William
F. Powell is an internationally known artist and is recognized
as one of America's foremost colorists. He is also known for his
cloud and skyscape paintings. He is a native of
Huntington, West Virginia.
William studied at
the Art Student's Career School in New York, Harrow Technical
College in Harrow, England and the Louvre Free School of Art in
Paris, France. His work has been represented in major galleries
and reproduced in the form of illustrations, prints and limited
edition collector's plates. He has been professionally involved
in fine art, commercial art and illustrating for more than 45
years. William also creates art and illustrations for a number
of publishers.
William has written
and illustrated 18 instructional art books for Walter Foster Publishing
and is the creator and author of the original "Color Recipe
Cards". His experience as an instructor includes oil,
watercolor, acrylic, gouache, colored pencil and pastel with subjects
ranging from landscapes and seascapes to still life, portraiture
and wildlife. He holds awards for the technical side of his art
which has been used in major space and environmental programs.
Background sets for
films, animated cartoons, model making for sets and animated films
for computer mock-up programs have all been a part of William's
work. He conducts workshops and produces instructional videos which employ unique methods of in-depth presentations
and demonstrations concentrating on color mixing and painting
techniques.
A large mural that William painted
for the California Air National guard in 1957 is on permanent
display at the Air Force Museum at March Air Force Base, Riverside
California.
Some galleries that have represented
William as ongoing gallery member:
Fisher Galleries, Palm Springs, California
Haggenmaker Galleries, Laguna Beach, California
Godfrey Gallery, Mark Hopkins, San Francisco, California
Addi Galleries, MGM Grand, Reno, Nevada
New Master's Gallery - Carmel, California
Kessler Galleries,
San Diego, California
Thackery Gallery, San Diego, California
One of a Kind Gallery, San Bernardino, California
Wilson's Frame-Up, Riverside, California
Country Gallery,
Vista, California
Happy Palette Gallery, Fallbrook, California
Also participated
in two-artist showing in New York, NY
We hope you enjoy your
tour of William F. Powell's studio.
