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 6 of 30 in 30 Painting Challenge: Animals: Sip of Water

Original 8x10 Pastel Painting For Sale - "Sip of Water" : $50.00+ $6.95 Shipping and  Handling

Hello everyone! Just posting today's painting for the 30 in 30. This one was actually completed several weeks ago. I did about 10 paintings ahead of time before the challenge so that I would have something to post on days that I would be too busy to paint. Today is one of those type of days. I know, it's kinda cheating a 'lil but Leslie Saeta says that there are no rules: just have fun and post as often as you can.

Anyhoo, this is my painting. I loooooove how this one came out. I think that I was able to capture a lot of detail (which is not always so easy with pastel, since it is such a soft medium).

Well, that's all from SamDoum Art, take care, and God bless!
-SamDoum

Day 5 of 30 in 30 Painting Challenge: Animals: Wading in Water

Original 8x10 Pastel Painting For Sale - "Wading in Water" : $50.00+ $6.95 Shipping and  Handling

Hello fellow art lovers!

I'm just posting my finished  4th painting today for the Leslie Saeta 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge. I noticed that I had been posting a lot of feline animals, so I decided to switch things up a bit with this bird painting and the deer from yesterday. I hope you enjoy!

Til later fellow art lovers!

Take care and have a wonderful day!
-SamDoum