanging and singing for 2 hours at the ZEROFRIENDS LA Store! And yes, this actually DOES mark both Greg & My first time at the ZF LA store! I have been hard at work on my upcoming SOLO SHOW for the Corey Helford Gallery, so I haven't even had a chance to see the store yet! And I won't be back until mid January, if at all, so please please come say hi to me and Greg this Saturday, Dec 4, from NOON - 2PM! Store info:
Cella Gallery presents: ZEROFRIENDS POP UP STORE 11135 Weddington St. Suite #112 North Hollywood, CA 91601 213-291-7908 Open Daily from 12-7PM Oh, and ALSO, because Greg & I both loved the ORANGE LANTERN COLLAB PRINT that we just released together, and since we both also love Christmas, we had a little fun defacing the original Orange Lantern piece for the holiday season and are releasing ONLY 40 OF THESE on Saturday exclusively at the Zerofriends LA store!! Check it:

"Orange Lantern" (The Santa O'Malley Edition) By Alex Pardee & Greg "Craola" Simkins Extremely Limited Edition of 40 8" x 10" Signed & Numbered by both Alex & Greg $25.00 Available SATURDAY, DEC 4 @ The ZEROFRIENDS LA STORE! Some little details from the new version:)





So we hope to see you on Saturday but also don't forget! Thursday night, this is happening:

TRAVIS LOUIE SHOW!

We here at the Simkins' household love us some Travis Louie. So imagine my surprise when my good buddy asked me to collaborate on a couple drawings for his upcoming show, "The Ghost of Delilah and Other Stories". Without hesitating I had to say yes because we have been talking about doing a drawing together for some time now. SO do yourself a favor and come to this brand new exhibition Thursday, December 2nd from 7-10pm at Gallery 1988, (oh and check out some cropped teasers from our collabs below).
-Gregola

Chance to score a FREE drawing BLACK FRIDAY

In addition to adding some new products to my online store IMSCARED.COM on BLACK FRIDAY, I've created 5 drawings which will be randomly inserted into 5 of my "Drawn from the Well" books so that those who order my book on Black Friday will have a chance to score one of these drawings for FREE!