I’m currently experiencing an internal struggle with the start of my process. Most artists I follow start their oil paintings…

Sometimes I just paint without any specific reason or goal, but with this piece I actually had a couple specific…

Almost from the start of my quest to learn to paint with oils, I’ve been captivated by expressive eyes in…

I think some of my best paintings come from a very loose approach and relaxed mindset. I can’t always achieve…

The subject of this post is another figure study on 12 x 12 oil paper. I’ll follow my standard format…

The subject of this post is another figure study on 12 x 12 oil paper. I’ll follow my standard format…

My latest painting is another figure study on 12 x 12 oil paper. With this one, I tried to really…

Perhaps I’ve finally found the solution to my massive blog post backlog. As I mentioned in my last post, I’m…

Going back in time to May 2023, here is an oil painting I did around that time based on when…

Going back in time to March 2023, here is an oil painting I did around that time based on when…

Going back in time to March 2023, here is an oil painting I did around that time based on when…

Around the time of this painting, I was thinking about how often I paint similar things. As you can tell…

This painting of a woman in a dark room is another portrait study in my efforts to practice specific areas…

It might be sort of weird how I’m phrasing this title – a “Jon Amdall Self Portrait”…painted by Jon Amdall…written…

When I started this painting, I had some vague notions of treating it sort of like a capstone project. Although…