1adminjohnhuisman This is a pencil drawing I thought I had finished a few years ago but it never really sat right with me. I finally pulled it out the other day and decided to work on it a little more. I think it is done now. It is a smaller drawing only measuring 11″ x 13″. … Read more
An interesting event and observation as I was heading down my road near Ely the other day. We had gotten about 10 inches of fluffy snow on the weekend and another 4″ that morning. A gray object plopped into the snow and I stopped to see what it was. He had no idea I was … Read more
This is another home we built quite a while back. I remember some beautiful summer days there. So much of the past 30 years or so has been spent building these wonderful homes on beautiful pieces of lake-shore property around the Ely area. Stonework here was done by Hearthside Corner in Ely and the steel … Read more
Sometimes I go through old sketch books and find things that I actually like. Much of the stuff I do as quick sketches ends up being nothing, gesture drawings, value sketches, things to throw away. I wish I had piles of sketch books laying around from over the years, that would mean I would be … Read more
I have a couple pieces in the Wyoming MN Black and White Exhibit. Details on the artists here: https://blackandwhite.wyomingcreativearts.org/index.php/the-artists-list The show will be up till November 22nd. It’s just off Hwy 35 in Wyoming. Hours and other show details here: https://blackandwhite.wyomingcreativearts.org/index.php/show-information The Wyoming Area Creative Arts Organization seems to have a good thing going. A … Read more
I was fortunate enough to win 1st place in adult drawing and pastel in the Eagan Art House “Welcome Home” show with one of my pieces. It is hanging at the Eagan Community Center till the end of October. Eagan Art House show, “Welcome Home” 1st place in Adult Drawing and pastel
I am fortunate to have had a few of my pieces selected for a couple upcoming art exhibits.One piece was chosen for the Flow Art Space Gallery group showing which will be one of many galleries and studios open for viewing during the 25th Anniversary St. Paul Art Crawl. they are located at: 308 Prince … Read more
It’s been quite a while since I have worked much with color.I recently decided to drag out the oils and see what would come of it. I had been playing around with this idea with some sketches: …and in colored pencil: …and then I decided to go for it and see what would happen: It … Read more
Finally getting to some of the finishing details on this project we have been working on for the past … well it’s a lot closer to being a year than I was planning. The above picture is from the living room looking in to the kitchen area and the glass doors out to the lake … Read more
Here is a project I finished recently.Because of the size, I had to try something different. The smooth Bristol board that I like doesn’t come in sizes this large so this project was done on 1/4″ hardboard. I applied about 10 coats of gesso and then sanded it smooth. I should have paid more attention … Read more