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
I was able to attend the life drawing session at the Walker in Minneapolis this past Thursday January 9th. I was surprised at how many folks were there to draw, there had to be over 50 in attendance. The session was free to attend and they even had some art supplies free to use from … Read more