Posts Tagged ‘Craola’

Deph and Craola Paintings & Surfboard Auction this Saturday!

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

To Die For Artists Deph & Craola will both have their painted surfboards along with the paintings they did live at the Pac Sun booth at the US Open of Surfing available during a silent auction this Saturday. This event is gonna be HUGE. Space is limited, so get there early..

Proceeds from the auction will benefit Inner City Arts.

Saturday, September 17th
From: 7-10pm
720 Kohler Street, Los Angeles
RSVP@smashingyounglad.com

Event Includes - Artwork by Greg Simkins, DEPH, Angry Woebots, Jeff McMillan, and more…
Food By - Wahoos Fish Tacos
Open Bar & DJ

Painted surfboard Auction & LIVE painting at US Open this Friday & Saturday

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Pac Sun has partnered with To Die For & Imscared for the US Open of surfing to bring you LIVE painting by our very own artists, Deph & Craola. Both of their hand painted surfboards will be on display and auctioned off to benefit Inner City Arts. Both artists will paint LIVE inside the Pac Sun tent each day.

Deph – Friday, August 5th: 12 – 2 PM

Craola – Saturday, August 6th: 12 – 2 PM

For further info, artist roster, dates, & times, visit www.pacsun.com/usopen


THANK YOU Andy Serrao & Jon Halperin for all your love and support!

“INLE” Art Show from Greg “Craola” Simkins.

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

The “INLE” Art Show will feature over 100 artists interpreting the ‘Anti-Hero’ of Richard Adams’ “Watership Down”. The Show is curated by the one and only Greg “Craola” Simkins, of Imscared! “INLE” will open on Friday, March 11, 2011, at Gallery 1988 in Hollywood, CA. See you there!

Some of the artists featured in the show include Deph, Steven Daily, Alex Pardee, Maxx242, Chris “Devious” Gliebe, Joe Capobianco, Attaboy, Graham Curran, Eric Merrill, Dave Correia, Johnny Vampotna, Gunnar, Jeffery Page, Aaron Della Vedova, Dan May, Werk, and Tomi Monstre.

Gallery 1988
7020 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Ph: (323)937-7088

To Die For & Imscared at Designer Con, This Weekend!

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Join To Die For and Imscared this Saturday, November 20, 2010, for Designer Con in Pasadena! We will be printing an exclusive collaborative design, by Greg “Craola” Simkins and “Deph”, on 23″ x 10″ birch wood panels. A limited edition of only 50 prints will be hand made on site for $50.00 each. So make sure pay us a visit at Booth #211 and pick one up before they are gone for good! Both “Craola” and “Deph” will also be signing the hand printed wood panels from 1-2pm. Keep your eyes pealed, we’ll be revealing photos of the prints a couple of days before the event via twitter and facebook!

Designer Con is open to the public from 10 AM to 5 PM, and ONLY $5.00 per person. Kids are free! Both Imscared and To Die For will also have Men’s and Women’s Apparel, “Drawn From The Well” Books and Bookmarks, Toys, Skate Decks, and Art for sale. We’ll be accepting Cash and/or Credit Cards. Stop by and say Hi!

“Story Teller” New solo art show by Greg “Craola” Simkins

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Gallery 1988 presents “Story Teller”, a solo exhibition of new art works by Greg “Craola” Simkins. You won’t want to miss out on the exclusive release and signing of his new book, “Drawn From The Well”. Opening reception will take place on Friday, November 5th, 2010, from 7-10pm.

Finished wall w/ Craola, Deph, Maxx242, and Jeff Soto @ Famous SAS

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

We recently painted a wall for this years BlackBook Sessions at the Famous Stars and Straps / The Wild Ones / Killer Dist. warehouse. The wall consisted of artists Craola, Deph, Maxx242, and Jeff Soto.

All paint was supplied by MONTANA GOLD CANS



New script lettering shirt for Sea No Evil

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

We recently designed some script lettering for the past, Sea No Evil” Art Show benefit to work around the Whale that was already created for this years look of the show.. Here is a pic of the shirt. We did NOT do the whale art. Not sure if they will be available online for sale or not.. We will keep you posted.. untill then, Please check out these links for info:

http://www.seashepherdartshow.com
https://my.seashepherd.org

SEA NO EVIL 2010 – An Art Benefit to Protect the Oceans of the World

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Join To Die For & Imscared for our 4th year in Riverside, Ca. on Saturday, July 31st at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium for one of the best yearly art benefits to preserve and protect the oceans of the world; Sea No Evil. Artist include: Deph of To Die For, Greg “Craola” Simkins, Dan Smith of LA Ink/The Dear & Departed, Jeff Soto, Maxx242 of The Wild Ones, Steven Daily, Jon Chase of Dstroyr, Bobby Hundreds, Brooke Reidt, Lola, Mike Ski of the AKA’s, Hydro 74, Neko, and 80 other amazing talents. Starts at 6pm with Jason of To Die For kicking out the jams along with Michelle Rodriguez of The Fast and Furious, Shepard Fairey of Obey, Matt Costa, and special performance by The Crystal Method. To top it off Paul Watson of Animal Planet’s “Whale Wars” will be guest speaking.

$20 donation at the door

Riverside Municipal Auditorium
3485 Mission Inn Ave.
Riverside, Ca 92501
Click here for directions

Artists Deph & Craola painting LIVE @ Black Book Sessions 8

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Come join To Die For and Owner/Artist Deph at Black Book Sessions 8! It will be held on July 10th at the Killer Distribution warehouse in Ontario, Ca. Famous Stars and Straps family along with The Wild Ones crew, OG Abel, Risky One, Estevan Oriol, Jeff Soto, Greg “Craola” Simkins, Deph, Munk One, Chase Tafoya, Dire One, Xpres, Jason Gallo, the list goes on…. These guys will be getting down on walls and canvases the day of the event. There will be art contests for the 3 different age groups, which will be given prizes for the top 3 pieces in each age group the day of. At the end of the year Black Book donates a scholarships to the top kid of the year.

“Inside the Outside” Solo Exhibition by Greg Craola Simkins

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

If your in the NYC area this week, Joshua Liner Gallery is pleased to present Inside the Outside, an exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by artist Greg Simkins aka “Craola”. Most of you are familiar with Craola through his shirts he has done for us in the past from, “Midas”, “We Are Monsta’s”, “Bee”, “Sketchy”, and “Tenticles” to name a few. Show him support!

Where: Joshua Liner Gallery
When: June 5 to July 1, 2010

"Inside the Outside" Solo Exhibition by Greg Craola SImkins

Craola Paints LA once again!!

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Last thursday Craola celebrated shipping off his pieces for his latest Solo show “Inside the Outside” at Joshua Liner Gallery in NYC by painting a wall with a few friends in Los Angeles, Ca. Craola painted with Dabs, Myla, and Jersey Joe.

TO DIE FOR X IMSCARED X THE WILD ONES X MONTANA GOLD

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Last weekend we added a HUGE landmark to our Flagship store in Costa Mesa, Ca. Montana GOLD paint flowed us several boxes of paint to collaborate a mural with artists Greg “Craola” Simkins of IMSCARED, Deph of To Die For, and Maxx242 of Famous Stars and Straps and The Wild Ones. Montana is one of today’s premier paint leaders that sets the standards for the art movement of graffiti. Click on the images below to view the mural.

For directions to the TO DIE FOR Flagship Store CLICK HERE

UP CLOSE VIEW
To Die For X IMSCARED X The Wild Ones X Montan Gold paint production
ARIAL VIEW OF THE WALL
Montana GOLD mural by by artists Greg "Craola" Simkins of IMSCARED, Deph of To Die For, and Maxx242 of Famous Stars and Straps and The Wild Ones

MUSINK + LIVE PAINTING BY GREG “CRAOLA” SIMKINS THIS WEEKEND

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

We will have a booth once again at this years MUSINK Festival in Costa Mesa, Ca. Stop by the To Die For / IMSCARED booth. We will have artist Greg “Craola” SImkins painting LIVE on Saturday and Sunday. Also we are bringing you the official MUSINK after party along with the great guys at GoldRush Tattoo and Inked Magazine. Hosted Bar by Withinadream.com who will have a photobooth for everyone to stop by and show your support. We will have LIVE music sets by DJ Oldboy, DJ Efrem of Death By Stereo, and DJ Reverend of To Die For aka DieTrying. Show starts @ 9pm, $5 Entry, and ages 21+

For More info CLICK HERE
Musink Festival flyer and official after party by To Die For

New IMSCARED wall in hollywood

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Last week TDF artists CRAOLA and Deph worked on a new production with Dabs and Myla in Hollywood, Ca. Craola painted some letters for his NEW released line of clothing by To Die For called, IMSCARED. Here are some of the pics.

Craola, Dabs, and Myla "Imscared" wall in Hollywood, Ca

Craola, Dabs, and Myla "Imscared" wall in Hollywood, Ca

Craola, Dabs, and Myla "Imscared" wall in Hollywood, Ca

Greg “Craola” Simkins Group Exhibition & Print Release

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Joshua Liner Gallery has released a new limited edition giclee print of Greg Simkins’ most recent painting, “Label Me”.


18″ x 24″
Giclee on fine art paper
Limited edition of 50 (signed & numbered)
$150

To purchase this print, email info@joshualinergallery.com

The original painting will be exhibited at their upcoming group exhibition that runs from
August 15th to September 5th

Other exhibiting artists include:
Candice Tripp, Chloe Early, Cleon Peterson, Damon Soule, Dave Kinsey, Evan Hecox, Greg Simkins, James Roper, Joe Sorren, Jud Bergeron, Kenji Hirata, Pat Rocha, Robert Hardgrave, Ryan McLennan, Shawn Barber, Stanley Donwood, Stella Im Hultberg, SUB (Tony Curanaj), Sylvia Ji, Tat Ito, Tiffany Bozic, Travis Louie, Tristram Lansdowne, ZAnPon