Admired for his ability to make powerful statements (both political and artistic) in watercolor, Alex Powers passed away peacefully on March 25, 2020. Join us as we honor his life and artistic legacy.
Using gouache, charcoal, pastel and sometimes collage on illustration board, Alex Power’s loose realism combined an emphasis on drawing with an awareness of the art of our times. “I attempt to deal with issues such as human origins, religion, philosophy, economic inequality, etc. These overwhelming issues are difficult to deal with, but they are what interest me. And, since I believe in the singularity of life and art, these issues are the content of my life and my current work,” he said.
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Alex was long time my best source for passing back and forth feedback on each other’s work. We both collected each others work. He was a wonderful and very honest artist. Most artists start as angry young artists and mellow. Alex started mellow and developed anger. The more anger the stronger the work.
I have been researching Alex’s work because my late mother purchased a 1977 original watercolor of his, a beautiful landscape titled “Marsh Forest.” I find this early subject to be serene and his style lovely, clear, and sultry. In fact, everything I found of his is so angry looking, that I thought I had the wrong artist. So sad to learn of Alex’s passing from dementia. It must have been wonderful to have him for a friend.