Random Selections

30 randomly selected articles from Amdall Gallery’s archives. Enjoy!

Cryptocurrency Experiment – New Set of Coins, End of Year Update (12/16/2017) - As we approach the new year, the cryptocurrency markets are booming once again. It seems like all major altcoins are surging, and Bitcoin itself is… Read More
Airline and Airplane Seat Comparisons (8/10/2017) - Updated research on this topic can be found here: Airline Fleet Totals, Leg Room Analysis Revisited. This more recent article integrates fleet totals for a… Read More
Airline Fleet Totals, Leg Room Analysis Revisited (1/1/2018) - Happy New Year, all! I'm going to start 2018 by revisiting something I've wanted to take another crack at for a while. Four months ago,… Read More
Family Portrait, Thanksgiving Scene (This One Needs Work) (11/27/2017) - This one seemed simple enough, since I've been doing so many family sketches. I set out to draw a scene from a Thanksgiving dinner out… Read More
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… Read More
Narrated Walkthrough, Drawing Process Discussion (10/11/2021) - One of the early pandemic projects I started was to transition from progression .gif slides of my drawing process into full time-lapse videos. I created… Read More
Final Fantasy VI Painting | Video Games Inspiring Art (1/18/2026) - Continuing a series of oil paintings inspired by my favorite classic SNES era games, this piece features characters from Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy III… Read More
Ragamuffin Cat in a Basket Oil Painting (4/12/2025) - Although I mostly focus on portraits of people, I also practice animals occasionally. I’ve mostly painted dogs and cats, and the most frequent professional model… Read More
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… Read More
Purple Hair Woman, March 2023 Portrait (11/19/2023) - 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… Read More
Getting Some Right Brain Exercise, Sketching Video Game Characters (1/27/2018) - The last handful of posts I made were "back in time" topics (1, 2, 3), sharing some old sketches. An observations from this series was… Read More
Summer 2022 Portrait Giveaway (7/26/2022) - When I shared my last custom portrait giveaway, I mentioned that I had somehow let a year go by between these artwork raffles. I thought… Read More
New Home, New Desk, New Art (3/20/2021) - Well, it took quite a bit longer than I anticipated, but it seems things are finally settling down for me and my family. Last year,… Read More
Database Fun – Art Collection (8/20/2017) - I've posted quite a bit regarding my love for Excel and Pivot Tables, but I haven't actually mentioned my other source for data-crunching fun -… Read More
Subscriber Thanks, Some Artist Site Favorites (4/5/2018) - 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… Read More
Santa Taking a Cookie Break Christmas Eve (12/19/2020) - I am going to share some art out of order, which isn't my usual approach. But I thought it would make more sense to jump… Read More
Mother’s Day Portrait (5/11/2020) - A bit of a delay writing this one, but this post is going to be dedicated to Mother's Day and sharing some related artwork. It's… Read More
Google Local Guide Widget (8/6/2017) - Is it possible to add a widget or something that shows my Google Local Guide information? Well, let's give it a shot! I want it… Read More
Expressive Eyes and Subtlety in Portrait Painting (1/11/2025) - Almost from the start of my quest to learn to paint with oils, I've been captivated by expressive eyes in portraits. It's something I'm drawn… Read More
Full Portrait Walkthrough YouTube Video (1/1/2021) - In a couple of ways, I consider this post to be somewhat of a do-over. Months ago, I shared a YouTube video on my relatively… Read More
Giveaway Winner – The Boo Crew Puppy Drawing (11/25/2020) - I am getting really bad about writing on this blog! I am also not really keeping up with my artwork hobby very well. I have… Read More
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… Read More
Composition and Color in Portrait Painting (3/12/2023) - 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,… Read More
Nature Scene Backgrounds in Portraits (12/26/2025) - I have long been fond of including nature scene backgrounds in my portrait oil paintings. I think this preoccupation started with my enjoyment of Bob… Read More
Oil Painting Blog Catch Up – Two Paths (5/16/2023) - 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… Read More
Relaxed Pose Capstone Figure Painting (5/23/2023) - https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cohul96jrjx/ Relaxed Post Figure Painting, oil on paper. When I started this painting, I had some vague notions of treating it sort of like a… Read More
Postcard Art Exhibit Oil Painting for the 2024 Texas Show (1/13/2025) - One of the painting highlights of 2024 for me was getting to participate in the Postcard Art Exhibit (PAE). It's a charity event that is… Read More
Federal Budget Graphics (Old Data) (8/13/2017) - I was going through some of my older spreadsheets and data sets, and came across some materials I put together based on a CNN online… Read More
Digital Drawing is Really Hard (6/3/2018) - 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… Read More
Secret of Mana Painting | Game Art in My Style (12/21/2025) - I recently painted the characters from the classic SNES game Secret of Mana - this was such a fun project, but definitely came with some… Read More