Interesting stuff going on…

Searching for Stones, Lake Superior, bencil drawing work of art by John Huisman

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

finishing detail work…

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

“A Dip in the Jar”

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

Progress Pictures from January 2016

Finishing up the trusses in January:   Building the “look-outs” around the eves: At the end of January, parts of the house have the sheathing on the roof giving the living room a little bit more of a closed in feel: _________________________________ ____________________ Still a lot of snow here be we are hoping for 47 … Read more

November progress, framing

So, moving forward on the project that we started here, here and here… In November there was a lot of work being done that couldn’t be seen, demo and reconstruction in the existing basement and rebuilding that floor structure and then, finally, the framing could begin:  …a little snow has come but it was an … Read more