Ted Nuttall

Ted Nuttall is a portrait artist that works in watercolor. He has worked as an illustrator and graphic designer before painting full-time. Nuttall is a nationally respected watercolor artist that has won many awards for his paintings. He also teaches and serves as judges for watercolor competitions. 

What draws me to his paintings is the looseness of them. The paintings have paint dripping down them in areas. There are also parts were splattering of paint was used. The techniques aren’t used at random, they are used to enhance the piece. The dippings will be from the shoulder down the shirt to show the structure of the body. Splattering will also be used in areas of the body that need attention drawn to it. Nuttall uses the minimum amount of brush strokes to get the effect that he wants. It gives a light airy quality to the paintings. The way the artists uses light is done to best show the emotion of the people in the portraits. Perhaps the most interesting things about his paintings are the unique angle which Nuttall chooses to paint his subjects. They are not staged looking portraits. The portraits look natural, thus making the people more interesting and engaging.