i am an artist, a teacher, and a father.

i love to make things. paintings, drawings, playlists, stickers, flyers, legos. the process of creation keeps me going.

i love working with high school students. young people on the brink of taking on the world. helping them find their truth; owning it and being comfortable with it... and then expressing it to the world.

i am blessed to have a wonderful family who supports my non-family passions and excursions - pushing me to grow and deepen who i am. my kids are growing into creative and expressive humans with strong voices of their own - and nothing makes me happier.

thanks for visiting my website. enjoy your time.

INSTAGRAM @todd_stahl_art

pieces of bob are coming together… slow and steady. #bobmarley #oilpaint #charcoal #guitar #art #artist #painting #assemblage #portrait #mixedmedia #pattern #vintage #wood #recycledart #collage #rochester
made time this weekend to update my website... new artwork and friday wisdoms have been uploaded. also created a new section of SURFACE DETAILS - so many fun 3d elements in my paintings that get lost in the final frontal pictures. link in bio, if you
i realized that i never posted the absolutely finished version of “65 years, and what has changed (from emmett to daniel)”. it was “finished” about three different times… but never felt quite resolved until it hit this
“Soul Craft”, my portrait of Dr. Know and H.R. of punk/rock/reggae legends Bad Brains, is finally done. i’m enjoying the more singularly-shaped canvas i built for this one… definitely a change for me. love exploring all the p
it’s been months since i’ve made time to touch this… happy to finally be back in the groove. found @goldenpaints so flat colors and man are they killer for the sort of graphic solid coverage that i love. @kasey_the_ginger and @roch
As someone who is always creating, I have loads of designs that are just sitting around. Teepublic was the perfect solution to get it all out there. If you’re in the market for some original art on a shirt, hoodie, mug, sketchbook, etc…
“Ownership”, 2021. This piece is the finished version of a painting that I initially created as a more formal portrait of Frederick Douglass (which is what I accidentally attached to my last post). Given the issues that have gone on over
today is a big day for me as an artist. i have entered the @magrochester biennial finger lakes exhibition a few times - but upon rejection, stopped entering, not thinking that my work fit with their aesthetic. i entered this year on a whim, and one o
thanks to @bulman_tattoons for the opportunity to do this painting of @jamiethomas. commissions are always fun because they push me out of my comfort zone and let me explore different stories. #jamiethomas #skateboard #skateboardart #leapoffaith #zer
started digging into my newest commission yesterday. a portrait of @jamiethomas for @bulman_tattoons for his new shop. painting a portrait in this style is hard work, trying to find the right balance of letting the surface and brushstrokes speak to e
some collage self portrait brainstorming with my student teacher rachel from @mst_rit today for our drawing 2 class. #collage #selfportrait #rochesterny #nirvana
i have been restless artistically this year. things coming and going, finishing and then revisiting. been looking a lot at my 2016 portrait of frederick douglass, and felt like there was a statement there that wasn’t being made. as a city, we c
oil painting small faces is hard. didn’t like it when i left today... but feeling a bit better after some time away from it. #process #badbrains #PMA #bannedindc⚡ #art #artist #painting #assemblage #portrait #mixedmedia #pattern #vintage #wood
been struggling to find direction this year... looks like i needed some some PMA⚡️. #gotthatattitude #pma #badbrains #art #artist #painting #assemblage #portrait #mixedmedia #pattern #vintage #wood #recycledart #collage #rochester #punk #WIP
“65 years, and what has changed (from emmett to daniel)” is finally finished. in true 2020 fashion, this has been percolating since march, and had many iterations. thanks to @bill.stephens and @dennerdraws for the feedback, and the push t
carving out time for my own work within a year of all-new-projects (which need exemplars) is hard... feeling like i’m closing in on finishing this, the first piece in what will be a new series on race in america. #emmetttill #danielprude #ameri
this one’s for you @magrochester - my student @kaylart__ and i dressed as andy and marilyn last year for halloween at thomas high school. #warholyourself
some more experimentation with my new piece today. digging in to how to best represent the narrative. #danielprude #emmetttill #art #artist #painting #assemblage #portrait #mixedmedia #pattern #vintage #wood #recycledart #collage #rochester
working through ideas. #danielprude #emmittill #art #artist #painting #assemblage #portrait #mixedmedia #pattern #vintage #wood #recycledart #collage #rochester
starting a new series on race in america. big picture concept for piece number one... “from emmett to daniel” #emmetttill #danielprude #art #artist #painting #assemblage #portrait #mixedmedia #pattern #vintage #wood #recycledart #collage

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