Greg Simmons

Artist Statement..

Not realizing at a early age how I was viewing my surroundings perhaps a little differently than others around me, I soon began to understand that this was my creative side starting to take form. With interest in drawing and painting to follow, I began my career as and artist.

Several master artists from the past influenced my direction, those included, Andrew Wyeth, with his egg tempera technique of applying very small transparent strokes of paint, to Maxfield Parrish with his luminous layers of color. Now after many years of painting with acrylics, I feel that I have established my own technique that will separate my work from others.

For the viewer of my work now, its important to have fun with color and seeing objects that I see but with a twist on reality. Maybe you too will look at the world in a different way.