Offcuts
John HuismanSawdust, 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.
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June 1st
We’re told to draw from life as much as possible. Some artists even insist you should never work from photographs. But most of us don’t have studios or hired models standing by for three-hour sessions. We work with what’s available. And mos...
May 1st 2026
I started a larger oil painting.
Occasionally this happens, sometimes with good results but often it gets abandoned or just lays around looking disappointing.
But I think I am getting better at just enjoying the process.
I thi...
Following Will
I’ve been following Will Steger on his recent trek. I don’t know why, usually I don’t take the time for this sort of thing. Something about the calm matter of factness of tone as he talks about his day.
What stands out isn’t any grand...
April 1st 2026
We visited the grand kids and family this past month.
Always a good time.
I am glad that I am still able to get down on the floor and hang out with them at their level. It’s hard to imagine the energy it takes to raise kids and I realiz...
March 1st 2026
What if the tension I feel about art has less to do with time and more to do with meaning?
In a recent discussion in my coaching program with Steve Huston, we talked briefly about the idea that when I am working at art, how do I kno...
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