Last weekend I had the pleasure of taking part in the 2nd Edition of the “Calles en Flor” 2025 Quick Painting Contest, held in Cañete de las Torres (Córdoba), where I received an Honourable Mention for my work “Azul Marino”, a 100×100 cm oil painting inspired by the town’s castle.
It was an intense day of open-air painting, where lights and the surroundings shaped my creative process. Quick painting sessions always lead me to discover unexpected, lively and spontaneous brushstrokes. And that direct connection with the space, and the challenge of creating the painting in just a few hours, is an artistic experience that enriches me every time and pushes me to keep exploring colours and shapes.
To relate to the festival’s floral universe, I chose to use a deep and vibrant blue, as the marine theme selected for “Calles en Flor” 2025. It is, in fact, a unique blue, created from a mix of pigments I personally purchased in Morocco, in Chefchaouen — the Blue City — and it is the very same blue of the Huerto Francés traditional flower pots, a characteristic corner of Cañete de las Torres.
The news has been covered by local newspapers such as El Debate and Cordópolis, which delights and encourages me to keep sharing my art with more people. I'm grateful to the Cañete de las Torres Town hall and the Fundación Caja Rural for making this live painting competition possible and for supporting artistic creation.
I'll show you the masterpiece I created in such little time:
Azul Marino, Oil Painting on Canva, 100X100cm, Sofia Candeo (Art SyamHope)
“Azul Marino” is available for anyone who wishes to adopt an original and award-winning artwork for their art collection. For more information and booking:
