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Born in Ketchikan, Alaska, Robert's formative years were
in Seattle. From a very early age he was totally consumed with drawing
and painting. In his teens he enrolled in as many art courses as he could
afford; studying anatomy, perspective, color, figure drawing and landscape
painting. Having decided to make his living as an artist Robert turned
to the advertising world. Eventually, with much hard work he became a successful
illustrator and later an art director. As time went on he became increasingly
unhappy with that profession so in 1973 he left the ad world to pursue
a career in fine art. He and his wife, Karin, found property in the foothills
of the Cascades. They established a home and gallery where he successfully
sold his paintings. In 1984 they decided to leave the Northwest and find
new territory. They settled in Vermont in a small village where in 1986
they opened Todd Gallery. Robert quickly became widely known and highly
respected for his paintings of New England as well as of Ireland and his
work was sought after by collectors up and down the East Coast as well
as overseas. In 2006 they decided that 20 years was long enough to be away from family and friends. They sold the gallery and moved back to Washington state where they built a home in Bellingham with an attached gallery and a studio. Located just above the Interurban Trail off of Chuckanut Drive; visitors are welcome. (Please call first, 360-676-5606.) |
Todd Gallery 690 Chuckanut Drive Bellingham, WA 98229 360-676-5606