…and to help her celebrate, I created a table and chair set for the two girls to play on (in time). Her favorite place is the zoo, so it was only fitting the this set feature images of her favorite animals. These have everything from a zebra, flamingos, and lion to an elephant as the… Read more »
Posts By: Todd Fendos
How I’m Spending My Shelter In Place Time
Like the rest of the world, COVID-19 has me and my family sheltering in place for a while. For a change of pace, I decided to take this time to step away from chairs and work on some flat canvases for a while. I just completed the painting above of an old rusty truck we… Read more »
Botero Special Commission
Fernando Botero is a renowned Colombian painter and sculptor know for his volumetric stylization of figures and objects. While his work includes still-lifes and landscapes, he really concentrated on situational portraiture, and all of his paintings and sculptures are united by their proportionally exaggerated, or “fat” figures, as he once referred to them. I was recently commissioned… Read more »
A Magical Special Request – Dumbledore from Harry Potter
If you ask our 20-year-old son what book series had the biggest impact on his life growing up, beyond a doubt, it would be Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling. The first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone came out just two years before he was born and by the time he was six… Read more »
Church Pew Turns Into Yellow Submarine
I recently was commissioned by a Beatles collector to pay homage to the Beatles Yellow Submarine out of a bench. “What!?!?” That’s what my wife said when I told her about the order. She thought I was crazy for taking on the challenge but I have to say I could envision it from the start… Read more »
Renoir’s By the Seashore upcycled chair painted by Artist Todd Fendos
This upcycled painted chair pays tribute to Renoir’s “By the Seashore” Impressionist painting. By the Seashore is was completed in 1883 and now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Renoir made a trip to Italy in 1881-82 and was very influenced by Renaissance art. After this trip, he began to explore a new manner of painting, different from impressionism. He… Read more »
Upcycled chair by artist Todd Fendos A Mother’s Love
This special commission speaks a lot to me about the power of love and the bond between a mother and a daughter. A mom reached out me telling me that she wanted to create a truly one of a kind birthday present for her daughter who was literally an ocean away from her. She also… Read more »
Upcycled chair by artist Todd Fendos Pays Homage to Jimi Hendrix
Although Jimi Hendrix’ mainstream career only spanned really four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as “arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of… Read more »
Upcycled chair by artist Todd Fendos Pays Homage to Clint Eastwood and John Wayne
While Clint Eastwood refused to work together in a movie, who says that they can’t get together over a friendly game of high-stakes poker? This commissioned order does just that. Set in 1865, this table and chair set comes complete, including the players using Confederate bills. This was a great addition to a rec room…. Read more »
Upcycled chair by artist Todd Fendos Pays Homage to Boulanger
I recently completed a request for two chairs in homage of paintings created by Graciela Boulanger, who has an exceptional style.
