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,

In my last post, I discussed using Unsplash images as inspiration for artwork. Although I have a ton of backlogged ideas now, and many of my sketches in the near
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 »At the start of 2018, I finished what has become one of my favorite fiction novel series; The Dark Tower by Stephen King. If you’re not familiar, the story follows
Read more »Any time my family and I take a trip to the grocery store or Target, we absolutely have to grab one of those bulky carts with the dual kid seats.
Read more »Since getting back into drawing in 2017, I’ve generally been under the impression that most of my artwork has been of my family. I also had a feeling that the
Read more »When I was little, I absolutely loved dinosaurs. I know most kids do, but I was sort of obsessed with them. I was all about any book or toy I
Read more »As you can see from the title, this site was nominated for a Liebster Award, which is given to blogs by other bloggers. So, right from the top, thank you
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,
As I’ve mentioned in a few previous sports-related posts, I am a huge Dallas Mavericks fan. Although I’ve always loved football, and am (sometimes regrettably)
If my “archive categories” widget is to be believed, at this point I’ve written 115 art-related posts on this website. That’s pretty surprising to me,
It took longer than I thought to finish this write-up, but welcome to part two of a series I started with last week’s post about
Although you wouldn’t know it by looking at the last year of posts, this website is actually also devoted to tech and data-related interests. My
I wrote a couple of months ago about an art show called the River Oaks 5x5x5, which I often refer to as the “tiny art”
Lately, I’ve been in a bit of an art re-visitation phase. I have been back into the drawing hobby for over two years at this
A few months ago, during one of our periodic Texas visits, the family and I got a chance to check out the National Videogame Museum
I am often thrown for a loop about the passage of time. I’ve written in many posts here about such and such amount of time
I’ve done a few posts lately somewhat focused on near-term nostalgia, particularly in comparing how my drawings have changed over the last two years. Right
I had to double check because it didn’t seem possible, but it looks like it’s been almost a month since my last drawing. Time really
It’s been almost five months since my book Pencils and Process came out. I’m proud to say that the book has slightly more than broken
One of my favorite things about browsing the Internet is how easy it is to randomly discover something new. That could involve stumbling upon an
I generally try to avoid wading into the political on Amdall Gallery. I’ve done it occasionally in the past, like my discussions and data analysis
I still feel that overall I am improving as an artist, which is nice to realize after two years of becoming re-involved in this hobby.
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
I surprised myself a bit following my last post by jumping immediately into another project. I hadn’t planned to do so, but I found myself
Following my brief foray into digital artwork, it felt like time to get back to my usual comfortable pencil-and-paper mode. At this point, I’ve got
Welcome to the grand finale of this series of posts on digital artwork! In the first post, I discussed my past struggle with digital art
Just over a year ago, I wrote about my first ever attempt at using a tablet and digital pen to draw. I bought an XP-Pen
In my last post, I discussed using Unsplash images as inspiration for artwork. Although I have a ton of backlogged ideas now, and many of
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
Is it Flavor Town or Flavortown? I’m actually not sure. Unfortunately, I don’t know Guy Fieri, so I can’t ask the Mayor of Flavortown about
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
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,
Although it doesn’t feel quite so long, it’s been over a month since I’ve written a post. I have actually been furiously writing away elsewhere
At the start of 2018, I finished what has become one of my favorite fiction novel series; The Dark Tower by Stephen King. If you’re
At the end of my last post, I mentioned off-hand a few ideas for what I might draw next. I talked about finishing a Dallas
Any time my family and I take a trip to the grocery store or Target, we absolutely have to grab one of those bulky carts
Over the last week or so, I’ve been dealing with a fairly tough cold. As is usually the case, the kids and I all got
Lately, I’ve been playing a game called Pillars of Eternity II quite a bit. Even going back to when I was a kid playing our
What better way to start 2019 than with another portrait giveaway? Well, actually there are better ways…winning the lotto comes to mind. But, it would
My most recent drawing is sort of a random one. I guess most of them are, but this was a very spur-of-the-moment thing. I was
Since getting back into drawing in 2017, I’ve generally been under the impression that most of my artwork has been of my family. I also
I came across a really interesting article a few days ago called How to Be an Artist – 33 Rules to Take you from Clueless
About a year ago, I wrote about my quest for a new smartphone. The general scope of this quest was to satisfy a few parameters;
I’ve been all over the place lately with my sketches, jumping around to varied subjects like Ghostbusters, memes, Pinterest, and Einstein. I always come back
I’ve been thinking about the advertisements on this site quite a bit lately. The purpose of Amdall Gallery has morphed slightly over time, but it’s
Welcome to part two of this series of sketches based on Pinterest art prompts. In part one, I discussed some Pinterest basics and how useful
When I started sharing artwork on this site, eventually I decided to create social media profiles for Amdall Gallery on any platform I could think
This week, I worked on a sketch of legendary hair model Albert Einstein (I hear he also dabbled in some science-related stuff). As I was
The Millennial generation is known for many things, including craft beer, skinny jeans, and “destroying” seemingly every industry (if you believe cynical clickbait articles). As
Back in May, when I was in the middle of a flurry of sketches, I had an idea to draw characters from some of my
Wow, has it really been another entire month since I’ve drawn anything? Sort of a surprising realization, because it feels like I was just writing
I haven’t been drawing much lately, which is pretty apparent looking at the site’s front page. It’s kind of an odd coincidence, but right around
It’s a little hard to believe, but it’s been a year now since I rebooted Amdall Gallery and really got rolling on this artwork and
When I was little, I absolutely loved dinosaurs. I know most kids do, but I was sort of obsessed with them. I was all about
It seems like I haven’t posted much lately, which is confirmed when I look at the monthly archive counts on my sidebar. Over the last
As you can see from the title, this site was nominated for a Liebster Award, which is given to blogs by other bloggers. So, right
At the end of last month, we wrapped up a custom portrait giveaway with some pretty solid participation. The winner sent me a photo she
This post will be a delayed publication; most likely you’re reading it in July, but everything here is actually from June. Not that it matters,
A couple months ago, I did some sketches that took their inspiration from the many “historical photo” Twitter accounts out there. One was a not-very-accurate
The NBA draft was Thursday night, and I’ve been obsessing about it for at least a week. The 2018 draft was considered by many to
One of my favorite shows as a kid was Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). If you’re not familiar with it, MST3K was basically a show
This weekend, I made my first clumsy attempt at digital art. And over the last couple months, I’ve been almost exclusively drawing fictional characters from
I am generally very interested in tech-related things, and love to waste money on gadgets. I am the type of person who will have a
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
There will be some spoilers, so be warned. If you’re just here for art, scroll to the end. This is a game mostly about the
Welcome to part two of this run of drawings from The Fifth Element. In the first one, I covered some basics from the film and
Last week, I did a sketch from one of my favorite movies, the original Karate Kid. I like how the drawing turned out, but the
I’ve been home sick for a few days, and felt a bit like drawing…unfortunately, I couldn’t think of anything, so I just lounged around instead.
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
When we were visiting family Mother’s Day weekend, I was talking to my sister about something related to drawing. I asked her if there was
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about one of my favorite Dallas Cowboys players of all-time, who recently announced his retirement. Jason
As I was browsing around a few days ago, I came across this article about how to approach handshakes at work when someone (client, business
“The secret is in the dirt.” – Ben Hogan, responding to questions about the secret to his golf swing. He was well-known for his striking
I’m sure I’ve said this in many other posts…but sometimes drawings work out, and sometimes they just don’t happen the way you want. Unfortunately, I
Back in December 2017, before I switched over to color drawings, I sketched a scene with my three favorite characters from Star Trek. It featured
Continuing on with the second post in a two part series, the subject of this one is guitar legend Jimi Hendrix. In the first post,
It seems I’m always on the search for art subjects lately. And since I can be somewhat creatively limited when it comes to drawing, the
In the comments of an Instagram post I made on my last sketch (Fezzik and Inigo from the Princess Bride), one of my longtime friends
Despite wanting to put pencil to paper, it’s been a few weeks since I’ve drawn anything. I’ts been on my mind, but life/work has been
Welcome to part two of three in a series of posts thanking readers, and taking a step back to review Amdall Gallery’s status as we
To my continued surprise, this website has gained more subscribers than I ever would have expected. When I resurrected Amdall Gallery from the ancient blog
A couple days ago, I posted part one in a two part series on my favorite radio shows. I often listen to these old shows
Often when I draw, I’m also talking with the family, listening to my oldest make up stories, or absorbing the kids’ show-of-the-moment in the background.
Welcome to part two of this reckless “drawing two things at once” series. Basically, I was so pumped up from feeling like I’ve actually been
I’m in an unusual place with this sketching hobby right now. I can see improvement in the results to some degree, and it’s making me
At the beginning of this month, I started something I referred to as a “hometown series” of sketches. Basically, I tried to capture some scenes
As I scroll through Amdall Gallery’s main page, I can’t help but notice how my drawings have changed. Not everyone may agree, but I believe
Back in February, I did a couple sketches based on clothing ads I saw online. A couple weeks ago, I was flipping through my daily
The next sketch on tap, as I mentioned in the last post, was another “hometown series” sketch. I’ve done a football huddle scene, and one
Continuing on with my “hometown series” of sketches, here’s part two. In the first drawing, I included a few of the guys I used to
It’s been about seven years since I moved from the ol’ hometown, where I spent the first three decades of my life. During my 20s,
This website is a hobby, and one of the main motivations behind it is that I enjoy making tweaks and trying new features. In fact,
This is sort of a part two from my post Friday night about drawing my wife, and the challenges of art involving people you
I have drawn four total sketches of my wife. From what I can see looking at these previous drawings, I don’t think I’ve ever quite
This is going to be somewhat of a duplication of my post from October on mass shooting data, but with more recent numbers. After the
I’ve got some random recent sketches on hand, so I thought I’d just combine a couple unrelated ones into a single post. My favorite of