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SHOP BOOKS, PRINTS, MERCH AND MORE: https://shop.gregsimkinsart.com "I Ain't Afraid..." 24"x30" acrylic on canvas Hey Everybody, This post is going to be about ghosts. So I wanted to start it off with a quick video that I made a few years back that Youtube had taken down due to music copyright issues. “Go Get the Ghosts” is where I introduced my favorite ghost hunter…: “Solitaire, oh Solitaire. Are you a rabbit? Are you a Hare? Your dark black ears Gave you away please sit down Please, sit, stay! Tell me stories Of adventures past Leave nothing out , Please make it last We’ll do our best to be good hosts But when you’re done Go Get the Ghosts” I was invited to be in an art show coming up this November called Tiny Ghosts. Hi Fructose Magazine, which is one of my favorite magazines on the planet, also which I have had the honor of being the cover artist for issues number 14 and 41, is putting on The event which will be at Seattle’s historic Roq LaRue Gallery. Since this will be a ghost painting, I felt it only fitting to snack solitaire in it SHOP BOOKS, PRINTS, MERCH AND MORE: https://shop.gregsimkinsart.com VIEW GALLERY OF WORKS: https://gregsimkinsart.com For info on Originals and Commissions: contact Jenn at jennmonsta@gmail.com My Art Supply Lists: TREKELL PAINT BRUSHES: https://bit.ly/3cxBXlV NOVA COLOR ACRYLIC PAINT: https://tinyurl.com/NovaColor TOOL LIST: https://www.amazon.com/shop/craola Blacking/ Grovemade Pencil Kit Here: https://bit.ly/3kLfIPq use promo code: CRAOLA10 music: "First Dream: by Brian Bolger "Dolphin-esque" by Godmode "Glacier" by Patrick Patrikios "To Loom is Love" by The Mini Vandals Come Play with Me by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400042 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ "Springtime Family Band" by "The Green Orbs" "To Pass Time" Godmode "Icelandic Arpeggios" by DivKid "Nineties Pad" by Brian Bolger #acrylicpainting #gregsimkins #art

"Mother Nurture" 40"x40" Acrylic on Canvas SHOP BOOKS, PRINTS, MERCH AND MORE: https://shop.gregsimkinsart.com VIEW GALLERY OF WORKS: https://gregsimkinsart.com For info on Originals and Commissions: contact Jenn at jennmonsta@gmail.com My Art Supply Lists: TREKELL PAINT BRUSHES: https://bit.ly/3cxBXlV NOVA COLOR ACRYLIC PAINT: https://tinyurl.com/NovaColor TOOL LIST: https://www.amazon.com/shop/craola “Mother Nurture” by Greg “Craola” Simkins from “The Scared Scouts Guide to the Outside” As the White Rabbit has the power to let others into Wonderland, so Mother Nurture has the gift of opening passages to and from The Outside. Not just from ours, but from many worlds. Her friends the Starry Knights have given her a special key and she has invited the weird and strange from places far and near to become inhabitants in this place where dreams come true. Beware though, because along with dreams come nightmares. It is important to align yourself with those on the side of good and stay away from the path of the Night Knight. Hopefully this welcome committee will lead you in the right direction as you acclimate to the atmosphere and become accustomed to the weirdness of it all. The Bluejay, Breeze, who led Ralf to this place was just the first of many “Dragon Birds” he encountered on his journey to become the White Knight. All the birds are on the side of good and are increasingly in danger of the wrath of Xander Sneill, the Night Knight. He is always in search of their eggs so as to destroy them. Thank goodness for Mother Nurture and her way with enlisting heroes into her mismatched bands of sell swords with the purpose of protecting the eggs of these prized creatures. Mother Nurture was the dream of a particular young girl named Sally Ruffleford who had gone missing years before Ralf had entered the Outside in search of his brother Crumbs. You may recall the poem that children chanted around town about Sally: "Some say Sally Ruffleford flew to outer space. No one could quite explain it, but she left the human race. No note was left. No not a clue. We all hope Sally's not Sally stew. We're all glad mommy Ruffleford packed her bag with mace. Some say Sally Ruffleford ran into a bear. A tasty chubby morsel topped with curly hair. But there is no bear, none has been seen. too bad poor Sally was not so lean. We hope she tasted badly if she was eaten by a bear. Some Say Sally Ruffleford fell into a well. At least she'd have fresh water there too bad there'd be that smell. Of all those kids who'd fell there too Way back when, ten years or two. We all hope Sally brought a lunch if she fell into a well Some Say Sally Ruffleford did this or did that. but we all know what happened. as was told us by a cat. You see, poor little sally found a trail that certainly did excite her and as this trail came to an end... She turned into a spider. Now that Ralf has been in the Outside for some time and had adventures of his own, he knows the truth about Sally and how she herself had come to find herself here, snatched out of our world by the Pearl Thief to have her incredibly imaginative dreams harvested as pearls for Xander Sneill’s treasury. What Xander Sneill took for granite was Sally’s strong will and as she escaped his prison full of children in cages, she took this one pearl with her. She placed her pearl in the nest of a large sleeping owl in hope it would hatch. And when it did, her dream of Mother Nurture was born. Now Nurture spends her days and nights looking for lonely souls in need of adventure and a place to belong and a place to escape. This place, the Outside, seems like the the perfect place for that. music: "Anomalous Hedges" by The Mini Vandals "Forest Lullabye" by Asher Fulero "Dark Hallway" by Kevin Macleod "Egmont Overture" by Kevin Macleod "Fiesta Jarocha" by Jimena Contreras "Golden Cage" by Jimena Contreras #acrylicpainting #gregsimkins #art

"Time After Time." 36"x36" acrylic on canvas Time flies for these creatures finding themselves drawn to "The Outside"! SHOP BOOKS, PRINTS, MERCH AND MORE: https://shop.gregsimkinsart.com VIEW GALLERY OF WORKS: https://gregsimkinsart.com For info on Originals and Commissions: contact Jenn at jennmonsta@gmail.com My Art Supply Lists: TREKELL PAINT BRUSHES: https://bit.ly/3cxBXlV NOVA COLOR ACRYLIC PAINT: https://tinyurl.com/NovaColor TOOL LIST: https://www.amazon.com/shop/craola music: "Teasing the King" by Nathan Moore "Swans in Flight" by Asher Fulero "Snow Princess" by Asher Fulero "Purepecha Landscape" by Jimena Contreras "Sonatina No. 2 in F Major Allegro" by Joel Cummins "Sinister Cathedral" by Asher Fulero "Fiesta Jarocha" by Jimena Contreras #acrylicpainting #gregsimkins #art

SHOP BOOKS, PRINTS, MERCH AND MORE: https://shop.gregsimkinsart.com In 1992 I began writing graffiti and it changed my entire trajectory in life. It is one of the main building blocks that has gotten me to where I am as an artist today. To celebrate I decided to make a painting of each letter in my graffiti name "CRAOLA", similar to what I did at my 20 year anniversary . In the first installment, I showcased some of the walls that started me oof leading up to now and this one I invite you to come with me as I paint a wall at the legendary Channel Street Skatepark in San Pedro California. Big thank you to Mike Huthmaker for helping me fill in the large areas and for his footage. Big Thank you to Brian Morten for setting things up and his footage and thank you to Andy Harris for the spot and creating such amazing skatepark. Also head over to @SMOENOVA 's channel and watch how he uses a doodle grid to transfer his design to wall. Here is one great example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7tlecHT_lM . I learned about this process by watching his channel and it is such a great technique! All "Capitals" are painted at 16"x 20" with acrylic paints. SHOP BOOKS, PRINTS, MERCH AND MORE: https://shop.gregsimkinsart.com VIEW GALLERY OF WORKS: https://gregsimkinsart.com For info on Originals and Commissions: contact Jenn at jennmonsta@gmail.com My Art Supply Lists: TREKELL PAINT BRUSHES: https://bit.ly/3cxBXlV NOVA COLOR ACRYLIC PAINT: https://tinyurl.com/NovaColor TOOL LIST: https://www.amazon.com/shop/craola music: "Drifting at 432 Hz" by Unicorn Heads Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ "Anomalous Hedges" by The Mini Vandals #craola #painting #graffiti

Birds have always lead the way into and out of "The Outside". They hold the keys, yet at the same time are the lock and are very selective of who gets to enter into this whimsical world. Soaring high above us they are able to select the very special few from a vantage point many of us couldn't possibly grasp. I have always found birds fascinating, which is why they are heavily featured in my work. This painting is part 2 of a diptych, see it in my previous post:) -Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins Here are some places you can find me on the web: NEWS and INFO: https://gregsimkinsart.com BOOKS, PRINTS, ORIGINALS, and MERCH: https://shop.gregsimkinsart.com INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/craola/ TWITTER https://twitter.com/home My Art Supply Lists: Trekell Brushes and supplies: https://bit.ly/3cxBXlV https://novacolorpaint.com https://www.amazon.com/shop/craola EARL LUBE INDUSTRIES https://earllubeindustries.com Follow These Artists! they share their amazing techniques! James Gurney: https://www.youtube.com/user/gurneyjourney Proko: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProkoTV Andrew Tischler: https://www.youtube.com/user/AndrewTischlerArt @SmoeNova : https://www.youtube.com/user/darrelSMOE Michael James Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR-F7qHNjCxS5WJzIsgE0yQ Paint with Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/user/KevinOilPainting Trekell Art Supplies https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trekell music: "Early Avril" by Unicorn Heads "Stairway" by Patrick Patrikios "On The Island" by Godmode "Lost World" #acrylicpainting #craola #birds

SHOP BOOKS, PRINTS, MERCH AND MORE: https://shop.gregsimkinsart.com In 1992 I began writing graffiti and it changed my entire trajectory in life. It is one of the main building blocks that has gotten me to where I am as an artist today. To celebrate I decided to make a painting of each letter in my graffiti name "CRAOLA", similar to what I did at my 20 year anniversary . I wanted to split the video into two parts and include a recent adventure at the end of the second one to balance off the bit of history I share in this first installment. I hope you enjoy. All "Capitals" are painted at 16"x 20" with acrylic paints. SHOP BOOKS, PRINTS, MERCH AND MORE: https://shop.gregsimkinsart.com VIEW GALLERY OF WORKS: https://gregsimkinsart.com For info on Originals and Commissions: contact Jenn at jennmonsta@gmail.com "Piper's Pass" Limited Edition Prints AVAILABLE HERE: https://tinyurl.com/pipers-pass My Art Supply Lists: TREKELL PAINT BRUSHES: https://bit.ly/3cxBXlV NOVA COLOR ACRYLIC PAINT: https://tinyurl.com/NovaColor TOOL LIST: https://www.amazon.com/shop/craola music: "Dolphinesque" by Godmode Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ "Toy Piano" by Wayne Jones "Drifting at 432 Hz" by Unicorn Heads #craola #painting #graffiti

Birds have always lead the way into and out of "The Outside". They hold the keys, yet at the same time are the lock and are very selective of who gets to enter into this whimsical world. Soaring high above us they are able to select the very special few from a vantage point many of us couldn't possibly grasp. I have always found birds fascinating, which is why they are heavily featured in my work. This painting is part of a diptych so stay tuned for part 2... -Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins Here are some places you can find me on the web: NEWS and INFO: https://gregsimkinsart.com BOOKS, PRINTS, ORIGINALS, and MERCH: https://shop.gregsimkinsart.com INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/craola/ TWITTER https://twitter.com/home My Art Supply Lists: Trekell Brushes and supplies: https://bit.ly/3cxBXlV https://novacolorpaint.com https://www.amazon.com/shop/craola EARL LUBE INDUSTRIES https://earllubeindustries.com Follow These Artists! they share their amazing techniques! James Gurney: https://www.youtube.com/user/gurneyjourney Proko: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProkoTV Andrew Tischler: https://www.youtube.com/user/AndrewTischlerArt Smoe Nova: https://www.youtube.com/user/darrelSMOE Michael James Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR-F7qHNjCxS5WJzIsgE0yQ Paint with Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/user/KevinOilPainting Trekell Art Supplies https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trekell music: "Stairway" by GPatrick Patrikios "Early Avril" by Unicorn Heads #acrylicpainting #craola #birds