Last weekend was the grand opening of the new Urban Arts Galley, and I am very impressed.

Congratulations Salt Lake City for hosting such a fun and successful Comic Con! I had a blast.

My brother-in-law Steve and my sister Tonya have an action figure and toy collection to be proud of.

I’m a nerd for books, I admit it.

Going Out Of Business

I had the pleasure of seeing the beautiful work of Lee Bennion and Brian Kershisnik on display at the Mormon Church History Museum.

A little over a week ago I went to the Leonardo in downtown Salt Lake to see their exhibit, the Dead Sea Scrolls.

I saw “Under Pressure” up at the UMFA this last week, and you can see it too if you hurry.

With the 1st (Annual?) Salt Lake Comic Con coming up next week and all, I feel like I need to write about my new comic book obsession with Marvel.

If you have an interest in early 20th Century art or follow art history news you probably know that we just passed the 100 year anniversary of the 1913 Armory Show

I was able to see Think Flat: The Art of Andy Warhol and Takashi Murakami.

Cat Palmer has been putting together a show that will go on display this Friday at the Gray Wall Gallery in the Salt Lake Arts Hub.

The Alt Press Festival is coming up on July 7th.

Salt Lake City’s newest Arts Hub will celebrate its grand opening this weekend.

On Friday night from 7 to 9 p.m., our friends at the Hive Gallery will open a show of all Jeffrey Hale’s artwork.

Zines are not books, they are not magazines and they are not newsletters.

There are some truly amazing pieces of Earthwork / Earth Art, and we have one of the most famous in Utah. I mean, of course, the Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson.

There is a certain innocence and childlike quality to the way Teresa Flowers artwork is rendered, even though her pieces often illustrate painful and very personal experience.

Animal to love can heal your heart.

Check out this two-headed dog Dallas Russell made for me! I call it “Cerberus”, and I love my new pet.

Remember to vote on November 2nd, and lets keep those vampires out of office!

C'mon down tomorrow to Urban Arts Gallery for the Gallery Stroll Animalia art reception 6-9 pm.

Come on by the Urban Arts Gallery, Pale Blue Dot exhibit and see my art, Wisdom Dreams, and additional pieces celebrating world Sophia.

I had a great time tonight at the Magic And Machine show at the Springville Museum!

Any opportunity to draw a beautiful bird is a good opportunity, especially if it helps promote raptor preservation.

Last Sunday I hung some of my artwork at the Rio Grande Cafe in downtown Salt Lake. A bunch of my artwork really…

I went to HawkWatch International’s event “Wings Across the West” up at Red Butte Garden this week.

I’ll have a booth at the Urban Arts Festival next Saturday and I’m looking forward to it.

Todd Powelson’s Angels, Demon’s and Animals opens June 11 – July 27 at the Utah Arts Alliance Main Street Gallery

The show celebrates everything fierce and frail about birds, as well as attempting to link humanity back to its animal roots.

The fine folk at Frisch have given me the opportunity to hang some artwork in their restaurant. It looks damn nice, I’ve got to say.

The SLC White Party, hosted by the Utah Arts Alliance, will be an evening to remember.

Today my interview was posted and I had artwork was featured on Adobe’s Creative Layer blog, Facebook, and Twitter pages. Check it out!

Mind falls into the physical world, takes a look around, and lives a life.

If we let the domestic arts die, resurrection seems unlikely at this time.”

My artwork will be up through December, with a reception on December 7th from 6-7 pm.

Working hard for their families, employees, and community.

Thursday night and into Friday afternoon I worked on the piece above for the Hive Gallery’s 24 Hour Show.

There has always been some weird power struggle between art and craft.

Here is the poster and some information on our upcoming show at the Hive, Duh!

Featuring artwork by Sonya Dinsdale, Jodi Steen and me (Todd Powelson).

Refining a form down to it’s most basic elements, and I wanted the shapes and colors to be very straightforward and simple.

Didn’t know if it could be done, but I finished my piece for the Hive Gallery 24 hour show!

I am currently hanging a piece of artwork at the (a)perture gallery called “Sculptor in a Fancy Shirt”.

Over the years Todd has been invited to design posters to promote a variety of shows.

A very special Batman for our friends at Pride!

Please drop on in, grab a bite, and take a look around.

Since it is an art blog, we wanted the art to be super cool!

There is something special about our feathered pals.

The Wolf was an end and a beginning.