Rosalyn Gale Powell, a Bainbridge Island artist known for her proficiency with still lifes, died Tuesday at her home. She was 78 and had recently been honored with an exhibition at the Chicago Botanical Garden.
That 2004 exhibition couldn't have been a more appropriate culmination for Ms. Powell's long career. The native of England loved to paint flowers: in intricate, pristine bouquets or individually, the petals delicately nibbled by insects.
For many years Ms. Powell was represented by the Foster/White Gallery, and her works hang in homes throughout the Northwest and beyond. In 1979, King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia commissioned Powell to do four paintings representing the seasons for his private airplane.
Ms. Powell was born March 6, 1929, in England and began drawing at age 5. At 19, she went to Paris and studied portraiture. In 1952, Ms. Powell moved to Seattle to be with her sister, planning to get work as a nanny.
She studied art with Kenneth Callahan and Jacob Elshin before continuing her painting lessons for two years at the University of Washington.
She married physician Archie Powell, and the couple moved to Bainbridge Island. They eventually divorced, and Ms. Powell stayed on the island. Since 2001, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts has awarded a $1,000 scholarship each year in her honor.
Despite her fervent interest in liberal politics, Ms. Powell never became a U.S. citizen. "She liked her English heritage," said her friend Harriet Davis, a former board member of Bainbridge Arts and Crafts.
And despite her many honors, which include a Washington State Governor's Award for distinguished service in the arts in 1984, Ms. Powell remained insecure about her painting.
In a 1997 exhibition at Foster/White Gallery, Powell shared the bill with sculptor Tony Angell and glass artist Dale Chihuly.
Ms. Powell's paintings are in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum, The Frye Art Museum, Seafirst Bank, Paccar and the Bainbridge Public Library, among others. Beginning in the 1980s, she was commissioned to create several posters for the Pike Place Market. Rosalyn was 78.
That 2004 exhibition couldn't have been a more appropriate culmination for Ms. Powell's long career. The native of England loved to paint flowers: in intricate, pristine bouquets or individually, the petals delicately nibbled by insects.
For many years Ms. Powell was represented by the Foster/White Gallery, and her works hang in homes throughout the Northwest and beyond. In 1979, King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia commissioned Powell to do four paintings representing the seasons for his private airplane.
Ms. Powell was born March 6, 1929, in England and began drawing at age 5. At 19, she went to Paris and studied portraiture. In 1952, Ms. Powell moved to Seattle to be with her sister, planning to get work as a nanny.
She studied art with Kenneth Callahan and Jacob Elshin before continuing her painting lessons for two years at the University of Washington.
She married physician Archie Powell, and the couple moved to Bainbridge Island. They eventually divorced, and Ms. Powell stayed on the island. Since 2001, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts has awarded a $1,000 scholarship each year in her honor.
Despite her fervent interest in liberal politics, Ms. Powell never became a U.S. citizen. "She liked her English heritage," said her friend Harriet Davis, a former board member of Bainbridge Arts and Crafts.
And despite her many honors, which include a Washington State Governor's Award for distinguished service in the arts in 1984, Ms. Powell remained insecure about her painting.
In a 1997 exhibition at Foster/White Gallery, Powell shared the bill with sculptor Tony Angell and glass artist Dale Chihuly.
Ms. Powell's paintings are in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum, The Frye Art Museum, Seafirst Bank, Paccar and the Bainbridge Public Library, among others. Beginning in the 1980s, she was commissioned to create several posters for the Pike Place Market. Rosalyn was 78.
Rosalyn Gale Powell, a Bainbridge Island artist known for her proficiency with still lifes, died Tuesday at her home. She was 78 and had recently been honored with an exhibition at the Chicago Botanical Garden.
That 2004 exhibition couldn't have been a more appropriate culmination for Ms. Powell's long career. The native of England loved to paint flowers: in intricate, pristine bouquets or individually, the petals delicately nibbled by insects.
For many years Ms. Powell was represented by the Foster/White Gallery, and her works hang in homes throughout the Northwest and beyond. In 1979, King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia commissioned Powell to do four paintings representing the seasons for his private airplane.
Ms. Powell was born March 6, 1929, in England and began drawing at age 5. At 19, she went to Paris and studied portraiture. In 1952, Ms. Powell moved to Seattle to be with her sister, planning to get work as a nanny.
She studied art with Kenneth Callahan and Jacob Elshin before continuing her painting lessons for two years at the University of Washington.
She married physician Archie Powell, and the couple moved to Bainbridge Island. They eventually divorced, and Ms. Powell stayed on the island. Since 2001, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts has awarded a $1,000 scholarship each year in her honor.
Despite her fervent interest in liberal politics, Ms. Powell never became a U.S. citizen. "She liked her English heritage," said her friend Harriet Davis, a former board member of Bainbridge Arts and Crafts.
And despite her many honors, which include a Washington State Governor's Award for distinguished service in the arts in 1984, Ms. Powell remained insecure about her painting.
In a 1997 exhibition at Foster/White Gallery, Powell shared the bill with sculptor Tony Angell and glass artist Dale Chihuly.
Ms. Powell's paintings are in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum, The Frye Art Museum, Seafirst Bank, Paccar and the Bainbridge Public Library, among others. Beginning in the 1980s, she was commissioned to create several posters for the Pike Place Market. Rosalyn was 78.
That 2004 exhibition couldn't have been a more appropriate culmination for Ms. Powell's long career. The native of England loved to paint flowers: in intricate, pristine bouquets or individually, the petals delicately nibbled by insects.
For many years Ms. Powell was represented by the Foster/White Gallery, and her works hang in homes throughout the Northwest and beyond. In 1979, King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia commissioned Powell to do four paintings representing the seasons for his private airplane.
Ms. Powell was born March 6, 1929, in England and began drawing at age 5. At 19, she went to Paris and studied portraiture. In 1952, Ms. Powell moved to Seattle to be with her sister, planning to get work as a nanny.
She studied art with Kenneth Callahan and Jacob Elshin before continuing her painting lessons for two years at the University of Washington.
She married physician Archie Powell, and the couple moved to Bainbridge Island. They eventually divorced, and Ms. Powell stayed on the island. Since 2001, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts has awarded a $1,000 scholarship each year in her honor.
Despite her fervent interest in liberal politics, Ms. Powell never became a U.S. citizen. "She liked her English heritage," said her friend Harriet Davis, a former board member of Bainbridge Arts and Crafts.
And despite her many honors, which include a Washington State Governor's Award for distinguished service in the arts in 1984, Ms. Powell remained insecure about her painting.
In a 1997 exhibition at Foster/White Gallery, Powell shared the bill with sculptor Tony Angell and glass artist Dale Chihuly.
Ms. Powell's paintings are in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum, The Frye Art Museum, Seafirst Bank, Paccar and the Bainbridge Public Library, among others. Beginning in the 1980s, she was commissioned to create several posters for the Pike Place Market. Rosalyn was 78.
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