Working again with the same pallet, Raw Umber, Lemon Yellow, Ivory Black and Titanium White. This one measures 4.25×5.25 inches and took about an hour. Just trying to limit myself on time to keep it loose. I am not sure if that is working. We will see in time. Maybe. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/
Still a limited pallet, raw umber, lemon yellow, titanium white, ivory black. This one took about 50 minutes and measures about 3.75″ square. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/
Another quick small oil painting. This one is 4.5″ wide by 5″ tall using Burnt Umber, Black and titanium white. Took between 45 and 60 minutes to complete. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/about
I am going to try and learn how to use oil paints. I am going to try to do a small painting every day using limited pallets and try to stay away from tiny brushes. This one is 5″ X 6″ using only Burnt Umber, Ivory Black and Titanium white. Some of these will undoubtedly … Read more
I managed to attend another live session at Art Works in Eagan last Saturday. Again working in charcoal on Newsprint for the quicker sketches and then on 70lb for the final drawings, (I am not sure why, they are all just quick sketches really). It’s always fun to get to these sessions, it is something … Read more
I haven’t made many of these sessions in the last few months but I finally got to this one. I decided to go with charcoal because I have never really liked charcoal, (to messy?), so I have been thinking lately that it is something I should spend more time with. We start with about ten … Read more
I have been playing around with this idea for some time in the sketchbooks. I finally figured it is done. It is an oil painting on a plywood panel measuring 16″ by 20″. It seems the young people I have around me have become the smarter ones. They remind me of the important things in … Read more
Going through the second half of the year or so, looking at some of the sketches I have done… most of these have been posted on my instagram page close to the date they were completed. I have added the better ones to my webpage https://www.john-huisman.com/sketches/ I will work on adding them to my pinterest … Read more
Here are some sketches I added to the page on my website: “From the Sketchbooks” Of course this isn’t all the sketches I have done, just the ones that ended up being somewhat presentable. As always, I wonder why I do this sort of thing. I think to myself that I am honing the skills … Read more
I have been spending a lot of my daily sketch time on a small oil painting instead. Seems like if I am going to try to learn more about oil painting skills, working small is a good way to get some finished projects behind me and if they don’t work out, I won’t have used … Read more