Trying again for looseness and values and hopefully catching the gesture. This one probably took about 45 minutes. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

I decided it was time to clean off the pallet of the old paint that was not dry yet. I took everything and mixed it all together which resulted in this sort of blue/gray color. I took that and, with white and black, worked on values. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

A tiny gesture painting in oil using just Burnt Sienna, Ivory Black and Titanium White. Clearly a good chunk of my problems lie in working with values. This painting measures 3.5″X4″ https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

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I just gave up on this one after a while. Probably took about an hour. It’s surprising how hard it is to hold still for a painting. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

Adding some cerulean blue and light red to the pallet and working with cloth and action https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

Another small “portrait” about 3.25″ square. Less than 60 minutes to complete. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

A simple 60 minute sketch of a random face. Some work out better than others but hopefully I am learning something. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

Decided to do a still life. My “portrait” sketches have been from random photos that I have taken or found on the internet. This one is just an old baseball that I set in front of me. Trying to get the feel for the shape as well as working with the colors.  A baseball is … Read more

Another in the daily small oil painting sketch experiment series. This one is about 3″ wide by 4″ high and uses a pallet of Ivory Black, Titanium White, Yellow Ochre and Magenta. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/about