3rd Pittsford Home Portrait in the Pittsford Home Series, Part III

Hello art lovers!

Hope you are having a great Wednesday! I'm just posting the third finished piece for my  "Pittsford Home Series."

As you can see, I "blued" up the sky a little to brighten this home portrait up. I hope you enjoy.

'Til later fellow art lovers and God bless!
-SamDoum

3rd  Pittsford Home Portrait in the Pittsford Home Series, Part III

Oh, and P.S. here is the photo again that I used as a reference. As you can see, I used my artistic license to brighten up some of the colors for aesthetic reasons.  See you next time for home portrait number 4!

Photo of actual home

3rd Pittsford Home Portrait in the Pittsford Home Series, Part II

Happy Saturday! The weekend is here, and before you begin your day, I'd like to show you an update on how the third home in my "Pittsford Home Series" is going. Please see below:

1st update on the 3rd home in my Pittsford Home Series

 As you can see, I have already started laying out some color and have already begun to add some detail to items like the chimney, the door jamb area, and the windows. But I didn't stop there. Here (below) you can see my next update on how the progress is going:

2nd update on the third home in my Pittsford Home Series

As you can see in the pastel painting above, I added more architectural details to the house and began blocking out color in the landscaping areas. I think by the next time I post, I should be done with this one. How do you think it's coming out? Write me a comment in the comments section and let me know.

Alrighty, that's all for now from SamDoum Art. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

'Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

3rd Pittsford Home Portrait in my Pittsford Home Series, Part I

Hello, and thank you very kindly for visiting my blog today! I sure hope that you are having a great Friday and that you will have an even better weekend! :)

I'm just posting this Friday morning, today, in order to show you a quick sketch of a a home that I started in pastel. Please see below:

Sketch of 3rd Pittsford Home Portrait in my" Pittsford Home Series"

And this photo is the photo that I am using as a reference to draw inspiration from, though I don't think that I like the white sky . . . Hmmm . . . I think I'll blue it up a 'lil. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

Actual home that I am using as a reference

In my next blog post I'll show you some more drawings of how this painting is progressing.  I've already begun laying out some color and it is coming out pretty well. You'll see in my next blog post. Until then, 'til later fellow art lovers! Enjoy!
-SamDoum

2nd Pittsford Home Portrait in the Pittsford Home Series, Part III

Hello everyone!

It's been a while, I know, but I just wanted to post the finished painting of my 2nd Pittsford home portrait in my "Pittsford home series." As you can see, I toned down the coloring of the house a little in order to match more with the real house that I've used a a reference to draw this little painting from.

I hope you enjoy!
-SamDoum

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2nd Pittsford Home Portrait in the Pittsford Home Series, Part II

Hello all:

Just wanted to post this Friday morning in order to show you an update on how my second home portrait in my Pittrsford Home Series is going. Please see below:

"2nd Pittsford Home Portrait" in the "Pittsford Home Series" (Unfinished)

 

Photo the I am using as a reference for above painting

As you can see, I still have quite a bit of work ahead of me, but not too much, hopefully. I've still got to clean up some of the smudges and the line-work, as some of the line-work is too thick.

This paining should be finished soon, I hope. When it's finished I will post the final result.

Well, that's all for now. 'Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

2nd Pittsford Home Portrait in the Pittsford Home Series, Part I

Hello all:

It's Monday, and so begins another work week for many. But I hope to brighten up your day with another one of my paintings which is in my "Pittsford Home Series". This one isn't quite finished yet, but I still wanted to post the progress so that you could see how things are coming along. The first image is a blocked out drawing of some of the lines and shapes of the composition. The second image is the most recent update on how this painting is going. As you can see in the second drawing, I began laying out blocks of color and very minimal detail. The last image is a photograph of the home that I am using as a reference to draw from. Please see below:

Image 1: Blocked out drawing of a Pittsford Home

Image 2: Most recent update on how the painting is going

Photo Reference for 2nd Pittsford Home in the Pittsford Home Series

In my next blog post, I'll provide even more of an update on how this painting is progressing.

Well, that's all for now from SamDoum Art! I hope you enjoy! Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

The Drawing Process: A Home in Pittsford, NY Part III

Hello everyone and happy Sunday!

As promised in my last blog post, I have the finished first painting in my Pittsford Home series for you today. I think it came out pretty good, though it looks a 'lil better in person than on the computer. Anyway here it is . . .

"1st Pittsford Home Portrait" in the "Pittsford Home Series"

As you can, see from yesterdays drawing (see below) I've added a bit more detail in the landscaping including flowers, flower pots and other knicknacks. The sky is also a little bluer in the drawing above.

Previous drawing of a Pittsford Home

That said, I've recently started the second home in my Pittsford Home Series and I will be sharing a post on how that painting is coming out tomorrow in my next post. Until then, I hope you enjoy! 'Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

The Painting Process: A Home in Pittsford, NY : Part II

Hello All! Hope everyone is having a great day. I sure am.


Although yesterday I had been continuing to work on the first home in my "Pittsford Home" series, I did not post for that day. So here is an update on the progress that I have made on that home portrait that I told you about in my last blog post. Image 1 is the actual photograph that I took--the photograph of which I will be using as a reference to complete my drawing. Below image "1," you'll find several images that reflect my step by step process and progress of drawing this particular home in pastel. I hope you enjoy! :)

Image 1: Photo of a Pittsford Home

Image 2: Blocking out the lines and shapes of the drawing

Image 3: Laying out some basic colors and details

Image 4: Laying out more basic color and details

Image 5: Laying out more color, adding more details, and creating highlights and Shadows

Image 6: Adding more highlights and shadows and coloring the blue sky

I'm still not finished with this pastel painting yet. I'd like to add more details, if I can. Pastel is such a soft medium that at times, when working with a small scale piece (this piece is only 8"x10"), it can be difficult to get the hard crisp lines that are necessary for detail. I love the soft feeling/look that pastels create but it does have its limitations.

Anyway, that's all from SamDoum Art. In my next blog post, I 'll show you the completed painting. Until then, 'til later fellow art lovers and enjoy!
-SamDoum

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The Painting Process: A Home in Pittford, NY

Hello everyone!

Leslie Saeta's 30 day painting challenge is over and after a much needed short break I'm back to painting and drawing. Yep, I'm back in the studio and I've been working on a series of drawings of some of my neighbors homes here in Pittsford, NY. Today's piece is a work in progress and it is a painting drawn in pastel. This is the photo that I am using for inspiration:

Photo of a home in Pittsford, NY

And here is a blocked out drawing/layout of the basic forms, lines, and shapes of my neighbor's home. Tomorrow, I will be blocking out the basic colors.

Sketch of my Neighbors Home (Unfinished)

I know that sometimes artists and non artists alike, like to see the creative process of an art piece. They wonder "how it is that you do what you do?": Well, I'll answer that question for you--that is, I will be taking you step by step in my creative process while I work on this particular piece. So stay tuned for my next blog post! Until then, 'til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

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