Chuck Todd Illustration
Recent awards for Chuck's illustration work include Illustration West 61, Illustration West 60
and the 2021 Laura Ingalls Wilder Children's Literature Award for Exellence in Illustration.
Chuck Todd Illustration specializes in portraits, editorial, children's books and comics illustration.
Contact Chuck at chucktoddartist@gmail.com
- CHUCK TODD ILLUSTRATION
Specializing in portraits, editorial, children's books and comics illustration.
Contact Chuck at chucktoddartist@gmail.com
Portrait of RINGO STARR
Accepted into the Ilustration West 61 show of the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators
Mixed media on wood panel
Groundbreaking NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
Ilustration West 60 certificate of merit Los Angeles Society of Illustrators
Graphite, Acrylic, Ink and prismacolor on 5in x 7in board #illustrationisolation series.
Rosa Parks at the March on Washington
Graphite, Acrylic, Ink and prismacolor on 5in x 7in board #illustrationisolation series.
Bela Lugosi COUNT DRACULA
Graphite, Acrylic, pastel, prismacolor on cardboard #illustrationisolation series.
Woman in Red
Illustration Isolation series. 5x7 on cardboard, pencil, acrylic, prismacolor, clear gesso. #illustrationisolation,
Photo reference courtesy photographer Richard Allen
@visualartspassage, @rw2_arthouse #illustration #mixedmedia #red #braids www.chucktodd.net
World War II Fighter Pilot Edward Gleed one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen
Illustration Isolation series. 5x7 on cardboard, pencil, acrylic, prismacolor, clear gesso. #illustrationisolation
Woman in Red Dress
Illustration Isolation series. 5in x 7in mixed media. Reference photo courtesy Bryan Rodner Carr and Arthouse #illustrationisolation, @visualartspassage, @brcarr, @rw2_arthouse www.chucktodd.net #illustration #mixedmediaart #directoryofillustration #acrylic
Indigenous Amazon Warrior
Illustration Isolation series from Amazon expedition photo by Tim Trabon.
Frederick Douglass
mixed media, personal project
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Navajo Nation
Cover Illustration for the VERDICT
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Navajo Nation
Illustration for story in the VERDICT
Truth and "Memory"
Client: Global Press Journal
Birth of the Bat: (Batman origin)
Comics Cover Project: Illustration Academy
Oakland's Blues. Musical legends performed at Oakland's historic 7th Street. Portraits of Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Lowell Fulson and Bob Geddins. Chuck Todd illustration For Bay Area News Group
JAZZ GREATS: Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, Louis Armstrong and Chick Webb.
Mixed media
Illustrations from the children's book: "Is That a Skunk?"
Illustrations for Bay Area News Group:
Contra Costa Times (now East Bay Times), Oakland Tribune and San Jose Mercury News
Illustrations for Global Press Journal
Image and Perception
Source Seeker
Desperate Migration
Threats to Photo Journalists
Translation in news reporting
Manic Depression
Class demo. Mixed media, coffee, pencil, pastel and watercolor.
Cancer Journey Series:
Chapter 1 (top) and Chapters 1-5 sequence (below), for the Contra Costa Times
Red-tailed Hawk for Los Angeles Magazine.
Albert Einstein for a Kaiser employee magazine
Portrait of Tathagata Sathpathy Client OZY Magazine (OZY.com)
Artwork for poster and CD cover
Jazz Blast. Mixed media
Chuck's Drawing Board
The latest news from Chuck Todd illustration, and links to more cool projects.DRAW THEM ONE AT A TIME: DON'T LOOK AWAY
Draw Them One at a Time is an ongoing online project on the Nation's OppArt blog where artists focus on the children in the camps.
My art of a caged child was one of the featured pieces. I'm proud to join other talented artists on the OppArt blog project championed by the great Steve Brodner. I encourage you to check out the project on OppArt. DON'T LOOK AWAY
Don't Look Away
I designed this poster to display at the Lights for Liberty vigil on July 12. #DONTLOOKAWAY
JUST PUBLISHED!
"Is That a Skunk?"
Chuck Todd's new illustrated book with author Gary Bogue
We are excited to announce that our new children's book is now available! "Is That A Skunk?" is the latest children’s book from Gary Bogue and Chuck Todd, the creative team of the popular urban wildlife guide The Raccoon Next Door.In this charming picture book, Lucas and his family adjust to their new urban wildlife neighbor ... a SKUNK! Along the way they learn all about these surprisingly amiable animals: their favorite things to eat, their preferred places to stay, their friends and enemies, and even how to get rid of their smell.Ask for "Is That a Skunk?" at your local bookstore or order the book now: https://heydaybooks.com/book/is-that-a-skunk/
For more on the book, go to www.isthataskunk.com
If you have any questions or are interested in a book signing event, contact Chuck at chucktoddartist@gmail.com
About the Artist
Chuck Todd Illustration
Chuck Todd is an award-winning illustrator and visual journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Chuck has a BFA in Image Production from Missouri State University and an MFA in Illustration from The Academy of Art University. After more than two decades as a newspaper artist and presentation editor, Chuck has turned his focus to creating illustrations for children’s books, magazines, websites and comics.
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