Almeria - Palm Oasis I

[moscatel]

I drove to Spain last year 2022 to paint pleinair. I was on the trip few months starting in spring but felt the heat of Seville in summer too. The first destination was Almeria.
Almeria is desert so I was lucky to find this palm oasis near where I stayed.
Oil on canvas, 31x27cm.

Some more onlocation views. I was able to see all that I painted in the painting from that little window in between the palms but also left some more sea visible in the painting.

Thank you for looking. C&C welcome.

 

[Enyaw]

Well done. That clump is like flowers, a lot of arrangements in a small area.

 

[Kyle Martin]

Nice work especially on the palm trees.
I too have painted on unstretched canvas while traveling abroad. It is much easier and lighter to transport.
I hope all is well,
Kyle

 

[moscatel]

Wayne, Kyle thank you!

Wayne, this area was pretty wild and messy so kind of difficult to paint, too.

Kyle, I find unstretched canvas so useful on the painting trips, usually.

 

[JStarr]

Lovely view- I can feel the heat in the lack of long-stretched shadows. Well done.

 

[joe1It]

Wonderful

 

[moscatel]

JStarr & Joe, thank you!

 

[Terri]

Beautiful shapes, shadows and textures! I love this!

 

[Bongo]

Very nice. The palm tree fronds especially -- and the sky.

How do you go about painting on unstretched canvas in the field? And how do you carry wet canvases?

 

[Jo Castillo]

I love this and the photos with the painting. Thanks for sharing. A special place.

 

[moscatel]

Terri, Bongo and Jo, thank you!

Bongo, lately I've been carrying wet canvases simply with c-clamp (the orange tool in the picture) in my hand. I can also use two same size panels and four thick pieces of cork (pieces need to be same size, if the facing panels are small then the cork pieces can be very thin) in each corner tightened by masking tape, not much mask. tape needed, only the corner areas. Now that I think of larger paintings could actually have even 6 pieces of cork but I never really used that many. If the painting and the facing panel are not large I can fit it in my back bag. This cork method sounds lot of work but not that much, it's quickly done.
I also try to remember to leave one or more corners unpainted so that I can carry it better when I don't use the cork system.

Painting on a piece of canvas: I attach piece of canvas with masking tape to a board and it's very paintable.

It was about a mile or little more to carry wet canvases from this oasis to home. Usually l don't go carrying that far.

 

[Donna T]

Those palm trees are exquisite! Gorgeous painting and such an exotic location!

 

[Enyaw]

this area was pretty wild and messy so kind of difficult to paint, too.

That is what I meant. So many different compositions in one place makes it difficult to maintain one’s original concept of composition.
Good that you could hold on to your ideal of what you wanted to say.

 

[Artyczar]

Wow! What a great capture. You did a wonderful job. Like magic!

 

[moscatel]

Donna, thank you!
Wayne,
Arty, thanks!

 

[moscatel]

Very nice. The palm tree fronds especially -- and the sky.

How do you go about painting on unstretched canvas in the field? And how do you carry wet canvases?

Here's with pictures explained the cork process:
1. cutting cork

2. cut half

3. set cork pieces to corners of a wet painting

4. put the counter part over

5. ready to add mask.tape

6.

7. to the corners

8. it doesn't move, it's tight packed. Ready to carry in a back bag.

Thanks for looking!

 

[Bongo]

I've done this but used these "self-adhesive soft close door bumpers" in place of cork https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S646BZN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But I don't understand how this would work with unstretched wet canvas.

 

[moscatel]

Wet canvas is attached well to a board with masking tape. The middle area of the canvas tends to move away from the board but if I cut cork thicker the wet canvas won't touch the counter part. I carry wet canvases home that way often. It works.

Thanks for the link. I never saw those before.

 

[Triduana]

That's a beautiful painting - I love your palms! It looks like an interesting place to visit. Thanks also for showing us how you transport your work.

 

[moscatel]

Thanks Triduana, this is a perfect place to get lost from the civilization. In the village there live 50 ppl but in summer months village is full. There are no cafeterias, but 3 super good restaurants where customers come from far away, all the way from Germany. The area is a natural park with volcanos. In the last photo in my original post in this thread there's one volcano.