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...
Rich Powell Illustration Blog
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Resurrecting Melvin
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...
Firefest!!
So I recently was comissioned to create some art for STARworks’ Firefest, a gathering of artists to educate and celebrate the STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise. It’ll include Glass Blowing/Sculpting, Iron Working, Ceramics, Music…BEER!...