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).

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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

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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 1: 30 in 30: Every and Anything Series

"Bright Red Peppers with a Greenish Blue Cup/Bowl" Oil on Canvas, 8"x 10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

Well hello there! It's January 1st, 2015 and thus begins another 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! And I'm so super excited! But first off I'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! May you have many blessings and peace in this New Year 2015!

So far, this is my fourth challenge, and I usually do a theme when I do these challenges: In my first challenge, I did "Kaleidoscopic Snowflakes". In my second challenge, I did "Animals and Wildlife", and in my last challenge, I did "Still Lifes of Metal and Glass."

My theme for this 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge, however, will be "Every and Anything"

Over the next 30 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.)

Day 1's painting is a beautiful, colorful still life, featuring bright red peppers with a greenish blue cup/bowl. I really love the colors in this one and the brightness of the peppers. This painting would look great in anyone's kitchen!

Tomorrow, for Day 2's 30 in 30, I will be unveiling another "Every and Anything" painting, so stay tuned . . .

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

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30 in 30 Theme: Every and Anything

Hello everyone! Please take a look at these paintings . . .

"Close-up Cheetah" Pastel on Illustration Board, 8"x 10", Original Painting FOR SALE: $75.00 + $10.95 S&H

"Purple Flower with Shadow" Oil on Canvas, 12"x16", Original Painting FOR SALE: $95.00 + $10.95 S&H

"Two Pink Flowers in a White Vase" Oil on Canvas, 12"x16", Original Painting FOR SALE: $95.00 + $10.95 S&H

 

Today's painting's were painted sometime in September and November 2014, but have not been seen on this blog yet, so I thought I'd share them with you. They are all currently on display at the Creative Wellness Center in Rochester, NY, but are also still available for sale, if you're interested. Just clickon the "Buy Now" button(s),  follow the directions that follow,  and the painting(s) will be all yours!

Over the last few days, I've been trying to come up with a theme for the new 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge (which will be in January) with no success. I just can't narrow it down! I love to paint everything from still lifes to animal portraits, from landscapes to people portraits!

Soooooo . . . I was thinking . . . Why even pick a theme? Or better yet . . . Why not choose an "Every and Anything" theme instead?

Yep, in January 2015 I will be painting a little of everything and anything for the painting challenge. So be sure to stop by this blog everyday in January, starting with tomorrow, to be surprised by what new paintings I unveil!: I may paint some landscapes, some florals, some portraits, some still lifes . . . Who knows?! I'm open to any and everything!

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

The Painting Process: A Home in Pittford, NY

Hello everyone!

Leslie Saeta's 30 day painting challenge is over and after a much needed short break I'm back to painting and drawing. Yep, I'm back in the studio and I've been working on a series of drawings of some of my neighbors homes here in Pittsford, NY. Today's piece is a work in progress and it is a painting drawn in pastel. This is the photo that I am using for inspiration:

Photo of a home in Pittsford, NY

And here is a blocked out drawing/layout of the basic forms, lines, and shapes of my neighbor's home. Tomorrow, I will be blocking out the basic colors.

Sketch of my Neighbors Home (Unfinished)

I know that sometimes artists and non artists alike, like to see the creative process of an art piece. They wonder "how it is that you do what you do?": Well, I'll answer that question for you--that is, I will be taking you step by step in my creative process while I work on this particular piece. So stay tuned for my next blog post! Until then, 'til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

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