Favorites
A randomly generated selection of 20 of the artist’s favorites . You could consider it a “best of” page.
Art Backlog Thoughts and Cousins Hanging Out (10/16/2021) - 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 about my tendency to… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
More Parks and Recreation Art – Leslie Knope (1/29/2019) - 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 sick, while my wife's… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Mr. Miyagi and Daniel from the Karate Kid (5/19/2018) - 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. Last night I finally… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Chrono Trigger Painting | Magus and Schala in Zeal Palace (3/15/2026) - For the sixth oil painting in my classic RPG series, I painted another scene from Chrono Trigger, this time featuring Magus and Schala in Zeal Palace. The Zeal plotline… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Art from an Internet Meme (11/5/2018) - 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 someone who straddles that… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
A Family Portrait from New Orleans (7/23/2018) - 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 year, I think I've… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Portrait Oil Painting | Step by Step Walkthrough (1/18/2025) - This post features a step by step walkthrough of my portrait oil painting approach. Although I've shared a few walkthrough videos on YouTube of my process, I wanted to… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Drawing from Unsplash Photos (5/10/2019) - 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… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Drafting Doncic – The Mavericks’ Future is Bright (6/23/2018) - 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 be very talent-rich compared… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Bright Light Depiction in Oil Painting (1/27/2024) - My latest painting is another figure study on 12 x 12 oil paper. With this one, I tried to really emphasize a bright light source behind the subject. I… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Video Game Sketch Inspired by Kenshi (3/22/2020) - This write-up is going to be about a post-apocalyptic sandbox style video game called Kenshi. But it's also going to be about sharing art that you're not entirely satisfied… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Star Trek’s Captain Picard, This Time in Color (4/28/2018) - 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 Captain Picard, La Forge,… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Dirk Nowitzki Portrait with Trophy (10/7/2022) - This is going to be yet another piece of artwork dedicated to Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki. Considering this is now the fourth drawing I've done of Dirk, I… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Three-Quarters of the Ghostbusters (10/23/2018) - 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 favorite movies. I started… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Amdall Girls Painting – First Solvent Use (10/17/2022) - A few weeks ago, I finally made the leap to attempt painting for the first time. I've long admired the "painterly" look across the different mediums, particularly the textures… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Meme Art, Sergeant Mittens is Ready (4/15/2020) - I'm entering a very unusual artwork and post writing phase. If I've ever been in this situation before, I really can't remember.Essentially, I have now completed multiple drawings and… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Yellow Shirt Guy, March Oil Painting (10/6/2023) - Going back in time to March 2023, here is an oil painting I did around that time based on when it was shared to the Amdall Gallery Instagram. This… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Guitarist and Busker Mariusz Goli (9/3/2021) - 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 videos (what a novel… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Big Kid and Her Apple (10/20/2018) - 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 about how I hadn't… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)
Figure Poses and Light on Fabric in Oil Portraits (1/11/2025) - Sometimes I just paint without any specific reason or goal, but with this piece I actually had a couple specific things I wanted to practice. I was talking with… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)