#DailyArtChallenge
I have been so busy with traditional media — all those chicken paintings as well as the theater backdrops— that I haven't done any digital art in a while. Today while I literally watch paint dry, I drew this Guadalupe Murrelet
Purchase here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/guadalupe-murrelet-sarah-sammis.html
#art #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #MastoArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge

"Coffee with the Muse" is finished. 16x20 acrylic on canvas. #art #MastoArt #2023AYearForArt #SelfPortrait #AcrylicPainting #DailyArtChallenge
'oleander bloom'
A bright microsection with abstract flowers and fields.

Today's piece; 'Aqua wavelengths'
Really wanted to capture the emotional rush of water sensations, not of drowning but of enjoyment.
🌊 💦 💙

Glass Cat - a digital painting of one of those cat shaped wine bottles. We have the red one which we sometimes use a vase.
Prints, mugs, puzzles, pillows, etc available here:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/glass-cat-sarah-sammis.html
#art #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #MastoArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge

Wanted to do something a bit different. Watercolor painting plus graphics tweaked. Love the colors. Plus the tiny bubbles feel dimensional.

Felt inspired by all the auroras, did a larger piece with multiple micro-sections. The spiral is of the energy in the night sky, plus the usual elements of nature.


'Durango skies'
Wanted to capture natural horizons and an overall view of multiple levels in a simple way.

I finished "Hen Party Gone Wild" by bedazzling the drunk ladies. I don't plan on bedazzling everything in the future, but this one called for it.
This piece will be on display and for sale at Snappy's Cafe in Hayward, California this October.
#artwork #chickens #ChickenArt #AcrylicPainting #MixedMedia #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge #MastoArt

Today's painting; 'Agora Garden'
I wanted to capture an immersive moss garden seascape feel with gentle but bright tones.
One New Year's Day while returning to my in-law's house in South Pasadena I stopped to photograph a purple daisy. I've since then gone back to that photo a bunch of times as artistic inspiration. Here is my latest version, a digital piece done in Procreate.
You can own prints, cards, mugs, phone cases, pillows, etc here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-purple-daisy-sarah-sammis.html
#art #DigitalArt #MastoArt #DailyArtChallenge #2023AYearForArt #flowers #purple
Here’s my latest digital piece in which I am exploring local to me birds.
This is a Marbled Murralet. Drawn in Procreate.
If you like it, you can own a print, a pillow, a mug, a puzzle, etc., here:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/marbled-murrelet-sarah-sammis.html
#art #MastoArt #waterfowl #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #DailyArtChallenge #2023AYearForArt
Here's a new digital piece.
Chartreuse
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/chartreuse-sarah-sammis.html
#caturday #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge #MastoArt
Next piece in my exploration of local birds, the Pigeon Guillemot.
#art #waterfowl #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge #MastoArt
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/pigeon-guillemot-sarah-sammis.html
Although my recent chicken paintings won't be for sale until October, you can buy prints, mugs, blankets, pillows, etc now.
https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/collections/chickens
#FineArt #ChickenArt #MastoArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge #art #chickens
New digital piece: Swiss Chocolates. It's a redraw of a piece I did originally with Copic markers in 2020.
Prints, pillows, bags, blankets, etc here:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/swiss-chocolates-sarah-sammis.html
#art #MastoArt #chocolate #DigitalArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
Today's piece, 'Bechamel'
I wanted to swirl a butterfly wing with ocean wave energy.
I paint during the day and I draw either when watching TV or just before bed. Here's my latest digital drawing, "Focus."
It's available for purchase as prints, cards, throw pillows, etc.
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/focus-sarah-sammis.html
#art #DigitalArt #chicken #ChickenArt #MastoArt #FediArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
If Chickens Were Psychopomps - 6x6 acrylic on canvas. This one will also be for sale at Snappy's Cafe in Hayward during the month of October.
#art #MastoArt #DigitalArt #DailyArtChallenge #AcrylicPainting #ChickenArt
Next in my exploration of birds near me, The Common Murre. Reference photo by Alan Schmierer.
Purchase prints, pillows, mugs, etc here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/common-murre-sarah-sammis.html
#art #MastoArt #FediArt #DigitalArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
For #catruday ... "Everywhere Cat" drawn in Procreate.
Buy her here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/everywhere-cat-sarah-sammis.html
#cats #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
Blue Punch Buggy is finished. It took me about nine hours total but was worth the effort. (I also had fun drawing it!)
Prints, mugs, yoga mats, pillows, etc available here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/blue-punch-buggy-sarah-sammis.html
#art #ClassicCars #DigitalArt #MastoArt #FediArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
Another digital cat for #caturday — "Enlightenment"
Buy her, wear her, drink your morning tea from a mug with her mug.
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/enlightenment-sarah-sammis.html
#art #DigitalArt #cats #MastoArt #FediArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
Here are two new paintings I've started. One is a 6x6 canvas. The other is 12x12.
#art #wip #AcrylicPainting #MastoArt #FediArt #DailyArtChallenge #chickens #ChickenArt
My exploration of local to me birds continues with this Clark's Grebe. The reference photo is by Sandra Uecker\USFWS.
Prints, etc. available here:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/clarks-grebe-sarah-sammis.html
#art #MastoArt #FediArt #bird #BirdArt #DigitalArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
Here's my latest digital piece: "Hippy Chic." The romantic drama was completely unintentional but now I want to know all about this potential romantic kerfuffle.
You can buy it here:
https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/hippy-chic-sarah-sammis.html
#art #MastoArt #FediArt #DigitalArt #ChickenArt #chicken #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
Rough day. I'm not even going to name this one.
No book review today as I was busy making art and finishing a mystery I was reading.
Here's my newest WIP. I'm calling it "Guild Members" because these self important roosters remind me a bit of a certain Rembrandt painting.
So far it's painted primarily in Payne's gray and gold pearl acrylic paint.
#wip #ChickenArt #AcrylicPainting #DailyArtChallenge #MastoArt #FediArt #art
The next bird in my artistic exploration of local birds is the Western Grebe.
Reference public domain photo by Robb Hannawacker, 2021.
Prints, etc. available here:
https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/western-grebe-sarah-sammis.html
#art #waterfowl #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge #MastoArt #FediArt
A sketch. "Calico Mog" done in Procreate on my iPad. #caturday #cats #art #MastoArt #FediArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
Available here: https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/calico-might-sarah-sammis.html
The Fates are finished. The 6x6 original acrylic painting as well as prints, pillows, etc. are available for purchase.
https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/the-fates-sarah-sammis.html
#FineArt #MastoArt #ChickenArt #FediArt #DailyArtChallenge #AcrylicPainting #chickens
New digital art. Meet Charlotte and Her Hen. Wouldn't they look lovely in your home or office?
https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/charlotte-and-her-hen-sarah-sammis.html
#art #MastoArt #DigitalArt #WallArt #Decor #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge #ChickenArt #chicken #print
I haven't posted new art in a while but I have been working on it. Here's one I finished after a week of work:
"Inner Worlds", a digital redraw of a piece I did just as the COVID lockdown had started in March 2020.
Available here: https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/inner-worlds-sarah-sammis.html
#art #MastoArt #redraw #FediArt #DigitalArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
Today's piece; 'firealloy'
I wanted to capture the active velocity of multiple elements.
I found some 6x6 canvas, left overs from a project I was working on before the COVID lockdowns.
Here are three progress shots of "The Fates."
#MastoArt #wip #AcrylicPainting #FediArt #ChickenArt #DailyArtChallenge #2023AYearForArt
My exploration of local to me birds continues. This is an Eared Grebe. Sketched in Procreate.
Public domain source photo by Tom Koerner/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Available as prints, mugs, throw pillows, etc:
https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/eared-grebe-sarah-sammis.html
#art #MastoArt #DigitalArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
For #SilentSunday, I'm sharing the early flowers of my plum tree. This was last Sunday. It has since pretty much finished blossoming and is now busy growing leaves.
New painting finished. "Clucker Fust." 12x12 acrylic on canvas.
Purchase the original or prints here:
https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/clucker-fust-sarah-sammis.html
If you're local to the Bay Area and are interested in purchasing the original, message me for a discount.
#art #ChickenArt #AcrylicPainting #MastoArt #FediArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
Today's piece. 'sandsipid road'
Just a basic soothing elemental. Many ways to interpret this one but I see a road being met & overtaken by nature.
Earlier I shared a photo of my cardigan stealing cat for #caturday. Now I'm sharing a drawing.
Meet "Inky." Wouldn't she look nice on your wall? On a throw pillow? Or holding your coffee or tea?
https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/inky-sarah-sammis.html
#cats #art #MastoArt #FediArt #WallArt #print #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
Today's piece. 'Navy Paravoid'
Kind of wanted to capture the waves.
They're Here!
And ready to hang on your wall. Sit on your couch. Hold your coffee...
https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/theyre-here-sarah-sammis.html
#FensterFreitag #ChickenArt #chicken #DigitalPainting #art #MastoArt #FediArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
I'm having fun drawing this ridiculously intricate chickens. Here's my latest which took about seven hours to draw: "Fowl's Moving Castle"
Prints, mugs, etc, available here: https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/fowls-moving-castle-sarah-sammis.html
#art #MastoArt #FediArt #puns #ChickenArt #DigitalArt #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge
Something simple for today. 'oleander dock'
I actually finished this piece in time for #WaterfallWednesday #art #DigitalPainting #ChickenArt #DailyArtChallenge
Purchase here: https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/the-ordeal-sarah-sammis.html
Look what I finished. Here's "Board Meeting." An acrylic painting revisit of "Quorum."
Original and prints, etc available:
https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/board-meeting-sarah-sammis.html
#art #MastoArt #ChickenArt #chicken #FediArt #BuyArtNotCandy #AcrylicPainting #DailyArtChallenge #2023AYearForArt
I worked another hour on "Board Meeting." I am slowly building up layers of paint to get the look I want. These new acrylics are luxurious.
#wip #AcrylicPainting #ChickenArt #MastoArt #FediArt #DailyArtChallenge #2023AYearForArt
New piece: Fraught!
This piece I love now that it's finished but it was a bear to paint. Took me about ten hours.
Purchase here: https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/fraught-sarah-sammis.html
#art #ChickenArt #chicken #DigitalPainting #DigitalArt #MastoArt #FediArt #BuyArtNotCandy #DailyArtChallenge
A new painting started. I'm calling this "Board Meeting" and it's an acrylic painting re-do of "Quorum" which I did in Procreate.
#wip #MastoArt #FediArt #ChickenArt #chicken #art #DailyArtChallenge
New digital piece: Good Morning!
Purchase here: https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/good-morning-sarah-sammis.html
#art #BuyArtNotCandy #ChickenArt #chicken #DailyArtChallenge #2023AYearForArt #MastoArt #FediArt
Sunset Waterfall painted in Procreate.
https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/sunset-waterfall-sarah-sammis.html
#WaterfallWednesday #ArtJanuaryCalendar #2023AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge #BuyArtNotCandy
New digital painting: Bush
Purchase here: https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/bush-sarah-sammis.html
#MastoArt #DigitalArt #ArtJanuaryCalendar #AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge #ChickenArt #Chicken
I've been busy with my role as the secretary for the board of directors of the Hayward Area Forum of the Arts (aka the Sun Gallery). So I haven't had time to draw or paint until tonight.
Here's my latest, Reflection of a Couple in a Teapot.
Purchase here: https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/reflection-of-a-couple-in-a-teapot-sarah-sammis.html
#art #ArtJanuaryCalendar #AYearForArt #DailyArtChallenge #MastoArt #DigitalArt
First art piece for 2023. Eggshells on a Rainbow. Painted in Procreate and inspired by the eggshells left behind after my husband made chopped liver last night. My youngest designed the plate the shells are sitting on.
Purchase prints, etc, here: https://sarah-sammis.pixels.com/featured/eggshells-on-a-rainbow-sarah-sammis.html
#DailyArtChallenge #art #MastoArt #AYearForArt #ArtJanuaryCalendar
Today’s #art: Golden Pony. This was inspired by my friend’s new “yellow pony”.
#DigitalArt #DailyArtChallenge #MastoArt #horses
Anyone know any good daily art challenges?