Chalk Drawing

This was done for the annual Street Painting Competition in Troy, NY on the weekend of June 18th. It was done only with sidewalk chalk (like what kids draw with) and hunks of charcoal. I think it turned out pretty well. I paid homage to one of my favorite artists, Brandon Boyd of Incubus.

Chalk It Up

I recently returned from my journey to Troy, NY to compete in their 6th Annual River Street Festival street painting contest. It was pretty much smack dab in the middle of Downtown Troy, at Monument Square. There were a lot of really talented artists there, and I was glad to participate... I didn't win anything, but maybe next year! My favorite part was hearing little kids say, "Mom, look! That's from 'UP'!!!" Which, of course, made me feel good in that at least it was recognizable. A lot of teenagers and adults also commented on how much they liked the movie and my drawing. The sidewalk chalking was a lot of fun, though I didn't have a whole lot of time to walk around and enjoy the rest of the festival...but I did see some of the musical performance by the lead singer of The Spin Doctors, and checked out the sidewalk arts & crafts stalls, which impressed me. Maybe someday I will have enough money to support local artists and buy their stuff--I wish I could right now! lol. :-)

To the left, I've posted a picture of my mural by itself, and then one with the mural that some girls drew next to it. They chose to do a scene from the book, "Where the Wild Things Are."

I hope to do something like this again very soon, it was quite an experience and a LOT of fun! :-)