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 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 :

Day 15 of 30 in 30 : "Red Flowers in Glass Vases"

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

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

"Red Flowers in Glass Vases" is the fifteenth oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next 15 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!

Yaaaaaaaay! We are fifteen days into the challenge and that means halfway through! Hoooray! I had a couple set backs with my cold, but I'm feeling so much better now! Yaaay!

I like the simplicity of the composition of today's painting. The objects are minimal and so is the color scheme. I think this one would look great in anyone's bathroom. And, hey, if it doesn't sell, I just might put it in MY bathroom! :)

But hopefully it will sell. And if it does sell, I could always paint it over, again, for myself -- to put in my bathroom, of course! :)

Anyway, thanks so much for visting my blog today! And a huge thanks to those of you who have been following my blog throughout the entire challenge! Please continue to visit The Blog Of SamDoum Art! I hope to produce some pretty fantastic paintings in the days ahead! Or at least I'll try!

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

-SamDoum

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

Day 14 of 30 in 30 : "Silver Spoons with Strawberries"

"Silver Spoons with Strawberries" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

 

Today marks the fourteenth day of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I am super pleased and excited to present to you my fourteenth oil painting for the challenge titled "Silver Spoons with Strawberries" !

"Silver Spoons with Strawberries" is the fourteenth oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next 16 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'm posting this one, like yesterday, more later in the day than when I usually post. I've really had to push myself to paint today, as, as I said yesterday, I've been a little sick. I'm feeling somewhat better, though, and think that I should be fine by tomorrow. Unfortunately, however, while I was trying to recover from my cold, I got my daughter Faith sick, as she caught my cold too. I'm not sure if she'll be well enough to go to school tomorrow, but I'm seeing her in better health today, than she had experienced yesterday.

Anyway, this is today's painting for day 14! Almost halfway there! Pheeeeeeew! It's been a lot of hard work, but I'm hanging in there! :)

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

-SamDoum

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

Day 13 of 30 in 30 : "Lemons in Copper Bowl"

"Lemons in Copper Bowl" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting,  $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Today marks the thirteenth day of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I am super pleased and excited to present to you my thirteenth oil painting for the challenge titled "Lemons in Copper Bowl" !

"Lemons in Copper Bowl" is the thirteenth oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next 17 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'm posting this one a little more (well A LOT more) later in the day than when I usually post. That's because I've been battling a cold and have been feeling somewhat under the weather. I don't think it's the flu as I don't have a temperature, but last night I couldn't keep my dinner down.

Any way, Though I posted late, I do thank you for visiting my blog today! I'm not feeling too great but I'm hoping that I can keep up with the rest of the challenge anyway.

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

-SamDoum

 P.S. : Please Enjoy These Previous Paintings

from my "Metal & Glass Series :

Day 11 of 30 in 30 : "Glass Bottles on Wooden Table"

"Glass Bottles on Wooden Table" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10",
Original Painting, $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Hello all!

Today marks the eleventh day of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I am super pleased and excited to present to you my eleventh oil painting for the challenge titled "Glass Bottles on Wooden Table" !

"Glass Bottles on Wooden Table" is the eleventh oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next 19 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 the reflections, here, in this particular painting. And I especially love how a lot of the chocolate browns from the wooden table are picked up in the blueish-green glass bottles.

Now, . . . Hmmmmm, what will I will paint tomorrow?

I dunno! But if you wanna find out . . .

 . . . Stay tuned!

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

-SamDoum

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

Day 9 of 30 in 30 : "Cheese, Wine Glass, Strawberries & Grapes"

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

 

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

"Cheese, Wine Glass, Strawberries & Grapes" is the ninth oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next 21 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 painted this little painting yesterday afternoon while the girls were at school. I didn't get to finish it then, so I waited until my little girls bedtime, at 8:00 p.m., and then painted for about an hour more, in order to finish it.

Anyway, I really hope that you enjoy today's painting! Thanks so much for visiting!

That's all for now! 'Til later fellow art lovers! Take care and God bless!

-SamDoum

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

Day 8 of 30 in 30 : "Book, Vase, & Flowers"

"Book, Vase, & Flowers" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 8", Original Painting, $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Today marks the 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 eighth oil painting for the challenge titled "Book, Vase, & Flowers" !

"Book, Vase, & Flowers" is the eighth oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next 22 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!

So I've made it to week 2 of the Painting Challenge! It's been a lot of hard work, but it's also been a lot of fun! And I'm also brainstorming ideas about what my theme will be for my next 30 in 30! Any suggestions?

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

-SamDoum

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

Day 7 of 30 in 30 : "Strawberries in Silver Bowl with Glass"

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

Today marks the 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 seventh oil painting for the challenge titled "Strawberries in Silver Bowl with Glass!

"Strawberries in Silver Bowl with Glass" is the seventh oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next 23 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! It's amazing: Today completes the first week of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge. So far, I'm hanging in there and haven't missed a day! :)

The kids going back to school has really helped! I can get some painting time in when they are in school during the weekdays. And that has helped a lot!

But the girls like to paint too! Last night we were all up until 11:00 p.m. listening to music, dancing and painting in the basement of our new home! :)

They are really sweet, kind, smart, talented and beautiful girls and I feel so blessed to be their mommy! It truly is a blessing!

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

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

 

Day 6 of 30 in 30 : "Teapot, Orange & Glass"

"Teapot, Orange & Glass" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 8", Original Painting, SOLD 

 

Today marks the 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 sixth oil painting for the challenge titled "Teapot, Orange & Glass"!

"Teapot, Orange & Glass" is the sixth oil painting still life in my "Metal and Glass" series. Over the next 24 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 like really enjoy the deep, rich colors in this one and I hope that you enjoy them too!

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

Homemade Soup Anyone?

"Bowl of Fresh Veggies" Oil on Canvas, 8"x10", Original Painting , SOLD 

 

Today's painting was painted in the basement of our new home several weeks ago. It's a still life of a wooden bowl filled with lots of delicious veggies from onions to peppers. I'm feeling kind of hungry. Homemade soup anyone?

But oh my goodness! Have you any idea why I'm so super excited !? It's because Tomorrow  marks the first day of Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days painting challenge, which I am participating in! I've got my canvases ready. I've got my brushes ready. And I've also got my illustration board and pastels ready! So here we go . . . It's going to be an exciting 30 days and I hope to produce some pretty amazing artwork for the next 30 days!

So . . . stay tuned and keep visiting us here on the blog of SamDoum art. It's gonna be a blast!

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

My Liittle Secret

"Glass & Grapes" Oil on Canvas, 8"x10", Original Painting , $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Alright, so here's my other little secret: Starting September 1st, 2014, Leslie Saeta will be hosting another 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge and I will be participating in it, again! So come September 2014, I will be unveiling a completely, different, new painting every day for 30 days!

My theme, you say?

Well, the first time I did the challenge I did 30 "Kaleidoscopic Snowflakes" as my theme and then for my second challenge, my theme had been "Wildlife and Animals". But this new September's theme will be "Metal & Glass". For my next 30 in 30 challenge I will be studying reflections, and light, and everything that sparkles! I will also be studying shadows, and color.

I chose "Metal & Glass" as my theme, in order to help me grow in my skills as an artist. How can studying Metal and Glass strengthen my skills as an artist, you ask?

Well, you'll just have to wait until tomorrow's blog post in order to find out how.

Today's featured painting, displays not only grapes, but glass, and there will be a whole lot of more paintings like this one coming soon, so stay tuned!

Anyway, 'til later fellow art lovers!

The "Guess What" What

"Autumn Foliage" Oil on Canvas, 8"x10", Original Painting , $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

So you wanna know what my little secret is, right? Well as promised I'll tell you, now, in this post!

The "Guess What" What is that SamDoum Art, now has another website and we are pleased to announce it as 25DollarPaintings.com!

Now my work usually sells for $75 or above, but we here at SamDoum Art wanted to make buying original, great quality art affordable for everyone! So we decided to give birth to our new online Gallery and Store . . . 25DollarPaintings.com!

But wait! What happens to SamDoumArt,com?

Nothing! Absolutely nothing at all. We just have two great online stores, now, where you can purchase any SamDoum Art painting of your choice!

In fact, this painting above can also be found online at 25DollarPaintings.com, seeing as how it is on sale for only $25 and all. :)

There are only a couple of paintings added to 25DollarPaintings.com, however we will be added more soon over the next couple of days and weeks. :)

Well, one more thing to mention . . .

What's that you say? Well, I'll tell you . . . But you'll have to wait until my next blog post tomorrow.

So . . . Stay tuned!

Til Later fellow art lovers!

Oh my Goodness! Boooooooooooy!

"Unwrapped Orange" - $25.00 + $10.95 Shipping and Handling
Original, 8"x 10" Painting, Oil on Canvas

Oh my goodness! Booooooy, time really flies, when you are being blessed! So many new things have happened since I've last written on this blog. And yes, I've still been painting, but I decided to take a short break, from this blog, in order to enjoy our new home, my husband and our children.

You read correctly: yep, we just recently moved into a new home! : A large beautiful, gorgeous and spacious home, and it's ours to keep! Can't believe it! Prior to our recent move we had only been renting, but now we are new homeowners!

Everyday I wake up in our new home and it feels like a dream. I find myself thanking God every day, all day, for all of the blessings, and not just for our new home!

Perhaps the greatest blessing, however, is having the sanity, the non-tortured  peace of mind, to finally be able to enjoy my blessings. As many of you know I've struggled with both paranoid schizophrenia and depression in the past. I'm still schizophrenic, as there is no current cure for schizophrenia, but my symptoms have reduced tremendously. Though I still hear the voices, I am still able to function at a great capacity, as the voices no longer yell in my ears, issuing one threat after the other, with no relief as they had in the past. Yes, I still hear them, true, but now they are more like whispers. And August 2nd of this year marked the third year anniversary of my last  discharge from Strong Memorial Hospital, having experienced my last schizophrenic episode, there. So I've been blessed!

About the depression?: well yes, I still suffer from some depressed days, but for the most part I've been extremely happy, and most of this is due to my having peace of mind from the voices!

Today's painting was painted in my basement studio while we were still living at our old address. Over the next few days, I will be posting paintings from those times. However, these new paintings that I will post have never been seen online, well . . . Until now! So Stay tuned to see what painting I unveil tomorrow!

Until then, take care and God bless!

Til later fellow art lovers