Amdall Gallery

A randomly generated selection of 20 of the artist’s favorites . You could consider it a “best of” page.

High Contrast Challenge – Antje Traue Portrait (11/9/2022) - As I continue on clearing my backlog of paintings that have yet to be shared, now I've come to the fourth of five paintings done during a holiday weekend… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Jon Amdall Self Portrait (5/24/2023) - 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 lot of weird third… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Saved Side Profile, 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)

Drawing from Stock Photos and Memes (10/11/2022) - I've talked about my affinity for stock photos on many occasions. In previous posts, I've written about royalty free images, photo spamming on social media, and my general love… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Jon Stewart Getting Things Done (8/10/2019) - 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 on mass shootings. But… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

More from the Witcher, Ciri of Cintra (6/26/2020) - 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 in detail and shared… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Drawing of New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern (8/13/2020) - 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 to talk about some… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Thoughts on Portrait Requests (12/31/2021) - 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 last year at this… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Author and Travel Show Host Rick Steves (8/12/2022) - Somewhere in the neighborhood of a decade ago, my wife and I took a honeymoon trip to Europe. To celebrate this anniversary, we decided to make another voyage overseas… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

The Fifth Element – Gary Oldman’s Zorg (5/25/2018) - 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 shared a drawing of… (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)

Yennefer Artwork, The Witcher Show and Game (1/20/2022) - 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 words, I philosophized about… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Mark Hearts and Kids at the Dentist (5/18/2019) - 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… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Radio Favorites – Art Bell and his Many Shows (3/31/2018) - 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. When those things aren't… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Subject Counts and Wife Solo Portraits (1/5/2019) - 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… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Final Fantasy VI Painting | Celes and Ultros Opera Scene (8/9/2026) - The eighth oil painting in my classic RPG series is another scene from Final Fantasy VI - can you tell this is an all-time favorite? Obviously an amazing and… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Contributing to Online Ecosystems You Value (4/19/2023) - 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 use. And a natural… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Woman in Green Dress Oil Painting (12/2/2024) - The subject of this post is another figure study on 12 x 12 oil paper. I'll follow my standard format here, which is to share an image of the… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Self Portrait, Shadow and Contrast Struggles (12/22/2018) - I came across a really interesting article a few days ago called How to Be an Artist - 33 Rules to Take you from Clueless Amateur to Generational Talent… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)

Art on a Shopping Cart (2/2/2019) - 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… (click to read more of this randomly selected old favorite)