5/20/2022 Over the past few years I have been trying to spend at least a little time every day doing some sketching. Sometimes they can be rather refined sketches and sometimes very rough. For some reason I feel that I want to work at getting better at this craft. I probably spend 20 to 60 … Read more
This is a door project I have been working on. It is basically a frame and raised panel door made of Alder. I made several sketches before I started , this is what we settled on: At this point the hard part is to be patient and not rush it. It needs to take the … Read more
Here are my sketchbook pages from the first figure drawing session of the year, last Saturday the 16 of January 2021 at Art Works in Eagan. I just brought a simple sketch book and an ink pen with water soluble ink and a water brush to push it around a little bit. I tried to … Read more
Here are some of my better sketches and I will also put them on the sketchbooks page on the website, (a page that has been neglected lately). Some of these I think actually turned out OK. I am happy with the volume of sketching I accomplished over the last 365 days or so. Still not … Read more
A page out of the sketchbook, pencil drawing by artist John Huisman
I recently had another fun project carving this fireplace mantel for the home where I had built a couple other mantels over the winter. This one is on the main great room fireplace. It is made of western red Cedar. _________________________ _______________________ http://huismanconcepts.com/ https://www.john-huisman.com/
At some point over the last few months I built and installed these mantels. They are both corner fireplaces one in the master bathroom and one in the master bedroom. I still have two more to make for the great room and basement family rooms. I used Western Cedar milled from some of the leftover … Read more
A few days ago someone over at artistry put up an activity “challenge” on their facebook page to do a sketch with a ball point pen, the idea being to completely use up all the ink on a single sketch. These are fun sorts of activities occasionally put out there these days when we are … Read more
Most days I manage to make some time for doing some quick sketching with gesture drawing of human figures. I have found drawing the human form and gesture to be a profound challenge but like any challenge, the more you get into it the more it takes hold of you. I try to attend live … Read more
I am not sure what defines a “sketch” other than the fact that it appears in a sketch book instead of on a primed sheet of Masonite or canvas… Sometimes the “sketches” get a little more work and become things that I actually spend several days working on. Maybe “sketch” means something that is done … Read more