It’s kind of interesting to look back at this portrait. It was my 49th oil painting, which at the time of writing this, was 64

It’s kind of interesting to look back at this portrait. It was my 49th oil painting, which at the time of writing this, was 64
I’m so incredibly far behind now in sharing paintings, and it seems like there’s not much I can do to address it. I’ve tried batching
Around the time of this painting, I was thinking about how often I paint similar things. As you can tell from a quite browse of
This painting of a woman in a dark room is another portrait study in my efforts to practice specific areas that aren’t my strongest. There
It might be sort of weird how I’m phrasing this title – a “Jon Amdall Self Portrait”…painted by Jon Amdall…written by Jon Amdall. That’s a
When I started this painting, I had some vague notions of treating it sort of like a capstone project. Although I’ve done over 80 paintings
I might say this too often, but the oil painting featured in this post seems to represent somewhat of a milestone for me. It’s of
The subject of this post is an oil painting I did of my all-time favorite musician Mike Patton. Patton is a man of many bands
The subject of this post’s oil painting is the second of two requests from my kids. This time, it was an attempt at a portrait
The subject of this post is an oil painting I did by request of my kids – it’s a portrait of one of their favorite
I’ve mentioned on a few blog posts over the last few months how far behind I am sharing artwork. This has been a continuously building
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I value different technological tools I have at my disposal, particularly those large scale online services I
This post is broadly about reference images and where to get them, but really the purpose is to discuss my first experience actually paying someone
This post is going to be about the importance of a painting’s initial structure. Basically, how the build and forms that you start with can
With this post, I want to talk a little bit about painting composition and color. At the point in time when I did this painting,
This post is all about light and my struggles with it – I want to give my thoughts on lighting for a studio/workspace, but also
This post is all about messing up artwork, which is something I have a decent amount of experience with. I’m going to share some of
In this post, I want to take a step back and compare the different types of art videos I’ve shared on the YouTube channel. Basically,
This post is basically about how far behind I am on blogging. I came across a great quote from the artist Richard Schmid who said
My last custom portrait giveaway was several months ago, but a lot has changed for me in the art realm since then. With previous giveaways,
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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