Leslie Saeta's 30 Day Painting Challenge: Day 1

Today is the big day! Day 1 of Leslie Saeta's  30 Day Painting Challenge is finally here! And as promised, I have a new painting!

Well, it's not actually a painting, as it's more like a drawing--drawn in ink. And it's a kaleidoscope drawing! These are so fun to do and they are really one of my favorite things to do! I love drawing them while I'm watching TV or listening to music. They are so relaxing to do and every time I do them, I create something completely new! Each one is something new--something completely different, and unique. I love the collision of the lines, colors, and shapes: all in one place, working together in order to create balance, order, and harmony!

And so, my fellow lovers of art, if you didn't know ahead of time, this is what one of my "Kaleidoscope Paintings" look like. In the next blog post, I'll tell you a little more about where they come from. I hope you enjoy!

-SamDoum

Kaleidoscope #1: 30 Day Painting Challenge
$50.00 , 6"x6", Ink on Illustration Board

Did you Know? . . .
Day 1: Kaleidoscope Fact #1: The word "kaleidoscope" is derived from the Ancient Greek καλός (kalos), meaning "beautiful", and "beauty".

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Thanks Everyone! :

Thanks Everyone! :

A huge thank you to all of those of you who came out last night for the unveiling of “Beauty in the Midst of Voices: part I.” And a gigantic thank you to my father: He bought three pieces! Thank you so much for your support. Aside from selling a few of my originals opening night, I was also able to sell a few prints, so things went pretty well!

We will be doing it all over again in February, as there will be a separate opening night then, one in which will be advertised in a better manner than this one, since there was no ad that went out in the paper for this one. Moreover, during the one in February , I hope to include some additional drawings.

A Simple Surprise:

A Simple Surprise:

Bought a simple surprise for the girls this afternoon: Three dry-erase writing tablets with matching markers from Family Dollar. And the girls love them! We like to use these boards to practice their spelling and writing. We had been using only one to teach the girls but since Family Dollar had them for so cheap ($2.99 a board), I decided that each should have their own, and they were a great hit tonight during our activity time, as the girls enjoyed writing out their names on them and practiced their reading skills, reviewing all the three letter words in the” –at”, “-et”, and “–it” families. We haven’t worked on their reading skills in a ‘lil while, but I was so impressed by their memories, Faith really remembered her words in the “-at,” “-et,” and “-it,” families. I’m so very proud of her. So very proud of all of them, actually!

The Finished Piece from Voting Day Unveiled

The Finished Piece from Voting Day Unveiled

Okay, so only two people have commented and voted on which composition that I should use as inspiration for my drawing this Sunday of December 4th, 2011. And since these two people selected entirely different images, I had to play the tie breaker and voted for “Image One” myself. But who knows: I may select “Image Three” for my composition some other time in the near future. So here’s the finished piece using somewhat of an artistic license through the use of plant life in my composition:

 

 "Us" (Pastel on Illustration Board)

(Inspiration for "Us" was taken from the Photo Above)

In other news, I just successfully framed my first piece for my exhibit “Beauty in the Midst of Voices,” Too excited! The finished piece looks great in its frame. You may come view this particular piece that I speak of in this particular paragraph (as well as others) at my exhibit “Beauty in the Midst of Voices,” at the Mental Health Association of Rochester, here in Rochester, New York during the months of January and February 2012. Opening night for “Beauty in the Midst of Voices” is January 6th, 2012 @ 6:00 p.m., So please come out to attend! I would love for you to join me during the viewing of some really terrific art work !!

That’s all for now blogpost friends. And stay tuned . . . I will be uploading some new art work onto my online gallery and store over at SamDoumArt.com in the next upcoming days! Enjoy!

Let the Voting Begin!

Let the Voting Begin!

Yay! I’m so excited! Tomorrow’s my drawing day!

I’m a busy mom of three beautiful girls so I only get one day out of the week to draw: and that’s on Sundays! My mom and my husband have been so kind as to watch the girls for me every Sunday so that I can get some drawing time in. But I don’t know what to draw! I‘ve narrowed it down to the three images below.

Would my blog readers please be kind enough as to vote on which photo I should use as inspiration to draw from? Please see the images that I have selected below.

After I’ve drawn the most voted selected image, I will post it right here on my blog! So keep following up with all of us here at SamDoumArt.com!

Let the voting begin!  And a huge thank you in advance for your votes! :

Image 1:

Image 2:

Image 3:

(Please vote under the comments section either on Facebook or under the comments section of this blog)

Nana's Love

Nana's Love

So here’s a little bit more about myself. I am a wife and the mother of three beautiful children: all girls including a set of twins.

Our daughters’ names are Miriam, Faith, and Sephora Doumnande. Sephora, or Sephie for short, our baby, is now three years old (she just had a birthday this past November 26th) and her sisters, who are four, will be five years old on March 29th 2012.

Miriam is the oldest of the twins. She was born into the world seven minutes before her sister Faith.  And Sephora is their little sister.

Now, I selected all three of my girls as models for the composition of the beautiful piece “Porch Trio” that was featured in my last post dated November 27th, 2011 which was titled “So, Where did I Leave Off.” And I have to tell you, the poem featured in that post rings truth! Those girls are always fighting over toys! –