Final Fantasy IV painting, adding the finishing touches. This piece is of Cecil and Rydia towards the back half of the game. Rydia was fairly straightforward, but providing my spin on Cecil as a paladin was tricky #finalfantasyiv #art #finalfantasy #painting #gameart

I really need to run more sales on the shop - just put a 30% off on everything. I hope to do some website and etsy shop spring cleaning soon, so seems like a good time to really see what's popular there: www.etsy.com/shop/AmdallG... #etsyshop #etsy #artsale

Blog post about my Chrono Trigger painting, featuring some of my favorite characters Frog, Marle, and Chrono. The classic RPG painting series continues! #painting #fanart #chronotrigger #art https://jonamdall.com/2026/02/14/chrono-trigger-painting-frog-marle-and-chrono/

Finishing up another Final Fantasy VI oil painting, this time of the “coin flip scene” with characters Edgar and Sabin. One of my favorite plot lines in FFVI, I think this captures the same feeling from the pixelated 16 bit version. #finalfantasy #art #artist #painting #squareenix

Finishing up a Chrono Trigger oil painting - a preview of the next in this series inspired by classic rpgs. I’ll share the full time lapse soon! And I didn’t plan on so many, but I’ve already done five of these, so more retro game art to share soon #chronotrigger #art #fanart #snes #painting

Final fantasy VI painting, oil on paper. This is the full time lapse of my recent FF6 scene featuring Terra and Mog, with others in the background. I ended up really getting into these classic SNES rpg fan art paintings. I’ve done four now, so more to come! #finalfantasy #painting #fanart #art

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, but over the past year, I built an app to track my art and some dashboards to… https://jonamdall.com/2026/01/24/art-viewer-app-and-stat-dashboards/

Blog post on continuing a series of oil paintings inspired by my favorite classic SNES era games, this piece features characters from Final Fantasy VI. Post includes a discussion on inspiration from video games… https://jonamdall.com/2026/01/18/final-fantasy-vi-painting-video-games-inspiring-art/

Finishing up a Final Fantasy VI oil painting - this is a scene featuring a few characters. This is the second in a series I’m doing on some of my all time favorite classic RPGs from the 90s. I’ll share the full time lapse soon! #artwork #retrogaming #fanart #finalfantasy #finalfantasyvi

This blog post is all about my fondness for nature scenes as backgrounds in my portraits. It's a concept I deploy often in oil paintings, but one I keep coming back to. Probably in many ways inspired by Bob Ross' Joy of… https://jonamdall.com/2025/12/26/nature-scene-backgrounds-in-portraits/

Latest blog post on a Secret of Mana painting, discussion on transforming to my own style. One of my favorite classic SNES games, would love to paint more like this. #art #painting #retro #rpg #secretofmana https://jonamdall.com/2025/12/21/secret-of-mana-painting-game-art-in-my-style/

Time lapse of my most recent painting, characters from the Secret of Mana. One of my favorite games from back in thr SNES days. #art #painting #timelapse

Some of my most recent oil paintings. The first is a group scene of people sitting, then a fan art piece with my version characters from the Secret of Mana. Then I’ve got my entry for the Postcard Art Exhibit of a woman sitting in a chair. And the last is a red haired man. #art #artist #painting

The majority of my paintings are of just one subject, but I had an urge to try a crowd of people. Since the largest I usually work is 12” x 12”, it’s tough to fit detail with a large group. Composition and efficiency are pretty important with these #painting #art #portrait

Painting of a scene from the classic SNES game the Secret of Mana. One of my all time favorite games, with a soundtrack I still enjoy. I had a lot of fun painting this one. Full time lapse to come later! . #secretofmana #rpg #snes #fanart #painting #artist #gameart #16bit #jrpg

Back in 2024, I participated in the Postcard Art Exhibit, a charity event artists can donate 5” x 7” pieces. This year it’s far from me, but I wanted to send another. Hopefully a good progression from the last! #postcardartexhibit #paeartforacause #postcardartexhibit26 #painting #artist #portrait

Concerned Man with Oceanside Village Landscape - Art print of an oil painting. Going back a few months, I forgot to add this one to the website! This painting print of a man in front of the ocean is now on the website store (available via etsy). #art #print #painting

The latest blog post; this one is about planning for larger paintings. I don't usually prepare much, but this was sort of a practice run for using a large canvass. #painting #art #artist #oilpainting #portrait https://jonamdall.com/2025/11/11/planning-for-a-larger-oil-painting/

Finishing Touches of a Portrait. The last post in a series, here I’m painting the last details using mostly brighter oil mixes (titanium white, small amounts of ochre, sienna, umber). Dropping some texture and highlights to emphasize certain areas. #art #sketchbook #details #oilpaints #artist

Mirror's Reflection and Shadow - Art print of an oil painting. Hard to believe it's already been three years since I started painting! Sharing this giclee art print of my 260th painting to the website store (available via etsy). #art #print #painting

Hard to believe it’s already been three years of painting! I first picked up a brush back in September 2022, and since then I’ve painted 260 portraits. Definitely looking forward to more painting in the years to come! #artist #painting #portraiture #anniversary #milestone #art

Random “it’s almost fall” sale on the Etsy shop. 25% off all giclee art prints (Finer Works)! #art #giclee #painting www.etsy.com/shop/AmdallG...

Here's the latest blog post, featuring the painting I just shared from the shop. As usual, I've included some background on the piece and links to various videos and other related things. This was a fun painting… https://jonamdall.com/2025/09/07/painting-bright-light-womans-backlit-silhouette/

Woman Sitting Overlooking a Seascape, Giclee Art. Sharing this giclee art print to the website store (available via etsy). #art #giclee

I don’t think I’ve tried sharing videos here directly, but here is a time lapse from a longer demo I put together. Kind of a “Paint With Me” style video. #painting #portrait #art #demo

This is going back a bit, but it’s a painting I really like. I think the color selection worked well, and I am happy with the expressive eyes and hands. #art #painting #portrait

I love painting nature backgrounds in portraits, and I wanted to experiment with water effects like ripples. I liked this concept enough that I might want to try a larger piece with more people. #art #artist #portrait

I tried painting in a sketchbook for the first time - harder than I thought it would be. I think the black paper made it even more of a challenge #sketchbook #art #painting

My latest painting, messing around with light and silhouettes. I really enjoyed the bright light effects here #painting #portrait #art

A recent painting of a man with an ocean behind him #art

Just posted a sale on the Amdall Gallery etsy shop - all prints of my oil paintings are 25% off for the next week. etsy.me/3YbO7ev #etsy #amdallgallery #etsyfinds #etsygifts #etsysale #etsycoupon #shopsmall

Ragamuffin Cat in a Basket, Giclee Art Print #cat #art #painting

One big emphasis lately has been natural sitting poses.My hope is to keep working at depicting subjects in normal relaxed poses until those solid efforts mostly overtake the rough. #art #painting #portrait… https://jonamdall.com/2025/03/01/practicing-specific-weaknesses-portrait-oil-painting/

This post features a step by step walkthrough of my portrait oil painting approach. I wanted to create something a bit more detailed than the usual time lapse. #art #painting #tutorial #walkthrough #artist #oilpainting

Although I almost always use rigid textured linen paper by Strathmore for my oil painting, I have tried a softer cotton paper as well. This portrait is on that softer surface #art #portrat #painting #paper

With this portrait, I had an itch to get some practice with dark oil painting color blends, partially inspired by wanting to improve on one that featured tons of darkness with small bright highlights. #art #painting #portrait #artist #allaprima

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 was close to where I live, this is the piece I submitted. #art #painting #artshow #exhibit

Lately I've been experiencing an internal struggle on whether to continue painting directly into empty space or starting with a base layer or background wash. This portrait started me down a new path on this. #art #artist #portrait

Like many portrait artists in the learning process, I have an admiration for John Singer Sargent, particularly the way he painted natural figure poses and subtle details of light and fabric - more on in the post. #portraitart #oilpainting #sargent #artist

This post is a throw back to a figure study I did almost exactly a year ago. I've long been interested in expressive eyes in portrait painting, and this is one that I think worked well. #portrait #oilpainting #artist#art#art #paint

I think some of my best paintings come from a loose approach and relaxed mindset. I really wanted to explore some bright and interesting color mixing, pushing on yellows and greens and light reflecting through windows. #art #painting #portrait

Indoor Sunset Through a Window, Giclee Art Print Indoor Sunset Through a Window - Art print of an oil painting. Even though I have gotten a lot of practice under my belt, I still I fall into the same traps and pitfalls I’ve fallen in dozens of times already. In fairness, I know that I have grown…

Woman by a Canal in a Village, Giclee Art Print Woman by a Canal in a Village - Art print of an oil painting. This painting features a woman in a beautiful scene, sitting by a canal in a village or town. I wanted it to resemble sort of a European style, with flowers and vibrant colors. As of the…

I’ve got a few new portraits on the shop now! 25% off the five new giclee prints. I’ll link them here: www.etsy.com/listing/1855... #art #etsy

One day left for 30% off giclee art prints! Biggest sale I’ve had since I opened the Etsy shop. Looks like Etsy is also giving an extra $5 off, which is even better. Best time to grab an art print: www.etsy.com/shop/AmdallG...

Bright Light Depiction in Oil Painting - includes a 20 second time lapse and a longer discussion via youtube. #oilpainting #art #artist #portrait #painting jonamdall.com/2024/01/27/b...

Ok I’ve finally figured out how to catch up on my blog…just completely skip 100+ paintings! Easy, and now I’m all caught up. Here’s the latest: jonamdall.com/2024/01/07/l... #art

Top 4 favorite illustrations for this year? For me, one from the summer and the other three more recent. First year of painting has been fun! #art

This painting is one from a couple months ago that I real like. I love experimenting with contrast and color values and this had some nice things going in that realm. It’s also an expressive portrait which I don’t think I can always accomplish.

I’m currently going through a phase where I like to try to reproduce the same portrait using oil paint and then again using pencil. Sometimes, I’m able to get them fairly close - like with this red haired girl portrait. But other instances, the portraits somehow end up diverging.