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Greg “craola” Simkins

    The art of Greg Simkins is like some alternate Looney Tunes universe on Acid. Creatures ooze and slither throughout the space like they’ve just been beamed down and reassembled incorrectly. They’re slimy, misshapen and thoroughly disturbing, and yet manage to retain a cartoonish sense of...

Michael Mararian

      You feel a little guilty for laughing at Michael Mararian’s Inky Dreadfuls, but, I’m sorry, they’re funny. They are completely innapropriate, but his mix of innocent children in less than innocent settings is the stuff of mirth. Think Edward Gorey and you’ll get the idea. As...

Nicoletta Ceccoli

  Nicoletta Ceccoli’s illustrations have a sinister innocence to them. It seems like a contradiction of terms but if you look at here work there is a childlike innocence emanating from the subjects of her dark paintings. Her use of color portrays a dark landscape, desaturated and devoid of sunlight....

Michael Hussar

  Michael Hussar’s richly painted canvases are richly colored, disturbing iconic visions. As Michael says, they are: a voyeuristic snapshot of perceived humanity, complete with freaks and fakery; a gothic wonderland illuminating the gray area between truths and lies. And they do bring to mind...

Travis Louie

  If you thought the old photos in your family album were weird, take a look at the work of Travis Louie. Using tightly drawn graphite renderings and acrylic paint he produces victorian portraits that are as odd as they are dignified. Influenced by the cinematic lighting of the German Expressionist...

Kelly Louise Judd

  Looking at Kelly Louise Judd’s paintings is like wandering through a dark, Victorian fairy tale where the wolf actually eats Little Red Riding Hood. They have an amazing sense of place, dread and beauty that invites you to create a story behind each eerie scene. She creates paintings, drawings and...

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