Greg "Craola" Simkins [link]

Greg takes the number one spot in my list of inspirational artists. Not only is he an insanely detailed artist (I can spend literally hours looking at his paintings) that produces a tremendous amount of work, but he's also a really nice guy. I appreciate artists that are genuinely humble, not in that artificial sort of way that many get by on. So this goes out to him. I think if I ever got to meet him I would have truly lived a meaningful life.

Kid Zoom [link]

This is an amazing street artist that I look up to. His style has influenced my own work in a number of ways.

El Mac [link]

While this street artist's work may not influence my own directly, I do think watching him work inspired me to think of things on a larger scale. Breaking away from drawing tiny in one of my personal goals. While his subject matter differs from mine I do admire his layering technique which gives his portraits the distinct style they have.

HR Giger [link]

This man needs no introduction. He's had a huge impact on popular culture, from his work on Alien to (even though it wasn't used) work on the original Dune movie. His biomechanical structures populate my mind on a more frequent basis than that of any other artist. His dark, twisted, sexualy-depraved work can be seen echoed in some of my own biomechanical work.