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Jon Amdall
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Portrait artist - oil paintings and sketches.
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Also thought I’d add the time lapse video to show how this small painting came together. And let me see if I can tag them, this is for @paeartforacause.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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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
A woman sitting in a park with other people in the background. Original oil painting by Jon Amdall, made for the Postcard Art Exhibit.
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Here’s a better image of just the painting, rather than the oddly formatted post header. #painting
Woman with her feet in the water. Oil on paper by Jon Amdall
November 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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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/
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November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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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
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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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
October 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Quite a few different pieces are available, but here are some examples #art #oilpainting #prints
Woman writing in a book. Oil painting by Jon Amdall Man by a sea scape. Oil painting by Jon Amdall Woman sitting by farm. Oil painting by Jon Amdall Woman by a bayou. Oil painting by Jon Amdall
September 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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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/
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September 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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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
August 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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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
Woman relaxing on a couch, looking up. Oil painting by Jon Amdall.
August 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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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
Woman sitting with feet in the water, lake background. Oil painting by Jon Amdall.
July 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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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
Painting of a man with a goatee. Oil paint on black sketchbook paper. By Jon Amdall
July 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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My latest painting, messing around with light and silhouettes. I really enjoyed the bright light effects here #painting #portrait #art
A woman’s silhouette from a bright light behind her. Oil painting by Jon Amdall
April 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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A recent painting of a man with an ocean behind him #art
Man with ocean behind him, oil on paper
April 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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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
Oil painting of woman and man at a cafe Oil painting of a gray and white ragamuffin cat in a basket Oil painting of a pirate skeleton
April 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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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/
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March 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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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...
December 3, 2024 at 12:36 AM
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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
Exhausted, oil on paper. By Jon Amdall Window in fall, oil on paper. By Jon Amdall Waiting in the bayou, oil on paper. By Jon Amdall Sitting on the dock, oil on paper. By Jon Amdall
December 24, 2023 at 1:36 PM
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Very cool idea, thanks for the thread! I’m Jon, a portrait art hobbyist- mostly oils, some pencil sketching too.
Lady waiting by a lake, oil on paper. By Jon Amdall. Golden retriever pet portrait, oil on paper. By Jon Amdall. Mountain man hiking, oil on paper. By Jon Amdall Pencil sketch profile, graphite on paper. By Jon Amdall.
November 14, 2023 at 12:12 AM
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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.
Expressive Portrait Planning, oil on paper. By Jon Amdall.
November 11, 2023 at 2:15 AM
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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.
Red haired girl, oil painting and pencil drawing comparison. By Jon Amdall Gray beard man, oil painting and pencil drawing comparison. By Jon Amdall
November 9, 2023 at 10:15 PM
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I’ve been painting for about a year now, and in that time I’ve done about 155 portraits. I want to start sharing some art here, but where to start? I’m not going to try to go all the way back, but I will start with a few slightly older oil paintings. Here’s one of my favorites:
Exhausted woman, oil on paper. By Jon Amdall
November 9, 2023 at 12:14 AM