Day 21: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Abstract Geometric Kaleidoscopic Snowflake 4" Ink on Illustration Board, 6"x 6", Original Painting FOR SALE: $25.00 + $6.95 S&H

Goodness! We are less then one third of the way there and I've already missed quite a few days during this Challenge!

I took some time off because I just needed a break. It's tough keeping up, but I'll try not to miss any more days! :)

Today's painting is another black and white Kaleidoscopic snowflake. I really like this one a lot. I think the pure black and white ones are my favorites.

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Alright! That's all for now from The Blog of SamDoum Art! Take care and God bless! 'Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

Day 13: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Abstract Geometric Kaleidoscopic Snowflake 3," Pen & Ink, 6"x6" Original Painting FOR SALE: $25.00 + $6.95 S&H

Hello everyone! It's January 13th, 2015 and today is Day 13 of my 30 Painting's in 30 Days Painting Challenge!

My theme for this 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge is "Every and Anything" and over the next 17 days I will be painting every and anything from landscapes, to pet portraits; from people portraits, to still lifes; and so forth! (To learn more about why I chose this theme click HERE.)

Today's painting is a pure black and white Kaleidoscopic Snowflake. I enjoyed drawing this one so much that I think I'll do a similar one just like it for tomorrow's post: Well, in black and white, I mean. The actual design will be a little different, however.

Actually I think for the next couple of days I'll do a whole series of black and white kaleidoscopic snowflakes. They'll all look really nice lined up on a wall together.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy today's painting!

That's all for now from the Blog of SamDoum Art. Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! Take care and God bless! 'Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

Day 12: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Kaleidoscopic Snowflake 2" - NOT FOR SALE

Phew! Almost didn't post today! I've been so tired lately so I slept all day until the girls came home from school. Then helped them with their homework,  fixed their dinner and got them in the shower. Will be putting them to bed in less than an hour.

Anyway, here is today's 12th painting for the 30 in 30. It's a kaleidoscopic snowflake. I plan to do some more tonight while the girls are sleeping and I'll be posting those soon during the next few days.

This one is not for sale, as I'll be doing a bunch of them to decorate the walls of our home. However, a few will still be for sale, just not this one.

That's all for now from the Blog of SamDoum Art! Take care and God bless!
-SamDoum

My Brand New Children's Picture Book!

"Snowflakes" Written and Illustrated by Samara Doumnande ($2.99 eBook & $11.59 paperback)

Hello everyone! And hope you're having a fantastic day. I sure am. And I've got great news!

So far I've done two of Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days painting challenges (and I hope to do a few more in the future!) It's always pretty cool for me to see what I can create and how much I can create in just such a short time frame! I always do a theme for the challenges and over time I come up with quite a few interesting collections. My first collection created were my Kaleidoscopic Snowflakes (You can learn more about them here) and my second collection was themed after animals and other kinds of wild-life.

Now, during one of the painting challenges, Joan Princing, a fellow artist and blogger, like me, suggested that I use my collections as illustrations in children's books. I just marveled at the idea and felt so inspired. Joan always comes with the best art ideas and is also a highly creative person, like me.  And then, I began to set to work writing and illustrating my second children's book. (Bible Tales was the first, [though Bible Tales does not have any illustrations]: You can find out more about Bible Tales here).

My new picture book, now available on Amazon in kindle and e-book formats, is titled "Snowflakes" and it teaches little ones how to count from 1 to 10. You can learn more about "Snowflakes" here.

I had a lot of fun creating it and I hope you and your little ones will love it too, should you purchase it. My kids sure do (even though they are older than the age group the book is meant for). They think it's so cool to have a mommy whose an artist as well as author. In the weeks ahead, my second eldest, one of the twins, Faith, will be bringing the book in to show her classmates. Pretty cool!

Anyway, that's all for now from SamDoum Art!

Take care and God bless!

'Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum