Chuck Todd

Chuck Todd is an award-winning illustrator and visual journalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Chuck specializes in portraits, editorial, children’s books and comics illustration. As a visual storyteller, Chuck brings to life illustrations with strong emotional impact and resonance, utilizing a variety of mixed media and digital techniques. Recent awards include Illustration West 61, Illustration West 60 and the 2021 Laura Ingalls Wilder Children’s Literature Award for Excellence in Illustration.

  • Joshua Redman
    Joshua Redman
    The Muse of Joshua Redman mixed media portrait
  • John Lennon
    John Lennon
    John Lennon portrait. 1 of 4 interconnected portraits of the Beatles, mixed media on wood
  • George Harrison
    George Harrison
    George Harrison portrait. 2 of 4 interconnected portraits of the Beatles, mixed media on wood
  • Ringo Starr
    Ringo Starr
    Ringo Starr portrait. 3 of 4 interconnected portraits of the Beatles, mixed media on wood
  • Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney portrait. 4 of 4 interconnected portraits of the Beatles, mixed media on wood
  • Joshua Redman Quartet
    Joshua Redman Quartet
    Joshua Redman Quartet: paintings of Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Brian Blade and Brad Mehldau. Mixed media and digital
  • Rosa Parks
    Rosa Parks
    Portrait of Rosa Parks by Chuck Todd. Mixed media
  • Katherine Johnson
    Katherine Johnson
    Portrait of groundbreaking NASA mathematician, mixed media
  • That A Skunk? The Stinky Dog
    That A Skunk? The Stinky Dog
    From the children's book, "Is That a Skunk?" Mixed media on cardboard and overlay. Published by HeyDay Books
  • What a Skunk Eats
    What a Skunk Eats
    From the children's book, "Is That a Skunk?" Mixed media on cardboard and overlay. Published by HeyDay Books
  • Charles
    Charles
    Portrait of my father from the 1950s. Prismacolor, nupastel and gesso on cardboard