Back to Black (Beard, that is)
An old friend sent me a request for a painting of Blackbeard. He originally liked the group portrait I did here but I’m afraid I’ve already got that one on my wall and I’m...
Rich Powell Illustration Blog
I’ve Become a Collector’s Item
Does this make me an antique? This is a short video of my friend Brad Herbert (rabid Sierra fan) opening some 20 year old sketches of mine he recently convinced me to part with...
Old School Computer Games
Lately there’s been a big interest in Adventure games. These are the type of games that came out back in the late 80s through the 90s in which you wandered through the storyline of...
3D Drawings: Trying to figure it out…
I saw this really cool site with animated 3D drawings and spent the last hour trying to figure out how they did it. I think I’ve got it, by jove! This is really rough...
The Cow-Pie Kid
Haven’t just sat down and drawn a character just for the fun of it in a while. I think the effects of all those freakin’ pain meds are beginning to fade into the distance....
Making a Buck (as fast as I can!)
I have a monthly gig I do for some friend’s here in Asheboro in which I draw a little turtle mascot for their local magazine “Asheboro and More” his name is Randolph and he’s...
Carolina Blues Festival Poster
Here’s the winning concept I submitted to the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society this year. It’s very tough to design a poster without knowing what text accompanies the art. I have no idea how the...