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James Powers is a painter and woodworker from the Appalachian coalfields whose work unearths the folklore, flora, and ghosts of the mountains. Using found materials—old wood panels, discarded masonite, and salvaged canvas—he builds paintings that carry the weight and memory of the region’s landscape. Every surface tells a story; every frame is crafted by hand, echoing the traditions of making do, of building beauty from what’s left behind.
His imagery moves between the seen and the unseen: windigos and cryptids, coal dust and wildflowers, the remnants of industry and the persistence of nature. Powers paints the land as a living presence—one haunted by its histories yet still fiercely alive. The Appalachian wilderness, the deep mines, and the small towns that cling to the ridges all become mythic terrain, where Celtic spirits meet the modern South, and the line between reality and folklore thins.
By working with upcycled and reclaimed materials, Powers challenges the idea of disposability—of both resources and stories. His art honors what remains, finding resilience and grace in what’s been weathered. Each piece is a conversation between decay and rebirth, between the coal seams below and the green canopy above.
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Acrylic PaintingsJames PowersOh, those west virginia hills!
$2,700.00$2,700.00Oh, those West Virginia hills! 37.5x50Wood Panel Board, House Paint, Acrylic PaintFramed Oh Those West Virginia Hills shows a lone piece of mining equipment silhouetted against...
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Acrylic PaintingsJames PowersExcavation of the dinos
$2,500.00$2,500.00Excavation of the Dinos 36x39Wood Panel, House Paint, Acrylic PaintUnframed Excavation of the Dinos shows a rusted excavator resting in a torn landscape, painted like a...
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Acrylic PaintingsJames PowersThe battle of mcdowell county
$790.00$790.00The Battle of McDowell County 25x18 Wood Panel Board, House paint, Acyylic paint Unframed The Battle of McDowell County shows a WWII Stug III tank painted...
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Acrylic PaintingsJames PowersThe mountaineer the mountaineer
$2,100.00$2,100.00THE MOUNTAINEER THE MOUNTAINEER 24x48Wood Panel, House Paint, Acrylic Paint UnframedThe Mountaineer is one of James Powers’ darker interpretations of Appalachian identity and the masks people...
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Sold outAcrylic PaintingsJames PowersThay ain't jus' sticks in der
$980.00$980.00Thay ain't jus' sticks in der 20x26Wood Panel Board, House Paint, Acrylic PaintFramed DescriptionThey Ain’t Just Sticks In There looks at what lies beneath the surface...
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Acrylic PaintingsJames PowersThe legend says...
$3,000.00$3,000.00The Legend Says... 34x48Wood Panel Board surface. House Paint, Acrylic Paint, Pigment. Unframed (very heavy) The Legend Says is James Powers’ interpretation of the Windegow, a cryptid...
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James PowersThe excavation of the dinos
From $24.00From $24.00Based on an original artwork by James Powers, this print pulls from Appalachian folklore, cryptid mythology, and punk visual language. Influenced by horror films, comic art,...
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James PowersThay ain't jus sticks in der
From $24.00From $24.00Based on an original artwork by James Powers, this print pulls from Appalachian folklore, cryptid mythology, and punk visual language. Influenced by horror films, comic art,...
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James PowersThe mountaineer the mountaineer
From $24.00From $24.00Based on an original artwork by James Powers, this print pulls from Appalachian folklore, cryptid mythology, and punk visual language. Influenced by horror films, comic art,...
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James PowersThe legend says...
From $24.00From $24.00Based on an original artwork by James Powers, this print pulls from Appalachian folklore, cryptid mythology, and punk visual language. Influenced by horror films, comic art,...
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James PowersThe movies was right!
From $24.00From $24.00This print reproduces an original painting by James Powers, whose work merges Appalachian subject matter with 80s and 90s pop culture iconography. Drawing inspiration from monster...
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James PowersOh, these west virginia hills!
From $24.00From $24.00Based on an original artwork by James Powers, this print pulls from Appalachian folklore, cryptid mythology, and punk visual language. Influenced by horror films, comic art,...
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All PrintsJames PowersThe battle of mcdowell county print
From $24.00From $24.00Based on an original artwork by James Powers, this print pulls from Appalachian folklore, cryptid mythology, and punk visual language. Influenced by horror films, comic art,...
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Sold outAcrylic PaintingsJames PowersShe was a tough ole bird
$790.00$790.00She was a Tough ole Bird 25x31Wood Panel, House Paint, Acrylic PaintFramed James Powers is a painter and woodworker from McDowell County, West Virginia. He builds...
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Acrylic PaintingsJames PowersI never went back once i saw what i saw
$850.00$850.00i never went back once i saw'd what i saw 25x21Wood Panel Board, House Paint, Acrylic PaintFramed James Powers is a painter and woodworker from McDowell...
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Acrylic PaintingsJames PowersThe movies was right!
$980.00$980.00The Movies was right! 29x21Wood Panel Board, House Paint, Acrylic PaintUnframed The Movies Was Right imagines Godzilla rising out of the stripped and excavated coal fields...
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SculptureJames PowersEvidence
$580.00$580.00James PowersEvidenceMantle SculptureMixed media, found materials such as Skulls, Antlers, Wood Mantle Backing, West Virginia License Plate Evidence is a compact but forceful mantle sculpture that...
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