About Ed Powers

Ed Powers is an American original.

Through his commercial comic / satiric illustrations, graphic designs, and expressionistic scenic murals, Powers' art run an eclectic range.

His book design and illustrations have given life to over 100 humor, satiric, and general interest books published over 20 years by Price-Stern-Sloan, Putnam, and Tallfellow Publishers. He created the book and calendar brand images for the franchise of "Murphy's Law" (based upon the aphorism: "If Anything Can Go Wrong, I Will:) that has sold continuously since the late 1970s. His general conceptual work has resulted in highly imaginative graphic, logo, and identity programs for many leading corporation.

A graduate of Chouinard Art Institute ( Cal Arts), Powers has worked as an Art Director and hands-on Designer / Illustrator in the motion picture, advertising, and publishing industries. Powers holds a California Teaching Credential, and has also Completed a Master of Arts Course in Psychology. Over the pst six years, his stunning fin arts murals have been commissioned for restaurants, private villas, and world-class hotels.

His current output in humorous illustration, character design, and comic-satiric art has been likened to the satiric senses of William Hogarth and Honore Daumier, providing sharp and incisive insights into the human condition. His bohemian approach to life and art, and his critical artist eye is reflected in these recent works, comparing to the mindsets and executions of Jules Pfeiffer, Edmund Gorey and B. Kliban.

Joy World and Tattle Tails are the latest collections of Powers' thematic, satirical, character-based illustration.

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