John Huisman

October 1st, 2025 Wondering if I am getting enough done.

A quick update this morning on my substack: open.substack.com/pub/johnhuis...

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Charcoal and a brown colored pastel drawing. I’m sharing sketches, thoughts, and lessons each month. Follow me on Substack: substack.com/@johnhuisman #drawing #drawingsofinstagram #art #charcoaldrawing #pastel #carbothello #dailyart

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Watercolor sketch from the sketchbooks. #watercolorpainting #sketch #blue #headstudy #art #daily

Offcuts | John Huisman | Substack Sawdust, pencil stubs, and showing up (most days). Offcuts is a monthly reflection from a lifelong builder learning to draw his way into the next chapter. Click to read Offcuts, by John Huisman, a S...

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A watercolor sketch from the heads sketchbook. #watercolorsketch #sketch #sketchdaily #headsketch #art #artoninstagram🌍

The End of August ...and still sketching, drawing...Greetings, My monthly newsletter: end of August 2025

My latest substack post: open.substack.com/pub/johnhuis...

#substack #artjourney #september #summer #sketching

Charcoal gesture drawing in the sketchbook #sketchbook #torso #gesturedrawing #figuredrawing #charcoaldrawing #dailyart #blackandwhite #gesture

A charcoal sketch in on paper. #charcoaldrawing #charcoal #art #sketch #blackandwhite #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #character #practice

John Huisman (@johnhuisman) Playing with rub-out and blue gouache. Just seeing how the paper and paint respond. I like how the lights glow when you lift them out. Some days are margin notes, some are chapters. I share more of t...

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Live drawing session, OT Artists, St. Paul #livedrawing #gesture #figuredrawings #pencildrawing #sketch #lifedrawing #gesturedrawing #artists #stpaul #art

Playing with some blue gouache, #gouache #gouachepainting #watercolorpainting #sketch #sketchpractice #sketchbook #blue #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #face #expression

A small charcoal drawing on a "regular" surface bristol board... always searching for the right surface for the various mediums. #charcoaldrawing #charcoalsketch #figurativeart #artstudy #artoftheday #sketch #lifedrawing #artoninstagram #sketchbook #artistsoninstagram

A small pencil sketch out of the sketchbook. #sketch #art #pencildrawing #graphite #dailypractice #torso

Indulging in a little charcoal rendering on toned paper for fun.

From a recent sketchbook page,
This one leaned into atmosphere and blur. Trying to say more by doing less. This is watercolor.
#sketchbookpractice #watercolorportrait #headstudy #processnotproduct #paintingthefigure

Still learning to draw - woodcarving artwork woodworking craftsman Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about learning, what it means to improve at something, even late in life. Drawing, especially. I’ve been doing more studies of the same image, experimenting with differ...

New short blog post here: john-huisman.com/still-learni...

#progress #progressnotperfection #head #monochrome #facestudy

Playing with value and shape more than color today, trying to stay loose but still get a sense of structure and mood. #watercolorportrait
#monochromepainting
#portraitstudy
#artinprocess
#headstudy
#watercolorpractice
#sketchbookstudy
#valuepainting
#expressiveportrait

Another small head study in watercolor. exploring structure, rhythm, and color one head at a time. #watercolorstudy #headstudy #sketchbookproject #watercolorportrait #artistatwork #dailyart #paintingpractice #manyheads #artprocess #structureandgesture #traditionalart #figurestudy

Cheating a little, June 1st 2025 - woodcarving artwork woodworking craftsman So I cheated a little this past month.That’s how I’m starting June. I had planned to share an oil painting I’ve been working on, but things aren’t going well there. It may need a complete reworking, s...

Blog post for the month, a charcoal drawing on wood panel: john-huisman.com/cheating-a-l... #charcoalportrait #woodpanelart #figurativeart #portraitdrawing #drawingonwood #traditionalart #artprocess #workinprogress #handmadeart #quietwork

Playing around with a water soluble pencil and water-brush, small head sketch. #watersoluble #graphite #pencildrawing #blackandwhite #waterbrush #gesture #portrait #art

Another small watercolor sketch. Trying to find the structure. #watercolor #sketch #art #dailysketch #gesturedrawing #expression #practice

Watercolor head sketch #watercolor #sketch #sketchbook #art #dailysketch #gesturedrawing

Gouache, watercolor and pencil, head study... #gouache #sketch #art #watercolorpainting #100headschallenge #heads #dailysketchbook

Charcoal sketch...#charcoal #figure #gesturedrawing #sketch #sketchdaily #art #practice

Small head study in watercolor, #watercolorpainting #sketch #dailysketchbook #art #watercolorsketchbook

Another small head study in gouache, #watercolorpainting #gouache #sketch #dailyart #sketchbook #art

Pretending...May 1st 2025 - woodcarving artwork woodworking craftsman On a plane ride back from visiting my daughter’s family, I was sketching from a photo on my phone of our six-month-old granddaughter. During that quiet, awkward period while waiting to “deplane” (what...

Blog post for today, copy and paste this link: john-huisman.com/pretending-m... #watercolorpainting #clayboard #ampersand #gesture #art

Hooker's Green by Karen Fang Today, we go green with immortality. The University of Houston presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them. What m...

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