Day 24: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Miriam's Portrait" Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x 10", Original Painting NOT FOR SALE

Hello everyone! It's January 24, 2015 and today is Day 24 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 6 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 pastel portrait of my little girl, Miriam, who is seven. She is the fraternal twin of my other daughter, Faith, whose portrait I posted yesterday.

I don't think that I'm quite satisfied with how my three little girls portraits have come out over the last few days. I think that I'll spend a little more time working on them and then when I am content, I plan to hang them in our living room, maybe. Or perhaps another room in the house? . . . Hmmm . . . Not sure which room they'd look best in, but I'll keep thinking about it :)

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

Day 23: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Faith's Portrait" Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x 10", Original Painting NOT FOR SALE

Hello everyone! It's January 23, 2015 and today is Day 23 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 7 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.)

Wow! Only a week more to go in this challenge! I'm determined not to miss any more days so I painted ahead, in case if things get too busy and I need a back up painting.

This is a pastel portrait of my little girl Faith, who is seven. She is the twin of my other daughter Miriam, whose portrait I will post tomorrow. They are fraternal twins so they look a little different from each other which means tomorrows painting will feature another little girl (my daughter) with different features than this one (my other daughter).

Switching gears, I just wanted to thank all of those who have been following this blog. And if you truly enjoy The Blog of SamDoum Art, why not share it with a friend on Facebook and/or subscribe to my mailing list in order to keep receiving blog post updates? Email Subscription allows you to stay connected with all the cool things that are happening here at SamDoum Art!  If you could share it with a friend via email or Facebook, I would really appreciate it. A big thank you in advance for those of you who will. :)

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

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Day 22: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Sephora's Portrait" Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x 10", Original Painting NOT FOR SALE

Hello everyone! It's January 22, 2015 and today is Day 22 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 8 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.)

Yep, it's true. As I wrote in yesterdays blog post, I've missed several days during this challenge but I'm back! And I'm mixing things up a bit in this challenge with a portrait of my youngest daughter Sephora.

This is my first people portrait in this January 2015 Challenge, so far. I'll be posting two more portraits of my daughters, Miriam and Faith, in the next couple of days.

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

Day 10: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Two Jugs, Flowers and a Lemon," Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone! It's January 10th, 2015 and today is Day 10 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 20 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.)

Oh my goodness! We are exactly one-third of the way there! We've already completed ten days in the challenge and now there is just 20 more to go! Phew! I hope that I can keep up. I'm hoping that I won't miss any days in this challenge, as I did with the last one.

Today's painting is a still life of two jugs, flowers and a lemon, done using pastels. I love the colors in this one: the browns, the green the yellows, the small "pops" of red from the flowers. I also like the composition, which I modified a bit from it's original photo reference.

Tomorrow, for Day 11'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!

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

Previous 30 in 30 Paintings . . .

Day 9: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Striped Kitty Cat" Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x 10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone! It's January 9th, 2015 and today is Day 9 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 21 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.)

I'm kind of a little later then usual posting today because, when I got up this morning, I was a little overwhelmed by all of the household chores I had to do, so I thought I'd tackle those first before painting and posting.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy today's painting. It's a pet portrait of a cute little kitty cat whose reference photo I found online.  This one was doneusing pastels instead of oil paint, as I often like to switch it up a bit.

Tomorrow, for Day 10'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!

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

Other 30 Paintings in 30 Days Paintings:
(from this Challenge):

Day 7: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Juicy Slice of Watermelon" Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x 10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone! It's January 7th, 2015 and today is Day 7 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 23 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.)

How about a nice, tasty, juicy slice of watermelon? Yum! The perfect summer time snack!

Too bad it doesn't grow year round here on the east coast. But I plan to plant some watermelon seeds in our backyard (amongst other fruits and vegetables) this upcoming summer 2015. It'll be a lot of fun to garden with my three little girls.

Winter's not even half way through and I'm already planning for summer. Kind of funny eh?

Well, as pretty as snow is, I still prefer the warmer months and I can't wait for winter to be over. It's been bitter cold out there the last few days. . .

Anyway, tomorrow, for Day 8's 30 in 30, I will be unveling 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

Day 6: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Three Green Pears" Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75 + $10.95 S&H

Hello everyone! It's January 6th, 2015 and today is Day 6 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 24 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 three green pears, done in pastels. I did a similar one, just like it for an art show at the Creative Wellness Center, Mental Health Association of Rochester, NY. You can see that one here:

"Three Pears" Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75 + $10.95 S&H

Both paintings were a lot of fun to do. I truly enjoy using pastels, and especially when drawing fruit!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy today's painting!

I'm going to be taking some photos of my three little girls over the next couple of days, so I think I'll be doing a couple of their portraits during the 30 in 30, soon, as well.

Tomorrow, for Day 7's 30 in 30, I will be unveiling another "Every and Anything"  painting. However, I'm not sure what it will be. But if you wanna know, stay tuned . . .

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

Day 5: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Abstract Geometric Kaleidoscopic Snowflake #1" Ink on Illustration Board, 6"x6", Original Painting FOR SALE: $25 + $6.95 S&H

Hello everyone! It's January 5th, 2015 and today is Day 5 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 25 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.)
 
Yesterday I mentioned that if you signed up for my twice monthly Newsletter, you would be entered into a drawing to win yesterday's painting (see HERE). And today, I am revealing the lucky winner!!!! Drum roll please . . .
Aaaaahem! Congratulations to . . . . . .DGCasey! Yaaaaay!

DGCasey, I will be contacting you via email in order to discuss the details about your brand new painting being shipped to you.

 

To everyone who participated, thanks so much! This was a lot of fun! Maybe I'll do another contest again, later on in the challenge: Who knows?

Anyway, today's painting is an abstract, geometric, hand drawn pen & ink "Kaleidoscopic Snowflake." This type of work is very similar to mandala art work. I enjoy doing these types of pen & ink drawings a lot. Quite relaxing!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Tomorrow, for Day 6's 30 in 30, I will be unveiling another "Every and Anything"  painting. Until then, stay tuned . . .

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

Day 4: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Bright Peaches in a Wooden Bowl on a White Table Cloth" Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x 10", Original Painting  
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Hello everyone! It's January 4th, 2015 and today is Day 4 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 26 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.)

I think today's painting, might be one of my favorites, I love the brightness of the colors of the peaches, and the crisp shadows, as well.

Do you like today's painting? Would you like to own it? For free, I mean?

Surprise! It could be yours! Just sign up to my mailing list below and you will be entered into a drawing to win it! I will be revealing the lucky winner tomorrow, so don't delay in signing up to our mailing list, if you already haven't.

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Tomorrow, for Day 5's 30 in 30, I will be unveiling another "Every and Anything"  painting but I don't know what it will be, yet. Hmmmm, I'm thinking about a Kaleidoscopic Snowflake . . .? Maybe . . . We'll see, stay tuned!

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

Day 3: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Black & White Puppy Dog" Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x 10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

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

But just look at Day 3's painting! : isn't this cute 'lil black and white puppy dog adorable? Makes you just want to jump into your computer screen, pick him up, and cuddle and hold him, doesn't it?

This particular painting, unlike my last two, was done using pastels. I enjoy oil painting, as well, but occasionally I like to switch it up a bit using different mediums. I simply just love the versatility of art! There are so many things in this life to paint and so many different ways to paint them!

Tomorrow, for Day 4's 30 in 30, I will be unveling another "Every and Anything"  painting and I have a bit of a surprise for you. But I can't tell you what . . . If you wanna know, stayed tuned and come back, here, to "The Blog of SamDoum Art" tomorrow!

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

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Red Roses in a Silver Vase

Original Painting: "Red Roses in a Silver Vase":
 8"x10"- Oil on Canvas,  $75+$6.95 S&H USD

Hello everyone! Look what's drying on the easel ! ! !

I have my new painting which was inspired from last week's "What Should I Paint Wednesday" for you today! After the voting on Facebook, last week, this still life of red roses in a silver vase won out.

Love the softness of this piece which kind of reminds me of pastel -- But it isn't. This piece: "Red Roses in a Silver Vase" was painted in oil paint! Fooled ya, didn't I?

I thought I'd switch things up from my usual pastels and decided to do an oil painting today! A rarity from me!  :)

I hope you enjoy!

Oh  --  And P.S. Please don't forget to vote on Facebook tomorrow in order to vote on what gets painted next week!

Til later, fellow art lovers!

-SamDoum

Garden: Rocks, Trees, and Grass

Original Painting: "Garden: Rocks, Trees, and Grass!":
 8"x10"- Pastel on Illustration Board,  $75+$6.95 S&H USD

Hello everyone! I have my new pastel painting which was inspired from last week's "What Should I Paint Wednesday" for you today! After the voting on Facebook, last week, this landscape scene won out.

Love this beautiful green and brown landscape garden with all of the earthy tones of greens and browns. Hope you Love it too!

Don't forget to vote on Facebook today in order to vote on what gets painted next week!

I hope you enjoy!

Til later, fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

Oh Nuts!

Original Painting: "Oh Nuts!":
 8"x10"- Pastel on Illustration Board,  $75+$6.95 S&H USD

It's Tuesday, and you know what that means! It's time for the big unveiling of my new pastel painting which was inspired from last week's "What Should I Paint Wednesday." After the voting on Facebook, this scoop of nuts won out.  How do you like them? I played around with the original composition a bit and changed it a little. I hope you enjoy!

Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

The Pipe, The Yellow Flower, and The Canister.

Original Painting: "The Pipe, The Yellow Flower, and The Canister.":
 8"x10"- Pastel on Illustration Board,  $75+$6.95 S&H USD

 

I must say, out of all of the still lifes that I've been painting recently, this particular pastel painting is one of my favorites! Love the earthy colors, the glistening reflections and the deep shadows. I'd say it's a very successful piece. Whad'ya think? Hope you like it as much as I do. Pretty cool how a few simple objects can make such a great painting. Love "The Pipe, The Yellow Flower, and The Canister." I hope that you do as well!

Thanks for taking the time out to read my blog. God bless you and enjoy!

'Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

The "Companion" Piece to Yesterday's Painting

Original Painting: "Water Jug & Watermelon":
 8"x10"- Pastel on Illustration Board,  $75.00+$6.95 S&H USD

It's Thursday morning and I have my new 6th painting in my still life collection series for you! For this one, I thought I'd have a little bit of fun and show you the still life progressions as I was painting this pastel piece. To see what I mean, just press "play" on the video below! :)

 

This particular piece is the "companion piece" of the one I posted yesterday which was titled "Watermelon on a Table."  Don't they look good together?

Alright, Well that's all from SamDoum Art for now. I hope you have a wonderful rest of the day!

'Til later fellow art lovers! Enjoy!

-SamDoum

Presenting "Watermelon on a Table"

Original Painting: "Watermelon on a Table": 8"x10"- 

 Pastel on Illustration Board,  $75+$6.95 S&H USD

Hello everyone!

Hope you're having a terrific Wednesday! Spring is already here, and though it's not quite as warm yet, as it should be, summer is on it's way! Yay! So let's celebrate the upcoming summer early, with a nice tasty piece of watermelon or two!  I've titled this one, "Watermelon on a Table." This is the 5th painting in my still life series. I hope you enjoy! 

Til later fellow art lovers! And God bless!

-SamDoum

Week 1's WSIPW (What Should I Paint Wednesday)

Original Painting: "Pair of Tomatoes":

 8"x10"- Pastel on Illustration Board,  $75+$6.95 S&H USD

Good afternoon! Hope your having a wonderful Tuesday!

Last week, on Wednesday, we started a new tradition here at  SamDoum Art called "What Should I Paint Wednesdays" and for the first " What Should I Paint Wednesday"   ( last week) I posted three photographs of still life's on FaceBook and asked for you to vote on which one you'd like for  me to paint with my pastels. Photograph number one was a photo of tomatoes, number two: strawberries, and number three: limes. I waited until the end of that day, 12 midnight before counting the results and the tomatoes won out. So here's my 4th pastel still life in my pastel still life series which is also your pastel painting pick for last week's "What Should I Paint Wednesday." I hope you enjoy!

'Til later fellow art lovers! God bless!
-SamDoum

Presenting "Apples & a Jar"

Original Painting: "Apples & a Jar":
 8"x10"- Pastel on Illustration Board,  $75+$6.95 S&H USD

Hello everyone!

Hope you're having a terrific Sunday!

Here is my the 3rd pastel painting in my Still life series. I have titled this one "Apples & a Jar."

I hope you enjoy! Til later fellow art lovers! God bless!
-SamDoum

Sneak Peak!

Original Painting: "A Tasty Slice of Cantaloupe":
 8"x10"- Pastel on Illustration Board,  $75 USD

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Here is the second pastel painting that I've painted in my new still life series: A nice tasty piece of cantaloupe!  I'm getting a 'lil hungry. How about you?   :)

I hope you enjoy!
-SamDoum

Onward with Still Lifes!

Original Painting: "Wine Glass, Grapes, and Flowers": 8"x10"
Pastel on Illustration Board $75 USD

As discussed in my last blog posts, I have a few children's book projects that I've been working on. But I wanted to take a break from discussing those projects, today, and instead wanted to discuss something new.

A few weeks ago, I realized that I hadn't done a still life painting in over ten years! Wow!

So I decided to take on new (well renewed anyway) terrain by getting back into the swing of things when it comes to still lifes.

So for the next month or more, I will be setting up my studio, arranging various objects in the best light, and painting from them. I will also use some images from a site called "Paint my photo" which allows artists to paint from photographers photos without any copyright worries. And then, I should, hopefully, have a new collection of still lifes to add to the SamDoumArt.com store!

So stay tuned to see what else I create! The painting above is the 1st in my still life series. This painting was painted in pastels, of course-- my most favorite medium to work with. I love how the dark background makes the objects (wine glass, grapes, and flowers) "pop" into the foreground. How do you like it?

I hope you enjoy!

Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum