Day 30: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Landscape of River with Tree and Swing in Autumn" Pastel on Illustration Board, 12"x12", Original Painting FOR SALE: $95.00 + $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone! It's January 30, 2015 and today is Day 30 of my 30 Painting's in 30 Days Painting Challenge! Yay! We made it to the end of the challenge!

My theme for this 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge has been "Every and Anything" and over the past month I have been 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.)

I'm so proud of myself and of all of the artists who have participated in the Leslie Saeta painting challenge. It hasn't been easy, but we made it! Yaaaay! We did it!

Today's painting, which is my final painting for the challenge is a landscape of a river with a tree and swing in Autumn. I love all of the colorful fall foliage and the beautiful steep mountain in the background. I love that a rainbow of colors are used within this single composition. And I especially love how the green grasses pull you right into the painting in the foreground. This painting was a pleasure to paint, for me, as it was done using pastels, which are one of my favorite mediums to work with & hope you enjoy this pastel painting as much as I do!

So . . . that does it! Another 30 in 30 challenge completed!

I just wanted to thank all of those who have been following this blog and all of those who will continue to follow this blog beyond the challenge. Tomorrow, I will be posting a collage of all the finished paintings from this month's challenge. So stay tuned!

Until then, and 'til later fellow art lovers! Take care, and God bless!
-SamDoum

Day 29: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Garlic, Eggs in Silver Bowl, and Onion" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone! It's January 29, 2015 and today is Day 29 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 past few weeks I have been 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.)

This is a still life oil painting of Garlic, some Eggs in Silver Bowl, and an Onion.

I think that this one came out really nice. I don't know, but I think that I really enjoy painting garlic and onions. They're truly  quickly becoming two of my favorite things to paint. It's just so much fun painting them! :)

Anyway, I hope that you enjoy today's painting.

Tomorrow is Day 30! Yep, only one more day for the painting challenge! . . . Hooray! I'm super excited!

What will my last painting for the challenge be? Will it be another still life, a pet portrait, a person portrait, a landscape, a kaleidoscopic snowflake? Hmmmmm . . . You'll just have to wait and see!

I'll see you tomorrow for the last day of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! 'Til then, and 'til later fellow art lovers! Take care, and God bless!
-SamDoum

Day 28: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"White Onion, Red Onion, and Green Onion" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting SOLD

Hello everyone! It's January 28, 2015 and today is Day 28 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 2 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.)

This is a still life oil painting of a White Onion, Red Onion, & a Green Onion, and my husband loves it so much that he bought it, even before I finished painting it! :)

I had been painting in the basement along with my mom, as she had been working on an lily painting, and we were having so much fun, painting, laughing, listening to music and enjoying ourselves, and then my husband came downstairs laid eyes on the painting, said he wanted it and then bought it! Yay!

Truthfully, it's one of my favorites too, so I'm so happy that it won't leave our house. We get to hang it in our kitchen instead. And I can look at it anytime I want to with no worries of missing my painting.

Hmmm, I wonder if other artists go through that . . . seperation anxiety from their paintings, I mean. Sometimes it's hard to let go, especially as to where it concerns your best paintings. Luckily, however, I do take really good photographs of all my work, before I place them for sale, so I'll always have a "small peice" of my sold paintings when I look at their photos.

Anyway, I hope that you enjoy todays painting. Tomorrow is Day 29! And then after that, I will be posting only one more painting for this challenge! Yep, almost there . . . Hooray!

I'll see you tomorrow for Day 29! 'Til then, and 'til later fellow art lovers! Take care, and God bless!
-SamDoum

Day 27: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Sunflowers & a Daisy" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone! It's January 27, 2015 and today is Day 27 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 3 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.)

This is a still life oil painting of several sunflowers & a daisy. I love the restricted color palette most about this piece: the yellows, the browns, the whites, and the little hints of green on the leaves and stems of the flowers.

I see this piece as peaceful, calm, subtle, sunny, and soothing. It just creates that sort of mood in me when I look at it. It just gives me a "quiet" smile when I look at it. It makes me happy!

I hope it does the same for you! :)

Anyway, tomorrow is Day 28! And then after that, I will be posting only two more paintings for this challenge! Can you believe it? We are almost there . . . Yay!

I'll see you tomorrow for Day 28! 'Til then, and 'til later fellow art lovers! Take care, and God bless!
-SamDoum

Day 26: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Orange Marmalade in Glass Jars with Spoon and Dish Cloth" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10",
Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone! It's January 26, 2015 and today is Day 26 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 4 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.)

This is a still life oil painting of three jars of orange marmalade along with a wooden spoon and a red and white dish cloth.

Of all the jams, spreads, and jellies out there, orange marmalade has got to be my absolute favorite! I can remember eating it when I was a kid . . . my dad waking us up to breakfast on the weekends-- and I think it was one of his favorites also because he always served orange marmalade with the toast that he served with the rest of breakfast.

Now, my dad didn't cook that often, while I was growing up as a kid, but when he did, it was a real treat. My dad is an excellent cook and he made the best breakfasts! :)

And he's still an excellent cook. Just don't get to eat his cooking that often, but as I said, when I do, it's a real treat! :)

Anyway, I think I really like how this painting came out! The lighting that I used to paint it wasn't that great, but despite that, I think I was still able to capture a wide range of values in order to make those objects pop out into the foreground from the black background. Achieving this can be challenging when you don't have a strong light source to paint with, so I couldn't be more thrilled at how this one came out!

Just 3 more days to go in the challenge! Yay!!!!

Well, I'll see you tomorrow for Day 27! 'Til then, and 'til later fellow art lovers! Take care, and God bless!
-SamDoum

Day 11: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

 "Whole and Sliced Pomegranate," Oil on Canvas, 8"x10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + 
 $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone! It's January 11th, 2015 and today is Day 11 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 19 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 still life of two red pomegranates : whole and sliced.

I've been doing a lot of still lifes recently, but I've been thinking about switching gears and doing some more kaleidoscopic snowflakes.

So far in this challenge I've mostly done still lifes, but I want to mix things up a bit and do some different types of paintings: not just more kaleidoscopes, but perhaps, some landscapes and some portraits.

So tomorrow I'll post another kaleidoscopic painting, and maybe a few more after that, then  in the days ahead, I'll do some portraits of my three little girls and also some landscapes, I'm thinking.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy today's painting. I've never been a big fan of pomegranates, but they sure are pretty!

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

Recent Paintings from this 30 in 30 Challenge:

Day 8: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Glass Bowl with Red Tomatoes" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone! It's January 8th, 2015 and today is Day 8 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 22 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 glass bowl full of red, juicy, ripe tomatoes. I don't eat pork bacon, due to religious reasons, but I could definitely go for a turkey bacon BLT! Yummy! Only problem is that I'm on a strict diet and I can't have any bread . . . Oh . . . oh well . . . I'll get to have a cheat day at the end of this month in my dieting, so maybe then I'll get to have my BLT. Yummy and tempting to eat now, but I've already lost 5 pounds in less than a week and I don't want to ruin all my hard work! :)

Anyway, I hope you enjoy today's painting. I like this one a lot, especially how the black background really makes those red tomatoes "pop".

Tomorrow, for Day 9's 30 in 30, I will be unveiling another "Every and Anything"  painting. Until then, I hope to see you back on the Blog of SamDoum Art tomorrow!

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

Completed Paintings:
For this 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge:

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!

Why Metal & Glass?

"Jug with Squash" Oil on Canvas, 8"x10", Original Painting , $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Yesterday I mentioned that I will be studying metal and glass for the 30 in 30 Challenge, coming September 2014. And I also told you that I would be painting metal and glass because I wanted to strengthen my skills as an artist.

How can painting metal and glass strengthen my skills? Well, with nearly all metal and all glass objects, there are reflections, and these objects naturally pick up colors from around them.

Now, when we think of metals such as copper, bronze, or silver, you would think that an artist who is getting ready to paint these colors would only use hues of browns, gold, and greys. However, that's not how metals and glass work. Metal and glass pick up colors from the objects around them. For example if there is a silver teapot on the table resting beside a nearby red apple, the silver teapot would naturally pick up some of the red.

Why do I bring these things up?

Well because in order to see the red hues on that silver teapot created by the reflection, I have to look CLOSELY at what I'm painting, and IMPLEMENT what I am seeing. Sometimes, every once in a while, we artists need a lesson in looking. My studying glass and metal will make me look at the objects that I paint, a little more closer, thus creating a more beautiful painting.

On another note, today's painting is not of glass nor metal, but it is a still life two yellow squashes and a jug.

I painted this painting while living at our old home in Pittsford. I hope you enjoy!

'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!

Guess What?

"Beyond the Mountains" Oil on Canvas, 8"x10", Original Painting , $25+$10.95 Shipping & Handling

Hello all!

Yesterday I mentioned that I would be showing you some of the paintings that I have been painting over the summer, particularly, the ones from our old address. Well, as you can see above, I kept my promise. The painting above is a beautiful romantic scene, filled with blue and green mountains reflected upon a quiet river which can be seen just past the top of the trees.

I love the colors in this one, and I love the spec of yellow in the clouds, creating just a tiny hint of the sun peeking through, on a cloudy day.

I had such fun painting this one, as well, and I really think that I have to get back into doing landscapes. I used to do a lot of them when I was younger, and they were my favorite kind of painting to do at some point.

In other news . . . Guess what? 

What? Well, I'll tell you! Just not in today's blog post! :) :) :) :) HA HA HA he he he!

Sooooo. . . stay tuned to see tomorrows post if you wanna know what!

Until then, "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