Random Selections
30 randomly selected articles from Amdall Gallery’s archives. Enjoy!
New Family Pet, a Ragamuffin Cat (9/19/2021) - Earlier this summer, our family finally made a much-discussed leap to adopt a little fur-ball. If I haven't already mentioned our new cat offhand in… Read More
Art Catalog App and Stat Dashboards (1/24/2026) - I have long enjoyed tinkering around the edges of the technology and software world. I haven't shared much on this site lately other than paintings,… Read More
Figure Study with Natural Subject Stance (2/27/2024) - This painting is one of my favorites - it features a woman in a nature scene that has a number of aspects that are appealing… 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
Self Portrait Comparisons (11/6/2021) - Every once in a while, I find it's nice to attempt a self-portrait. After all, what face are you more familiar with than your own?… Read More
Skeleton Pirate Painting (10/18/2025) - This oil painting of a skeleton pirate was a commission earlier in the year (or maybe it was even at the end of 2024) that… Read More
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… Read More
Welcome to Flavortown (4/27/2019) - 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… 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
Wedding Present for Some Friends (12/25/2017) - This Christmas, we were excited to attend an additional event beyond the usual family get-togethers. My wife's close friend for the last two decades was… Read More
Go Mavs! (6/13/2011) - I just wanted to type out an official congratulations to the Dallas Mavericks. They rocked the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals last night, and… 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
New Discussion Forums (2/26/2018) - 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,… Read More
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.… Read More
Well, I’m no Albert Einstein (11/7/2018) - 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… Read More
New Phone Quest Revisited – Pixel 3 vs Pixel 2 (12/20/2018) - 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;… Read More
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… 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
Farm Scene Oil Painting, Woman on Sitting on the Ground (10/6/2024) - 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… 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
Dancing Dad – Drawing from a Video (11/12/2017) - A couple months ago, we took the family to North Park Mall in Dallas. While we wandered around, we came across a live song-and-dance thing… Read MoreMatching Men’s Coat and Pants (8/13/2017) - Alright, I admit that this is probably embarrassing and sad...I have difficulty making good fashionable choices. Especially when we start talking about branching out to… 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
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
Experimenting with Light Sources (6/25/2019) - 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… Read More
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… Read More
Fall 2021 Portrait Giveaway (10/19/2021) - It's been quite a long time since I've done a portrait giveaway - somehow, the last one was more than a year ago! It's hard… 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
Back to Paper for a Coworker Request (6/21/2019) - 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… 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