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@richpowell
Going Once, Going Twice....
I’m finally auctioning off a large number of my Sierra On-Line (and a few others) Concept Art. My Flat-files are in need of some breathing space and I’d like to see some game fans have the opportunity to own a piece of their childhood memories. Head over to EBAY and have a look at what’s available, if you’re so inclined! Thanks!
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Christmas Sale 2022
Hey folks head on over to the STORE during December and get FREE SHIPPING on domestic orders of Prints and original art for sale at the Rich Powell Art store using the Code: SHIPIT At the store you’ll find a great variety of prints for kids, music lovers, book lovers, outdoors lovers. You can also contact me directly for a commission, but I’d do that soon before time gets too tight! HAPPY…
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Wide Open Wins!
I just returned from the National Cartoonists Society’s Annual Reuben Awards where my cartoon Wide Open! won the Silver Reuben for On-Line Short Form Comic! It’s nice to receive recognition for your work but extra nice when it comes from your peers! Just before the ceremony. You can see the guys I was nominated with here: Jonathan Lemon’s excellent “Rabbits Against Magic” and Scott Nickel’s…
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The Tree Little Pigs, a new Print Set!
The Tree Little Pigs, a new Print Set!
VISIT THE STORE HERE! Meet the Three Little Pigs of Lore. Not much was written about them after their infamous run-in with the Big Bad Wolf but, believe it or not, they lived long and happy lives thereafter! I present these portaits of our heroes in their middle-to-later years: First off, we have Edwin Pig: Brick Merchant. The Eldest of the Brothers Pig. August would have never been considered…
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Timelapse Fun
I recently started using Procreate on an iPad Pro, it records your whole process while you work ( just a big parade of “undo’s” really!). Check it out. By the way, I corrected my math later….65 million!!
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Rayguns
Over the past few years, I’ve been occasionally drawing Rayguns for folks. Yesterday, I drew one for myself while trying to get my hads used to actually drawing for a change! (I’ve been doing a lot of photoshop work for clients). Here’s three of them. I’d love to have 100 some day!
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New Prints Available!
I recently decided to do a set of prints based on a favorite book of mine, “The WInd In The Willows” by Kenneth Grahame. It was first published in 1908 and the appeal of doing old-time portraits of critters in period dress just appealed to me in a big way. Maybe it’s the stressful times we’re living in, I dunno. Here’s the Rogue’s Gallery.
PURCHASE THEM HERE
You probably know Toad from Mr.…
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Watercolor Setup
I recently posted a pen and ink and watercolor illustration I did for a local young lady who sent me a very nice note out of the blue last week. It really made my day, so I wanted to make something very nice to hang on her wall. Her name is Estella and she’s the daughter of my good friend Joel who co-owns four Saints brewing company (great beer, great people!)
This is what I came up with.
A…
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Kickstart us!!!
Lately, I’ve been working with some awesome Hidden Pictures illustrators and the fine folks at Awkward Family Photos to put together a proposal for a book of Search And Find Puzzles for Immature Adults and other reprobates!
It’s going to be Really Funny. Trust me.
Please help us get this off the ground and secure your copies!! Check out our kickstarter here:
Search and Find for Adults!
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A Current Tour of the Studio
A Current Tour of the Studio
I’ve got a TV crew coming in a few days so I figured I’d better clean up around here. Now that everything is in order , I’ll take a few pics and share the view from here:
The view from the stairs
Command central. I do most of my digital work here. Lately, I’ve been drawing at my table upstairs.
Flat files and a print rack.
This bookcase is full of sketchbooks, magazines with my work and…
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New Gallery Category: Four Saints Beer Labels!
New Gallery Category: Four Saints Beer Labels!
The fine folks at Four Saints Brewing Company here in Asheboro make Great Beer! You know what that means? It means they have Good Taste, right? Well, I hope so. Because they’ve recently hired me to do their specialty labels. I’ve got a few under my belt so far and apparently they’re getting a good response from buyers and the public. I hope to do the labels as long as I can keep the interest up.…
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Smokin'!
Smokin’!
Pretty cool. So, I started sketching ideas. The first had a Smoke Monster chasing a pig…because I love to draw pigs. Unfortunately, EVERY damn team has a pig in their logo! So, we moved ahead. It was a pleasure working with these folks. They new what they wanted and gave each generation some solid thought. Best type of client for sure. Here’s the progression:
They wanted both of these…
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Latest Logo!
A local blues bandleader whom I’ve seen perform many times approached me for a logo upgrade last week. He had a sketch from a pal that he’d like to use as a jumping off point and that was fine by me.
Here’s the progression. I wound up inking it traditionally on a lazy Saturday morning, scanning it in and cleaning it up in Illustrator and Photoshop. I love a one-color design on a dark shirt!
Cory…
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I started an idea for a children’s book about 20 years ago. How do I remember that? I got out the sketchbooks I’d begun it in all those years ago and checked out the handy dates I’d written on the front! Poor Melvin Moody had sat inside those sketchbooks for all those years! Truth is, I wasn’t sure how to approach the story I had inside my head nor how to put it together in a logical and entertaining manner. Then…there’s the art and the pacing of that. Oy!! Well….
Last year the wonderful Highlights Foundation announced its upcoming schedule of workshops and I saw one titled “Crafting a Dummy with Heart and Soul”. Yes!! I applied for a scholarship right away. THIS is another reason the Foundation is so great: They offer scholarships to their workshops for folks who are serious about their craft but can’t swing the fee. Having to put work aside for a few days in addition to the fee and travel expenses would have really been a big hit to my wallet. When I received news that I’d receive partial payment, I signed up right away.
The class would be taught by Floyd Cooper and Melanie Hall, two folks with a ton of experience and honors under their belts. I’ve admired Floyd’s work for many years but it was the first time I’d met Melanie. They turned out to be a perfect match. Melanie is more of a “free spirit” in her approach to the art of children’s books and Floyd is an old-school illustration guy. I loved them both, two fantastic artists available to my every question for 3 whole days! We also had a couple of guest artists come to visit and share their work.
One of Floyd’s oil paintings
Melanie’s Dog Following Horse Riders
All of this took place at the Foundation campus outside of Honesdale, PA in Boyds Mills. The Campus is located on the farm of Highlights Founders Gary and Caroline Myers. Not only is it a beautiful place to stay but the food is fantastic as well! The workshop was attended by only Ten of us and we all got a long famously. Fun and hard work coupled with a cocktail hour and good food makes for fast friends.
Cozy room
My humble cabin
Neighbors
The Barn
Inside The Barn
The Word Garden is a place to meditate
Piles of Words
“Hit” would have been more accurate
Molly in the Morning!
The workshop began with a tough exercise: Illustrate one of two poems however you’d like. I found it really difficult, mostly because they were fairly abstract poems and nothing straightforward jumped out as a subject. The one I finally settled on was this poem by William Blake
The Marmalade Man Makes a Dance to Mend Us
Tigers, sunflowers, king of cats, Cow and Rabbit, mend your ways. I the needle, you the thread- follow me through mist and maze.
Fox and hound, go paw in paw. Cat and rat be best of friends. Lamb and Tiger, walk together. Dancing starts were fighting ends.
After staring at the paper and out into space whole doodling for an hour or so I finally had an epiphany: I’d draw the Marmalade Man himself, dancing while holding a giant needle and the thread woyuld trail behind him, forming the animals and flowers in knots and tangles. It was an excellent exercise that put me into the right frame of mind: to open it for creative thought.
During this time we were being called aside to present our book ideas and portfolios to Floyd and Melanie.
Let the workshop begin!
So, to make a long story a little bit shorter: We al;l worked our asses off and each had a pretty good dummy to fine-tune when we got home. I’m terribly excited to get Melvin Moody out there! Thanks so much to Melanie, Floyd and our guest artist, Suzanne Bloom! Here are a few more photos :
Suzanne Bloom comes to visit
Suzanne’s gorgeous Pastels
Her Thumbnail system,
color thumbnails
Excuisite Corpse!
Excuisite Corpse II!
Spotted a Powell!
The Growing Art Hut
View from the Front of The Barn
Cocktail Patio and fireplace was backed by this cool old foundation
The Library
Eric Carle!!
Resurrecting Melvin I started an idea for a children's book about 20 years ago. How do I remember that?
Whatever it takes.
Bailey gave me this swell, vintage glass! Perfect for a beverage at the end of this long day. “Regarde, Maman, pas de mains!”