After studying painting and illustration at the Kansas City Art Institute, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Williams went on to be in-house Artist/Designer for Hallmark Cards and DaySpring Cards for the next ten years.

Today, Todd excels in his ability to paint all subject matter using spontaneous brushwork and creative virtuosity. Although he is not an abstractionist, he still uses an abstractionist metaphor which is 'to take from.' In his case he has chosen to take his forms from nature and his expression from his heart. He has a unique ability to go beyond surface effects of atmosphere and light--to turn inward, to capture the soul and sentiment of the subject. Most of the time he can be found painting en plein air. Through this discipline he has found his own recognizable voice, which is now becoming his signature style.

“Todd brings you into the soul of the subject,” says Jinger Richardson,

owner of the Legacy Gallery in Jackson Hole, WY and Scottsdale, AZ.

"His work is very interactive and I always feel like I’m part of the scenes.”

Williams' work has been exhibited across the US in gallery, museum, and invitational exhibitions, such as the Gilcrease Museum, Montgomery Museum Of Fine Arts, The Maynard Dixon Museum, Cincinnati’s Great American Artists Exhibition, and the Oil Painters of America National and Regional Exhibitions where he has gained a Signature Membership status.

The International Artist Magazine featured his work from “Vienna and Prague” in their Dec./Jan. 2008 issue. In Sept. 2005, Todd was also featured in the Fine Art Connoisseur formerly the Plein Air Magazine. In 2004 he received national and international exposure for his art through a feature article in Southwest Art and International Artist Magazine selected him for "Master Painters of the World" in the United States Showcase.

 

 

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