Leslie Saeta's 30 Day Painting Challenge: SamDoum's Day 6

It's Day 6 of Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, and it's Valentines Day! (Well, at least in the world of SamDoum Art anyway) as I have my new sixth painting for you today!

Now, what's today's color scheme?- Why, pinks, reds, purples and the color black of course -- just for fun!

What day is it tomorrow? Perhaps it will be Thanksgiving or Independence Day. We'll just have to see . . .

I like this one a lot. It's perfect for a little girls room.  I'm thinking I'll make more of these and frame them and put them in my three little girls rooms. They love these kaleidoscope paintings a lot. In fact, they keep calling them "snowflakes", which is funny because that's partially where I draw my inspiration from when I draw them.

I restricted my color palette for this particular kaleidoscope painting on purpose so that all of the colors would represent Valentine's Day. And tomorrow I'll restrict my color palette again in order to represent a new holiday.

Until then, I hope you enjoy! 'Til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

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

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Did you Know? . . .

Day 6 : Kaleidoscope Fact #6: The first real exhibition of kaleidoscopes featured as an art form took place in 1980.

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Leslie Saeta's 30 Day Painting Challenge: SamDoum's Day 5

It's Day 5 of Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, and I have my new fifth painting for you today!

Now, as discussed in my last blog post, I promised I'd mention some other sources of inspiration  for my Kaleidoscope Paintings and here they are: Pinwheels and snowflakes. Remember those? -- Those cut out snowflakes that you made in elementary school and those paper pinwheels on a wooden stick that you would blow on to make them move? Brings back a lot of memories doesn't it? My siblings and I had a lot of fun when we were kids, playing with these simple toys, especially the pinwheels. We really enjoyed ourselves with them. The funny thing, though, is that I haven't seen one of those pinwheels in years. Perhaps I should look for some for my three little girls to play with. I'm sure they'd love them.

Anyway, yep, so that just about wraps up my sources of inspiration for my Kaleidoscope drawings.

The one below kind of reminds me of X-mas (with all the greens and all the reds), which kind of gives me an idea: In my next blog post, tomorrow, it's Valentines Day! -- well, at least in the world of SamDoum Art! Enjoy and 'til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

Kaleidoscope #5: 30 Day Painting Challenge: Day5
$50.00 , 6"x6", Ink on Illustration Board

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Day5 : Kaleidoscope Fact #5: In David Brewster's (the guy who created the kaleidoscope) Treatise on the Kaleidoscope, Brewster calculated that 24 fragments of glass in a kaleidoscopes object box could create  more than 1.4x1033 views.

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Leslie Saeta's 30 Day Painting Challenge: SamDoum's Day 4

It's Day 4 of Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, and I have my new fourth painting for you today!

Now, as discussed in my last blog post, I promised I'd mention another source of inspiration  for my Kaleidoscope Paintings and here it is: Aside from Islamic art and architecture, another inspirational source that I draw from are mandalas.

What are mandalas you ask? Well, a mandala is a spiritual symbol  in Hinduism and Buddhism which has radial balance, just like my kaleidoscope drawings. Here are some examples of mandalas below:

In my next blog post, I'll discuss some more artistic sources that I pull from for inspiration while drawing my kaleidoscope drawings. For now, please enjoy Day 4's painting for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! Enjoy and 'til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

Kaleidoscope #4: 30 Day Painting Challenge: Day 4
$50.00 , 6"x6", Ink on Illustration Board

 

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Day4 : Kaleidoscope Fact #4: The world's largest kaleidoscope is in Mt. Tremper, NY and stands 64 ft. tall.

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Leslie Saeta's 30 Day Painting Challenge: SamDoum's Day 3

It's Day 3 of Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, and I have my new third painting for you today!

Now, as discussed in my last blog post, I promised I'd tell you a little more about where I draw my inspiration from when I draw these kaleidoscope paintings.

Perhaps the greatest inspirational source that I draw from is Islamic art and architecture. As some may know Islam law (for some) forbids animal and human imagery. Thus a lot of Islamic architects, artists, and designers rely heavily on shapes, lines, colors, and geometric forms.

I've been very fortunate to study art history (inclusive of Islamic art history) in both high school as well as in college. My professors would present images on a slide projector, images taken by camera from all places around the globe. And as to where Islamic art is concerned: well, I fell in love with it. The works of Islamic artists are so detailed, elaborate, intricate, ornate, and elegant. Islamic art is beautiful, meticulous, and particular.
Just look at some of these designs below:

Interior of a mosque in Erdine Turkey

Mirab with mosaic tile from Iran

Like Islamic artists and designers, I rely heavily with geometric forms and shapes when I draw my Kaleidoscope paintings. But there are other sources that I draw from as well when I do my kaleidoscope paintings. In my next blog post, I'll mention another source of my inspiration  for my Kaleidoscope Paintings. For now, please enjoy Day 3's painting for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting Challenge! Enjoy and 'til later fellow art lovers!
-SamDoum

Kaleidoscope #3: 30 Day Painting Challenge: Day3
$50.00 , 6"x6", Ink on Illustration Board

Did you Know? . . .

Day 3: Kaleidoscope Fact #3: Kaleidoscopes function based upon multiple reflection of usually 3 mirrors placed side by side at an angle of 60 degrees each.

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Leslie Saeta's 30 Day Painting Challenge: SamDoum's Day 2

It's Day 2 of Leslie Saeta's 30 painting in 30 days painting challenge and I have my new second painting for you today! This one is pretty cool. I love the greens, reds, and blues.

Now, as discussed in my last blog post, I promised to tell you a little more about where the come from:

Where did they come from? Well, it all started out when I was working as a sales representative, taking inbound calls at a well known company here in Rochester, NY. Sometimes, and especially on Sundays, calls were slow and I would get really bored. And so, if I wasn't reading my Bible on slow days (I did this a lot--It's the greatest book of all time in my opinion), I would just sit at my desk and doodle a little. And over time these drawings became known as "Kaleidoscope" drawings.

Occasionally, someone would come up to my desk and comment on how beautiful the drawings were. And one person even said I should think about selling them. But at that phase of my life I didn't take being an artist seriously, as I only drew and painted as a hobby, for fun.

But now that I have SamDoum Art, well, I'm selling them! (Smiles).

In my next blog post, I'll tell you a little more about where I draw my inspiration from for my so called "Kaleidoscope Paintings." I hope you enjoy!

Kind Regards,
-SamDoum

Kaleidoscope #2: 30 Day Painting Challenge: Day 2
$50.00 , 6"x6", Ink on Illustration Board

Did you Know? . . .

Day 2: Kaleidoscope Fact #2: The word "kaleidoscope" was coined in 1817 by the Scottish inventor  Sir David Brewster

 
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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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Leslie Saeta's 30 Day Painting Challenge

Oh my gosh! Summer is almost over.The fall is almost here, and in a few days, the kids will be going back to school and the last time that I wrote on this blog was almost a year ago to today's date! Crazy! I've been so busy taking care of my three girls and spending time with family that I've neglected my art business. But I'm back, and thanks to Leslie Saeta's 30 day painting challenge, I plan to post, hopefully, everyday for the next thirty days on this blog. I'm hoping Leslie's challenge will help me to get back into the swing of things, back in the studio painting, back to blogging, and back to marketing my art career on social media sites like twitter, and facebook.

So, who is Leslie Saeta, and what exactly is her 30 day painting challenge? Well, not only is Leslie Saeta a great palette knife painter, but she also hosts a podcast that I listen to frequently by the name of "Artists Helping Artists." You can find her podcast on iTunes for free They are really fantastic because these podcasts that Leslie hosts provide free and valuable information for artists on how to sell their art and market it .

I was introduced to the podcast, Artists Helping Artists, by my dad almost two years ago, and after listening to only a few podcasts, I was inspired to start my own art business, and that is how SamDoum Art was born.

Now about that thirty day challenge: Leslie is encouraging artists everywhere to join her in her challenge of painting thirty paintings in 30 days in the month of September. And so, when I at first heard the particular podcast episode where she introduced the challenge, I thought to myself, I have to do it! I could not think of a better way to get back into the swing of things, and to start taking my art career more seriously. Blogging is part of the "Big Three" if you will, as every artist needs a website, a newsletter, and a blog, if they want to sell art: And I learned this from Leslie Saeta.

And so, in the month of September, I will be unveiling a new painting on this blog everyday, for thirty days. So be sure to check back regularly. My theme for the month of September is "Kaleidoscopes in Ink." What are Kaleidoscopes in ink? Well, you'll have to check back at my blog, here on the Blog of SamDoum Art, to see them.

Until Later, Blogspot friends!

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