When I shared my last custom portrait giveaway, I mentioned that I had somehow let a year go by between these artwork raffles. I thought

When I shared my last custom portrait giveaway, I mentioned that I had somehow let a year go by between these artwork raffles. I thought that was sort of an
Read more »Every once in a while, I find it’s nice to attempt a self-portrait. After all, what face are you more familiar with than your own? My kids and wife are
Read more »One of the early pandemic projects I started was to transition from progression .gif slides of my drawing process into full time-lapse videos. I created a YouTube channel to host
Read more »Apparently, the beginning of April is book publishing time! Last year, I released a book called Pencils and Process. That one took months to write, and was a 150ish page
Read more »I try to be as forthright as possible on this blog about my experiences with art. The site didn’t really start with a focused goal in mind, but over time,
Read more »My free time has been pretty well monopolized recently, first with writing a book, and then with figuring out the ins-and-outs of independent publishing. Now that the book is out
Read more »As you may have seen on the front page or my ongoing forum thread, I published a book recently! It’s something that I’ve vaguely wanted to do for a while,
Read more »It feels weird to say this, but I finished writing a book…and it’s actually published and available now! The book is called Pencils and Process, and it’s available via Amazon
Read more »A few days ago, there was a comment asking about which medium I use. This is a simple question, but a really great one – especially considering I never talk about
Read more »As I’ve mentioned many times on this site, I am a huge fan of Microsoft’s data-crunching solutions. I’ve gained a reputation for it too; when I am about to offer
Read more »When I shared my last custom portrait giveaway, I mentioned that I had somehow let a year go by between these artwork raffles. I thought
In my last post, I wrote a bit on the fact that my posts are often a bit delayed from when the artwork is actually
There was a point in time, just a few years ago, when I typically referred to Amdall Gallery as both an art and data analysis
I am often slightly backlogged on writing blog posts. It’s something that I’ve mentioned previously and is probably fairly common for many artists who write
I’ve finally beaten Elden Ring, which feels like quite a milestone for someone who isn’t a particularly skilled gamer (I can’t tell you how many
As I’ve discussed quite a bit, I am a big fan of Elden Ring by From Software. The challenging and deep combat of Dark Souls,
The question of what to do during a long flight is much easier to answer than it used to be. Our kids have been on
This post is written in memory of Javier Homero Garcia. Javier, my wife’s father, recently passed away. We were fortunate that we were able to
Apparently Amdall Gallery is turning into an Elden Ring fanart site, because I just couldn’t move on yet without getting into some of the interesting
I thought I had sufficiently scratched the Elden Ring artwork itch with a couple of drawings I shared last week, but apparently that is not
Like many people, I’ve been completely transfixed over the last couple of weeks by Elden Ring. The game is basically like wild mashup of Dark
I am often amused by the strange processes that seem to govern how I decide what to draw. Personality-wise, I tend to be a planner
Buried deep towards the end of my last post, I posed the question, “which style of time-lapse drawing progression is your favorite?” I embedded a
One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2022, in addition to the usual “eat better” and “get more exercise” items, has been to enter a
Just recently, I rambled on and on describing my approach to sharing multiple related drawings. Over the course of several paragraphs and almost a thousand
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a bit on some of my recent viewing habits. Over the last year or so, I’ve been watching
My habits when it comes to artwork typically involve sporadic bursts of motivation. I often tackle one drawing at a time, spending a couple of
Recently, season two of Netflix’s The Witcher series debuted. Back in the summer lock-down months of 2020, I wrote a bit about my impressions from
First and foremost, happy new year to all! It feels like we’re stuck in a bizarre time loop in some respects. I definitely remember thinking
One of my all-time favorite things is a nice lazy Saturday with the family. It’s a fantastic scene from my perspective: We’re all upstairs and
Every once in a while, I find it’s nice to attempt a self-portrait. After all, what face are you more familiar with than your own?
At the moment, I am quite backlogged in terms of both finished portraits I haven’t yet written about and ideas for future drawings. I’ve written
One of the early pandemic projects I started was to transition from progression .gif slides of my drawing process into full time-lapse videos. I created
Earlier this summer, our family finally made a much-discussed leap to adopt a little fur-ball. If I haven’t already mentioned our new cat offhand in
Like a lot of people, my primary method for visual music consumption is YouTube. In the absence of an actual television channel dedicated to music
If you’ve read many posts on this site, it’s probably apparent that I do a lot of drawing with my kids. They have desks set
In conversations with acquaintances, colleagues, and other various newly-met people, occasionally my drawing hobby comes up. Although not everyone is particularly interested in art, usually
Moving to a new home naturally comes with an adjustment period. I guess everyone’s timing may vary, but eventually that sense of newness wears off
Where does the time go? It seems like I ask myself that a lot. It’s probably on my mind so much lately because I’m rapidly
Over the last week or so, I went on a sudden Princess Bride artwork binge. I started outlines for three different scenes! I’ve only finished
Well, it took quite a bit longer than I anticipated, but it seems things are finally settling down for me and my family. Last year,
I’ve been tinkering with this website pretty consistently over the last three-and-a-half years. Throughout that time, I have maintained interest in ways I could make
If you’ve followed this blog for long, you may have read me roasting myself about various art-related weaknesses. Every artist, amateur and professional alike, has
In a couple of ways, I consider this post to be somewhat of a do-over. Months ago, I shared a YouTube video on my relatively
I am going to share some art out of order, which isn’t my usual approach. But I thought it would make more sense to jump
I am getting really bad about writing on this blog! I am also not really keeping up with my artwork hobby very well. I have
Way back in April (which feels like it was years ago now somehow), there was a healthcare worker “portraits for heroes” thing going around on
Although you probably wouldn’t be able to tell based on how sporadically I’ve been posting, over the last few months I have wanted to focus
This post is mostly going to be about a portrait I did of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, but I’ll also take a detour
It’s been quite a busy last month or so. The family and I finally made our long-delayed moved to Texas. It’s something that’s been in
It’s taken me quite a while to actually get to the writing portion, but I’m finally sharing the portraits from the most recent giveaway. The
This is a continuation of my post last week about the Witcher Netflix show and game series. In that first post, I discussed the show
Historical Timeline
4+ years of blogging on Amdall Gallery
The very first blog post. Site was abandoned fairly quickly afterward until 2017.
Returned to the site, started analyzing data. The beginning of continuous blog posts for the next 4 years (and counting).
First artwork post, returning to drawing after over a decade. Didn't know at the time this would become a major hobby.
Early attempts at using colored pencils. Initial efforts were rough and poorly blended.
Artwork started to feature a thicker layering and blending style, which has been refined during the last couple years of practice.
Published my first book! Essentially about my experience returning to art after being away from it for so long.
Rejected by a local art show. A bit of a setback, but didn't impact me as much as I expected.
Start of the pandemic, stayed busy publishing a new book, drawing, and getting organized.
Launched a YouTube channel to show progression videos instead of .gifs.
Launched a new website focused on product impressions and reviews.
I have shown improvement over the years, but know there is still much to learn.
What's next? More drawing for sure. But will I attempt to enter another art show? Finally try painting? Perhaps get some formal training by taking a class? All great ideas - we'll see!
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