Russell Powell

Russell Powell is an accomplished oil painter and creator of a unique hands tamping technique. A self-taught artist, Russell has been teaching elementary school art for the past sixteen years in Campbell, outside his hometown of San Jose, California. He credits his students as a major source of inspiration for his work. To showcase the products of his passion Russell founded Pangaean Studios in 2012.

Most recently, Russell was proud to have a spread in Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odd is Art book. In conjunction with the book launch, Ripley’s commissioned a special piece featuring the faces of 16 historic guitarists in the shape of a guitar. Russell was also featured on the cover of Content Magazine. Videos of his hand stamping process have garnered millions of views on popular social media platforms and have been applauded by celebrities including Rohan Marley, Run DMC, Cedric The Entertainer, amongst others.
At the 2016 Global Citizen Rally, Russell had the privilege of hand stamping a portrait of Nelson Mandela on attendees, which was displayed on stage during the Eddie Vedder and Beyonce performance. He also had the honor to gift hand stamp portraits to Malala and Ruby Bridges, two women whose contributions have advanced ...

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