30 in 30 Theme: Every and Anything

Hello everyone! Please take a look at these paintings . . .

"Close-up Cheetah" Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x 10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

"Purple Flower with Shadow" Oil on Canvas, 12"x16", Original Painting FOR SALE: $95.00 + $10.95 S&H

"Two Pink Flowers in a White Vase" Oil on Canvas, 12"x16", Original Painting FOR SALE: $95.00 + $10.95 S&H

 

Today's painting's were painted sometime in September and November 2014, but have not been seen on this blog yet, so I thought I'd share them with you. They are all currently on display at the Creative Wellness Center in Rochester, NY, but are also still available for sale, if you're interested. Just clickon the "Buy Now" button(s),  follow the directions that follow,  and the painting(s) will be all yours!

Over the last few days, I've been trying to come up with a theme for the new 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge (which will be in January) with no success. I just can't narrow it down! I love to paint everything from still lifes to animal portraits, from landscapes to people portraits!

Soooooo . . . I was thinking . . . Why even pick a theme? Or better yet . . . Why not choose an "Every and Anything" theme instead?

Yep, in January 2015 I will be painting a little of everything and anything for the painting challenge. So be sure to stop by this blog everyday in January, starting with tomorrow, to be surprised by what new paintings I unveil!: I may paint some landscapes, some florals, some portraits, some still lifes . . . Who knows?! I'm open to any and everything!

Enjoy and 'Til later fellow art lovers! Take care, and God bless!
-SamDoum

I'm gonna do it!

I'm gonna do it!!!!!!

Take a look at this photo . . .

Photo by Beth Brown

Okay! So . . . I guess I'll be doing another 30 in 30 in January! A fellow artist and art buddy, Joan Princing has convinced me!

Joan is a very talented artist (whose work can be seen here) and she will be doing the challenge in January too! Having the support from other fellow artist friends really helps when you are doing a painting challenge and it's always encouraging to get feedback from fellow artists, like Joan. I truly appreciate all of the support and kind words from my fellow artists, and the comments on this blog and Facebook. And despite the 30 in 30 challenges being . . . well, challenging, they are a lot of fun, and frankly, I just don't want to miss out on all the fun! So, Joan, I'll be joining you, in January, for another 30 paintings in 30 days painting challenge! Yaaaaaaay!

Joan is actually the one who suggested and encouraged me to use all of the paintings from two of the previous painting challenges as illustrations for childrens books, as discussed in my last post.

Also in my last post, I discussed how successful the 30 in 30 challenges have been for me, and I gave the two childrens books that I have written, and illustrated, as examples of that success. However, I also told you that I would tell you about the most recent success that I have had with the last 30 in 30 challenge. And here it is:

While in the process of painting for the most recent 30 in 30 Painting challenge that took place back in September 2014, I submitted two separate artworks to an art show at a local gallery here in Rochester NY. The art gallery's name is called "The Shoe Factory," and the two pieces that I submitted were apart of a show there titled "Sirens and Seahorses". Having submitted those two pieces, the director of the gallery became familiar with some of my other art works, (particularly the still life paintings that I had been doing for the 30 in 30 in September) via my blog and website, and requested to see them in person. I showed her all of the still lifes from the 30 in 30 and she then took about 18 of the paintings to hang in her gallery, and made me a new house artist at Shoe Factory! So now about 18 of my 8x10 30 in 30 paintings hang on a 4 by 8 panel in her gallery! And I'm super excited because it truly is a blessing! And if I had not participated in the last 30 in 30, it might not have happened.

Recently, Beth Brown, the director of The Shoe Factory Gallery posted several images on Facebook of my new 4 by 8 panel at The Shoe Factory. And hopefully she doesn't mind, but I've used one of those photos, right here in this blog post -- above, in order to show you my new panel.

So you see, doing another 30 in 30 is so worth it! It can be a bit challenging and overwhelming, and time consuming, but I'm ready to give it a try and do it again! So be sure to keep checking back on The Blog of SamDoum Art in January 2015, and before then, as well, as I will continue posting even up until then.

Well that's all for now! 'Til later fellow art lovers! Take care and God bless! 
-SamDoum

Should I do it?

"Bald Eagle in Profile" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone!

Guess what? Leslie Saeta is hosting another 30 in 30 Painting challenge in January! Will I participate? I really don't know, but I'm seriously thinking about it! It's a lot of hard work: 30 paintings in 30 days, but the effort is so worth it! I've had nothing but success stories from doing the 30 in 30 challenges!

During one challenge, my theme had been "animals" and as a result of painting all those animal paintings (30 of 'em to be exact), I was able to create my 2015 Animal Calender and create my gorgeous children's picture book "Grab My Hand", as I used many animal illustrations from that particular 30 in 30 challenge, in both projects.

Also, I used the paintings from another 30 in 30 challenge, as illustrations in another picture book titled "Snowflakes." Both of my children's picture books are now for sale on Amazon.com and can be found here and here.

In my next post, I will tell you about the successes that I've had with the most recent 30 in 30 challenge.

For now, I hope that you enjoy todays painting of a beautiful bald eagle in profile. He has such a serious look on his face, doesn't he? Well, I guess all bald eagles do!

Anyway, I wish you all a wonderful Friday!

Take care fellow art lovers and God bless!
-SamDoum

Squirrel Climbing Tree

"Squirrel Climbing Tree" Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x 10",
Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone!

Today's painting is of a cute, little squirrel climbing a tree, and this little painting was done in pastels, as opposed to all the oil paint I've been using lately.

My husband says that he loves my oil paintings more than my pastel work, but I kind of like them both. Pastels are my favorite medium to work in. I just love forming lines, shapes, and colors with them, blending and smudging. I love pastels because this media allows you to be hands on, if you will, with the painting. With painting there's usually a tool (your paint brush or palette knife) between you and the painting. But pastels allow you to kind of dive in and become one with you art work. Though it can be kind of messy and though it's kind of hard to get your nails clean after you've been using them, I still just loooove pastels, and I love the way they feel in my hands. Hard to explain but its a good feeling.

Sometimes I feel like I have more control over my pastels then I do with a paint brush, when it comes to how my painting comes out. I guess that's because with pastels, there's no tool between me and the painting I'm working on, as I've already mentioned.

Anyway, I do hope you enjoy this brown, little, furry, friendly squirrel of mine. She's definitely a cutie! What d'you think?

Take care fellow art lovers and God bless!
-SamDoum

A Lioness in Africa

"A Lioness in Africa" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

Roooooooar!

This pretty little lady lioness seems pretty calm and is just chillaxing in the grasslands of Africa. Pretty isn't she. Looks so harmless, like you could walk up to her and give her a hug!

Or . . . not! Well at least not in this life! But you know the Bible says that "the wolf and the lamb will live together; the leopard will lie down with the baby goat. The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion, and a little child will lead them all."

So maybe one day I'll get to hug a lion! Or an elephant!

Elephants are my favorite animals in the whole wide world!

My husbands laughs at me and thinks it's funny when I tell him that I want to hug an elephant.

He's from a country by the name of Chad which is located in Africa; So, he's seen a lot of the exotic animals that we don't normally get a chance to see in the States. As a boy he had several exotic animals, as pets, like monkeys and gorillas.  Lucky him! I want an elephant!

Anyway, I hope that you enjoy today's painting. I sure had a lot of fun painting her!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! Take care and God bless! 'Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

An Evening At The Garden of Eden

"An Evening At The Garden of Eden" Oil on Canvas, 12"x 16",
Original Painting FOR SALE: $95.00 + $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a happy Monday!

Yesterday I said that I would show you some of the paintings I've been working on over the past few months.

The painting above is perhaps my favorite one out of the bunch, so far.

Landscapes used to be my favorite type of paintings to do for a long time but I had taken a break from them, for a while, to do pet portraits and still lifes. I'm thinking, however, that I'll try doing more landscapes in the future, as I had so much fun painting this one!

There's something mysterious about the mood created here in this piece, and I love the way it glows. In fact, while I was painting it my mom said the same thing about its glowing effect. She was actually painting with me when I painted it and said that its her favorite piece.

What did my mom paint? Well, my mom painted a beautiful painting of an iris, but she's not finished with it yet. It was her first time ever painting but she says she had a lot of fun! Joining us, in painting, were my three little ones: Miriam, Faith, and Sephora, and they created their own little masterpieces too! I will show you my moms painting when she finishes it. It's coming out really great, but I already knew that it would since my mom is an awesome artist! I remember watching her draw and also remember asking her to draw for me when I was a kid. So I knew she'd be an awesome painter too!

Anyway, in my next post, I'll show you another painting I've been working on.

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

My Visit to Main Street Arts in Clifton Springs

Take a look at these photos . . .

Pretty cool, eh?

Yesterday afternoon, my husband, our three little girls, and I traveled to Clifton Springs in order to take a look at all of the artwork on display at a gallery, there, called Main Street Arts. I have a painting on display there titled, "Lemons in a Copper Bowl", as well, which is apart of the "Small Works" exhibit.

Not only did we take a look downstairs at the small works exhibit, but we also took a look upstairs at the many other works of art and photography. We had a lot of fun and the girls really got a kick out of the ice sculptures outside the gallery.

The director of the gallery is Bradley Butler, and I was happy to meet him, as well. He was nothing like I expected though. I had been exchanging emails with him ever since I had expressed interest in wanting to be apart of his small works show, and I had imagined him being at least in his fifty's or sixties, grey haired, and older. But to my surprise Bradley Butler is a very young man, probably younger than me, and it's so cool to see someone so young, be successful in art. I'm really impressed!

I was fortunate to have Bradley accept my "Lemons in Copper Bowl" painting into the show, as an accident happened with the original painting that had gotten accepted, as I mistakenly tore a hole in the canvas of the painting while trying to prep the piece for hanging. I then sent an email to Bradley, explaining the accident and attached, to the email, images of a few more of my other paintings and he, fortunately, decided that he would still take another painting which turned out to be "Lemons in a Copper Bowl."

I was told yesterday, by another young woman who works at the gallery that Bradley really loves the Lemon painting so things worked out! Yay!

Anyway, here is the original painting that had gotten accepted before the tear:

And here is the Lemon painting again which now hangs at Main Street Arts  . . .

Well, this kind of turned out to be somewhat of a long post! I had intended to share with you some of my new paintings that I have been working on. But, I'll have to show you them tomorrow, instead, as I like to keep my posts short and sweet, and I fear this one may be a little too long.

Anyway, til tomorrow! Take care and God bless! Later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

Guess Where I'm Going Today?

"Lemons in Copper Bowl" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting is AVAILABLE FOR SALE @ Main Street Arts in Clifton Springs during the Small Works Show (Click HERE for more information)

    

Hello everyone!

 

I know . . . Long time no post, huh?

Yep, things have been busy. Very busy -- But I've been blessed!

Can you guess where I'm going today? 

 

(Your Response)
 

Nope! That's not it.
 

(Your response)
 

Nope! That's not it either.
 

Where you say . . ? Well, I'll be traveling to Clifton Spring today in order to view the "Small Works" show where a piece of my art is on display! Pretty exciting 'eh?

I'll be going with my family and I can't wait to see all of the fantastic artwork. It was an honor to have been accepted in the show because, I've seen some of my fellow artists work, who have participated in this show and let me just say, "Pretty fantastic, amazing stuff."

The painting above, one that I painted during the last 30 in 30, is the one which got accepted.

I'm really excited and can't wait for us to leave to go see all of the art!

Pictures to come soon! I'll keep you posted. 'Til then take care and God bless! 'Til later fellow art lovers!

-SamDoum

Oh- and P.S. I know that I haven't posted in a while, but I've still been painting! And I can't wait to reveal some of those paintings right here on the Blog of SamDoum Art in the next few days ahead, so you can see them. As always, stay tuned . . .

 

The 30 in 30 Painting Challenge Has Ended!

Hello everyone!

It's October 1st, 2014, and Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge is finally over!

Yayyyy!

Now, yes, I did miss a few days, some of which I made up. Others of which I did not, but Leslie Saeta, the artist who hosted the challenge says, "The only rule is to have fun" and It's okay if you miss a few days, no one will probably notice, except you!"

I don't know if I'm the only one who noticed my missing a few days, but despite it being a challenge I sure had a lot of fun, and all in all I'd have to say that I'm pretty proud of myself. And I'm especially proud of all the other artists who participated! They don't call in a challenge for nuthin' because this challenge has been awfully challenging! :)

I just want to take the time out to say a huge thank you to all of you who have been following The Blog of SamDoum Art throughout this challenge. Especially those of you who have commented on Facebook and on this blog, and those of you who have shared my posts.

Above is a collage that I made (on a site called Picmonkey) of at least 25 of the paintings that I created.

Below are images of all of the paintings that I created with links.

I hope you enjoy! 'Til later fellow art lovers!

Please enjoy these previous paintings from the 30 in 30:

Day 28 of 30 in 30 : "Silver & Lime with Flowers"

"Silver & Lime with Flowers" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $50+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Today marks the twenty-eighth day of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I am super pleased and excited to present to you my twenty-eighth oil painting for the challenge titled "Silver & Lime with Flowers" !

"Silver & Lime with Flowers" is the twenty-eighth oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next two days, all of the subject matters for my paintings will consist of either metal or glass or both. To learn more about why I chose "Metal and Glass" as my theme for the challenge click here!

Do you know what today is? . . .  It's our anniversary! (In my "Tony Toni Tone" voice). Yep, Today my husband and I celebrate seven years of marriage! I'm an extremely blessed woman! I love my husband so much, and I thank God for not only placing him in my life as a friend, but also my soul mate. It feels so good to be loved so much by someone who already knows all of your flaws. I have nothing to hide with him and he takes me as is. I never have to pretend to be anyone else with him. He takes me just the way I am. Such a blessing! That's the way true love should be!

Anyway, we plan to spend the day celebrating. I don't know what we will do, or where we will go, but whatever we do or wherever we go, I'm sure it will be fun. Maybe dinner and a movie? It doesn't matter. As long as I do it with him I am one happy woman! :)

My mom will be watching the girls for us tonight while we go out and celebrate. Thank you mom! Love you so much!

Anyway, I really like this little painting a lot. Love the blues, whites, yellows, and greens, and hope that you love them too!

Well folks, that's all for now! Take care fellow art lovers, and have a fantastic day!
-SamDoum

P.S. : Please Enjoy These Previous Paintings

from my "Metal & Glass Series :

Day 27 of 30 in 30 : "Red & Blue Marbles"

"Red & Blue Marbles" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $30+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Today marks the twenty-seventh day of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I am super pleased and excited to present to you my twenty-seventh oil painting for the challenge titled "Red & Blue Marbles" !

"Red & Blue Marbles" is the twenty-seventh oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next three days, all of the subject matters for my paintings will consist of either metal or glass or both. To learn more about why I chose "Metal and Glass" as my theme for the challenge click here!

Wow! I really like how this one came out! I've never painted marbles before, but they are really fun to paint and I enjoyed every moment of the experience. Painting marbles are really fun and I think that I will probably be painting more of them in the future! :)

In other news, I've recently been working really hard trying to build my art portfolio, submitting works to local galleries, and entering art competitions. So far I've gotten into one of the local galleries, here in Rochester, NY. And I am waiting on word from another Gallery in Clifton Springs New York. So, wish me luck! :)

Anyway, I wish everyone a great Saturday! Enjoy your weekend! 'Til later fellow art lovers! Take care and God bless!
-SamDoum

P.S. : Please Enjoy These Previous Paintings
from my "Metal & Glass Series :

Day 26 of 30 in 30 : "Pink Rose with Glass"

"Pink Rose with Glass" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $30+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Today marks the twenty-sixth day of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I am super pleased and excited to present to you my twenty-sixth oil painting for the challenge titled "Pink Rose with Glass" !

"Pink Rose with Glass" is the twenty-sixth oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next four days, all of the subject matters for my paintings will consist of either metal or glass or both. To learn more about why I chose "Metal and Glass" as my theme for the challenge click here!

I think this particular painting may be perceived as a little "girly", with all the pink in the pink rose and pink background, so it may not appeal to the male species. But I think that this painting would make a terrific painting for not just any woman, but even any man. However whether you are  male or female, I really do hope that you enjoy today's painting! :)

Anyway, I hope that you have a fantastic Friday! The weekend is finally here, so get out and enjoy! My husband and I will be celebrating our 7th wedding anniversary this weekend! :)

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

P.S. : Please Enjoy These Previous Paintings
from my "Metal & Glass Series :

Day 25 of 30 in 30 : "Teapot & Oranges with Vase"

"Teapot & Oranges with Vase" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $50+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Today marks the twenty-fifth day of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I am super pleased and excited to present to you my twenty-fifth oil painting for the challenge titled "Teapot & Oranges with Vase" !

"Teapot & Oranges with Vase" is the twenty-fifth oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next five days, all of the subject matters for my paintings will consist of either metal or glass or both. To learn more about why I chose "Metal and Glass" as my theme for the challenge click here!

I think that I like how the oranges came out most of all in this piece. And maybe the blue fabric too.

I can't believe it! Just five more days left and the 30 in 30 Challenge will be over! Almost there! Gotta keep pressin' on. It's definitely been a challenge, but I can do it! And I will do it, Lord willing. Hopefully, I won't miss anymore days.

As always, thanks so much for visiting my blog today! Wishing you a terrific Thursday!

'Til then fellow art lovers! Take care and God bless!
-SamDoum

P.S. : Please Enjoy These Previous Paintings
from my "Metal & Glass Series :

Day 24 of 30 in 30 : "Wine, Glass & Grapes"

"Wine, Glass & Grapes" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Today marks the twenty-fourth day of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I am super pleased and excited to present to you my twenty-fourth oil painting for the challenge titled "Wine, Glass & Grapes" !

"Wine, Glass & Grapes" is the twenty-fourth oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next 7 days, all of the subject matters for my paintings will consist of either metal or glass or both. To learn more about why I chose "Metal and Glass" as my theme for the challenge click here!

In my last post, I promised you that I would show you the second painting that I painted that had gotten selected for a local art show titled "Sirens and Seahorses". As promised, here it is:

This painting will be available for sale at the "Sirens and Seahorses" exhibition in Rochester NY. To learn more about the exhibition click HERE

Opening night for the Show is October 3rd, 2014, and all are welcome! To learn more about the event, click HERE!

Anyway, thanks so much for visiting my blog today! Wishing you a terrific Wednesday!

'Til then fellow art lovers! Take care and God bless!
-SamDoum

P.S. : Please Enjoy These Previous Paintings
from my "Metal & Glass Series :

Day 23 of 30 in 30 : "Flowers in Glass"

"Flowers in Glass" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Today marks the twenty-third day of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I am super pleased and excited to present to you my twenty-third oil painting for the challenge titled "Flowers in Glass" !

"Flowers in Glass" is the twenty-third oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next 7 days, all of the subject matters for my paintings will consist of either metal or glass or both. To learn more about why I chose "Metal and Glass" as my theme for the challenge click here!

Love the dark background and the reflections on the glass in this one. How about you?

In my last post, I promised you that I would show you one of the paintings that I painted that had gotten selected for a local art show titled "Sirens and Seahorses". As promised, here it is:

This painting will be available for sale at the "Sirens and Seahorses" exhibition in Rochester NY. To learn more about the exhibition click HERE

Both of the two paintings that I submitted got accepted into the show, so you ask . . . What about the second one? Well, I'll show you that one tomorrow! :)

Stay tuned . . .

'Til then fellow art lovers! Take care and God bless!
-SamDoum

 P.S. : Please Enjoy These Previous Paintings

from my "Metal & Glass Series :

Day 22 of 30 in 30 : "Lemons, Glass, and Red Cloth"

"Lemons, Glass, and Red Cloth" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Today marks the twenty-second day of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I am super pleased and excited to present to you my twenty-second oil painting for the challenge titled "Lemons, Glass, and Red Cloth" !

"Lemons, Glass, and Red Cloth" is the twenty-second oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next 8 days, all of the subject matters for my paintings will consist of either metal or glass or both. To learn more about why I chose "Metal and Glass" as my theme for the challenge click here!

My goodness! These last few days have been tough!, haven't they?! This is the first 30 in 30 challenge that I've participated in where I've missed a couple days. In the past, with the other challenges, I had either been ahead of time or on schedule with my paintings, but recently, I've been missing a few days. It's been really hard trying to keep up: painting and posting every day! Pheeeeewww! I'm exhausted!

Oh-- Great news! I recently found out that two of my paintings got selected for a show at a local art gallery here in Rochester, NY! Yaaaaay! I'm so excited! The show is titled, "Sirens and Seahorses" as that is the theme for the show, and the two works that I submitted, which were accepted, are both paintings of whisical seahorses juxtaposed against a colorful abstract background. I'll show you one of the paintings tomorrow, in my next post.

Anyway, 'Til then fellow art lovers! Take care and God bless!
-SamDoum

 P.S. : Please Enjoy These Previous Paintings
from my "Metal & Glass Series :

Day 19, 20 & 21 of 30 in 30 : "Arabic Dallah and Persimmons", "Gold Colinder with Tomatoes", "Monkey Shoulder Glass with Marbles"

"Arabic Dallah and Persimmons" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $50+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

"Gold Collinder with Tomatoes" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $50+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

"Monkey Shoulder Glass with Marbles" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $50+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Today marks the twenty-first day of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I am super pleased and excited to present to you not only my twenty-first painting, but also my 19th and 20th paintings as well, as I did not post for days 19 and 20.

Why didn't I post? Well, it's a combination of reasons: between having a lack of energy, to do so, and also being too busy, to do so.

 What have I been busy doing? Well, running errands with my hubby . . . helping the girls with homework . . . household chores -- Cooking and cleaning . . . laundry . . . helping my mom with a yard sale . . . attending a birthday party . . .  attending church service . . . bible study . . . the list kinda goes on and on, but you get the idea. And by the time I did get some free time, I was to exhausted too use it. Last night I was so tired that I fell asleep at 6:00 p.m.! But I made up for it, today, as I got up at 4:30 a.m in order to get a head start on working on some of the paintings that I've missed painting during the last two days.

So here are three brand new paintings for you today!: "Arabic Dallah and Persimmons", "Gold Collinder with Tomatoes", & "Monkey Shoulder Glass with Marbles". These three paintings are the 19th, 20th, and 21st paintings in my Metal and Glass series. Over the next 9 days, all of the subject matters for my paintings will consist of either metal or glass or both. To learn more about why I chose "Metal and Glass" as my theme for the challenge click here!

I really enjoy all of the reflections in these paintings! I also love how the persimmons came out in the "Arabic Dallah & Persimmons" painting. The marbles in the "Monkey Shoulder Glass with Marbles" came out pretty nice too!  :)

Anyway, thanks so much for visiting my blog today! I really appreciate your haven taking the time to come check out and see what's happening on The Blog of SamDoum Art! It means so much to me. Please keep the comments coming. I really enjoy them and would love to know what you think.

Thanks so much again! Take care God bless!

'Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

P.S. : Please Enjoy These Previous Paintings 
from my "Metal & Glass Series :

Day 16,17, &18 of 30 in 30 : "Dandelions in Glass with Pear", "Red Apple & Teapot", & "Red Pepper on Fork"

"Dandelions in Glass with Pear" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

"Red Apple & Teapot" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

"Red Pepper on Fork" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Today marks the eighteenth day of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I am super pleased and excited to present to you not only my eighteenth painting to you, but also my 16th and 17th paintings as well, as I did not post for day 16 and 17.

Why didn't I post? Well, I was sooooooooooo tired! Yes, the last few days have been tough for me. I got over my cold for the most part, but afterwards, I found myself exhausted. The little bit of energy that I had, in the previous days, I have used to take care of (and spend time with) my family. Prioritizing, cooking and cleaning and helping my little ones with homework have to come first, so I used what little bit of energy that I had to take care of them, instead of paint, and when I wasn't taking care of them, I was resting, yes, sleeping! I don't know why I've been so tired, but, so far, today is a better day and I'm able to handle the day without taking a nap (or two).

Anyway, sorry for missing the last couple of days. I'll try to keep up with the rest of the challenge, and maybe I'll paint ahead, for when I have days such as the ones described, in order to have back ups.

I hope you enjoy Day 16, 17, 18's paintings! I painted all three of them today while my little ones were at school. But now, my fellow art lovers, it's time to tend to some chores. I've got laundry to do, dishes to do, dinner cooking to do, and when the little ones get home soon, they'll need help with their homework.

And so . . . Signing off!

"Take care God bless, and 'Til later fellow art lovers!

 P.S. : Please Enjoy These Previous Paintings
from my "Metal & Glass Series :