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Delicate Touch (18)
cgrindahl
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1091 W: 421 N: 2037]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (6103) | This is the third photo posted from the Italian Street Painting Festival held in San Rafael, California last weekend. Dozens of artists were on their knees delicately applying colored chalk to create the most remarkable images. This photo was taken during the first day of the two-day event. The bright blue in the background is part of this design, though the artist is focusing at the moment on the woman's face.
Constructing these designs is quite an art in itself because as you move toward the edge of your design, you effectively lose touch with some parts of the square. Care must be taken to make certain that elements are completed in the right order. Moving across completed work can risk smearing the image.
I was told today by a person who visited the scene late Sunday when all the artists had completed their work that before the evening ended staff of the City of San Rafael washed the images off the pavement and then roughed the surface in preparation for traffic on Monday. Apparently after an early festival in which the images were left in place, a fire engine heading to an emergency slid across the slick chalk and damaged five parked cars. I don't know whether that story is an urban legend, but it is interesting nonetheless.
Enjoy this woman's delicate touch. There will be more to come. |
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