John Huisman
@jehuisman.bsky.social
Artist, builder, designer, enjoyer of life with a fondness for breathing.
October 8, 2026 at 11:51 AM
A small ink sketch from a sktch.quest reference image t.co/4U5rNYLe8X #sktch.quest #inktober #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #sketch
October 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM
A small ink sketch from a sktch.quest reference image t.co/4U5rNYLe8X #sktch.quest #inktober #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #sketch
Old apple trees, bears and grandchildren. Blog post for October: www.john-huisman.com/october-2026/ #sketching #bears #children #drawing #blog
October 6, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Old apple trees, bears and grandchildren. Blog post for October: www.john-huisman.com/october-2026/ #sketching #bears #children #drawing #blog
October 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
A sketch book page. Ink gestures. #gesturedrawing #penandink #sketching #drawing #sketchbook #art #ink
September 30, 2026 at 12:07 PM
A sketch book page. Ink gestures. #gesturedrawing #penandink #sketching #drawing #sketchbook #art #ink
Small sketches... an idea... charcoal, pencil #sketch #charcoalsketch #pencilsketch #thoughts #ideas #art #drawing
September 28, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Small sketches... an idea... charcoal, pencil #sketch #charcoalsketch #pencilsketch #thoughts #ideas #art #drawing
September 23, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Another head study. Ink sketch. #ink #penandink #sketch #sketchbook #practice #drawing #drawingpractice
September 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Another head study. Ink sketch. #ink #penandink #sketch #sketchbook #practice #drawing #drawingpractice
September 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
A sketch with brownish colored water soluble ink and a little bit of water brushing. #penandink #portrait #sketch #ink #sketchbook
September 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
A sketch with brownish colored water soluble ink and a little bit of water brushing. #penandink #portrait #sketch #ink #sketchbook
September 2, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Blog post for September 1st: johnhuisman.substack.com/p/september-...
#charcoal #drawing #gesture #blackandwhite
#charcoal #drawing #gesture #blackandwhite
September 1st, 2026
noticing
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September 1, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Blog post for September 1st: johnhuisman.substack.com/p/september-...
#charcoal #drawing #gesture #blackandwhite
#charcoal #drawing #gesture #blackandwhite
Charcoal sketch on toned paper, trying to keep the lines a little fresher and loose on this iteration. #charcoal #sketch #gesture #figure #sketchbook
August 26, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Charcoal sketch on toned paper, trying to keep the lines a little fresher and loose on this iteration. #charcoal #sketch #gesture #figure #sketchbook
A pencil sketch in a small sketchbook, As I look at is now a couple weeks after drawing it, I kind of like the arraignment of values and lines. #pencilsketch #drawing #art #sketch #sketchbook #gesturedrawing #figures
August 25, 2026 at 11:32 AM
A pencil sketch in a small sketchbook, As I look at is now a couple weeks after drawing it, I kind of like the arraignment of values and lines. #pencilsketch #drawing #art #sketch #sketchbook #gesturedrawing #figures
August 18, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Started playing with soft pastels but ended up just going back to charcoal. On green tinted Mi-Teintes paper. #Mi-Teintes #pastel #drawing #charcoal #art
August 11, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Started playing with soft pastels but ended up just going back to charcoal. On green tinted Mi-Teintes paper. #Mi-Teintes #pastel #drawing #charcoal #art
August 10, 2026 at 11:26 AM
August 7, 2026 at 11:33 AM
My substack post for August 1st: johnhuisman.substack.com/p/shapes-and...
Shapes and planes
searching for mass
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August 3, 2026 at 11:40 AM
My substack post for August 1st: johnhuisman.substack.com/p/shapes-and...
Back to just trying to work with lines. This is pencil, roughly 11"x11" on a page of sketch paper. Another head study. #pencil #lines #headstudy #sketch #art #gesture #graphite #pencilart #blackandwhite
July 30, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Back to just trying to work with lines. This is pencil, roughly 11"x11" on a page of sketch paper. Another head study. #pencil #lines #headstudy #sketch #art #gesture #graphite #pencilart #blackandwhite
A quick time lapse video of a charcoal drawing happening. #charcoal #drawing #figure #gesture #art #dailysketch #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #drawingpractice #artistprocess #workinprogress #drawingeveryday #traditionalart
July 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
A quick time lapse video of a charcoal drawing happening. #charcoal #drawing #figure #gesture #art #dailysketch #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #drawingpractice #artistprocess #workinprogress #drawingeveryday #traditionalart
Another messy sketchbook page.
#sketchbook #sketchbookpractice #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #drawingpractice #artistprocess #workinprogress #drawingeveryday #traditionalart #observationaldrawing
#sketchbook #sketchbookpractice #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #drawingpractice #artistprocess #workinprogress #drawingeveryday #traditionalart #observationaldrawing
July 23, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Another messy sketchbook page.
#sketchbook #sketchbookpractice #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #drawingpractice #artistprocess #workinprogress #drawingeveryday #traditionalart #observationaldrawing
#sketchbook #sketchbookpractice #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #drawingpractice #artistprocess #workinprogress #drawingeveryday #traditionalart #observationaldrawing