by Déborah M G Cassolis

Artwork Description

Jamaal Amidst the Washingtonia fileferas

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Getting lost on a drive to Agua Calienté Park to do some photoshoots of palm trees in an oasis a rare view of a camel at someone’s property caught my attention. When I decided to paint this camel, I used some techniques to achieve special texture of the camel’s fur, it is a matted fur which challenged me. Three dozen Camels were brought into southern Arizona in 1857 to explore the area where Interstate 40 is now. Adding to the scene in the distance is a small plane and between up front a lizard admiring the fly in front of it. The palm trees are Washingtonia filifera which are similar to the Washingtonia robusta but bear fruit in a swirl type of pattern. The fence is that of adobe brick, which is common in the southern Arizona desert, it was truly fun to make this painting.

Artwork Details

Medium: Painting Oil

Genre: Realism