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(prairie) the order of things
(prairie) The Order of Things | 30 x 48 inches | oil on panel 2009 | more paintings >>
a layered approach
the mind settles
translucent and lifted up
self-styled terrors disposed of
bumble bees pulsing gratitude
I’m talking about heaven
(has it’s own dimension)
state of the studio
AROUSAL
Finally and fully formed is spring’s arrival. See what I’m talking about on The Todd Blog! >
GROUP EXHIBITION
Can you make it to my next group exhibition? Come to see Common Ground at the 52nd Annual Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition at the Wright Museum of Fine Art. “Competition was fierce and the jurors were limited in the number of works they could accept. Of the nearly 150 entries submitted, 32 works from 22 artists were selected for the 2009 exhibition.”
Opening reception: Friday, June 12 from 5-9 p.m.
Closing: Friday, July 24
Located: Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, Beloit, WI
SPRING GALLERY WALK, MILWARD FARRELL FINE ART
Thanks to everyone who attended the Spring Gallery Walk and stopped in to say hello! Was nice to meet one of my collectors, Monty Shiro. Sorry I didn’t think of it soon enough, but we should have taken a photo together! Thanks also to Brian Farrell of Milward Farrell Fine Art for hosting the event. Again, why didn’t I get some photos with you??? And thanks to Errett and Christine Elmer (my in-laws) for making the trip up for the show. And of course, my lovely bride Vonda for helping me become a painter!! I also appreciate those of you who couldn’t make it but sent your good wishes. I did take a couple of pictures of my paintings in the gallery, though :o) Enjoy! 
why i paint
“Once something is sketched, it belongs to me and I thoughtfully arrange it on my painting surface where it is reborn.”
Todd Starks creates paintings using a variety of visual languages to talk about emotional space, shape, color, pattern and humor. With a painterly style, Starks carefully builds up impasto layers, using wet into wet oil paint, and allowing shards of underpainting to show through. Formally, the pieces are about composition, color harmonies, shape, and texture, yet each piece reveals a sensory and spritual connection to the landscape around him, and a dynamic interplay between conscious and subconscious thought.
