2014 State Fair sketches!

MN STATE FAIR 2014!
 
For the past 3 years I have taken a day off to meet with Roz Stendhal and the Metro Sketchers to draw at the State fair for a whole day!  So wonderful and the temperature was amazing. 
 
 
 
 
I won't eat a deep fried candy bar, but I will draw one!

 
A warm up sketch of an architecture detail the Agriculture building

 
I have never tried a horse before. This is a standing inkwash.

 
Sleeping pigs are so fun to draw...standing inkwash

 
A sheep getting ready for the show. The only one still enough to draw...standing inkwash

 
Such an awesome slide and such great colors. Water color from my altoid kit.

 
This building was just too much fun not to draw.

 
I always start the fair with a Twisted Sister Sausage and it is my warm up sketch.

 
A friend works here and I had a great visit with him while drawing.
 
 
I hope you enjoy these!
 
James Nutt
www.nuttdraws.blogspot.com

Sketching on Mother's Day


Sketching on Mother's Day with Marcy and Leo at Lake Silverwood.  Medium - moleskine watercolor paper, an old felt pen running out of juice, spilled coffee to keep the pen going, water from my travel brush, and a tiny bit of red and yellow watercolor.





This last one was very quick using a brush pen and a small amount of water color. Probably about 3" by 3"





Beautiful day and a long walk of stick sword fitting "bad guys" around the lake.

James Nutt

Twin cities Nicc Ave Urban Sketch

I haven't gotten the chance to do as much Urban Sketching lately. Today I had to wait to get an appointment and used some of the time (in between work phone calls and emails) to sketch from the great window of the Minneapolis downtown Barnes and Noble café.
 
This is an iPad sketch using the ArtStudio app.
 
 
 
As you can see, while springtime is here, so are the jackets, hoods and hats!