Ted Nuttall is the quintessential people watcher, a habit that has engendered an intuitive ability to capture, in his paintings, the quiet, underlying character of his subjects.

A graduate of Colorado Institute of Art, Ted is a figurative watercolorist whose painting expression was born out of his observation of people, his experience and travels as an illustrator for the United States Air Force, and a twenty five year career in graphic design. His work, as a designer, illustrator, and fine artist has won numerous national, regional and local awards.

Ted is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and Watercolor West as well as a Royal Honor Society member of the Arizona Watercolor Association.

He teaches portraiture and figure painting in watercolor at Scottsdale Artist’s School in Scottsdale, Arizona, and in workshops for arts leagues and organizations throughout the country. His workshops and private classes have been enjoyed by many who have benefitted from his personal and insightful instruction.

Ted’s paintings continue to win awards in juried exhibitions throughout the country. His painting “Every Sunday Morning” was selected to hang in the 138th Annual Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society and was the recipient of the Elsie and David Wu Ject-Key Memorial Award. His painting “Her Eye’s” was awarded first prize in Watercolor West XXXV Annual show and “Winter Sun | Red Bandana” won the coveted Skyledge Award in the 28th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America.

The Fall 2003 issue of American Artist’s quarterly magazine, ‘Watercolor’ featured one of Ted’s paintings on the cover and included an article about Ted’s background and painting methods as well as examples of his work. In addition, his painting “A Garden in Her Face”
has been published in North Light Books’ Splash 8: Watercolor
Discoveries.

Ted can be contacted through his website at tednuttall.com.