Street Art

Every July there is a wonderful art fair here, with incredible artists from all across the country. ..painters, potters, photographers, jewelery makers, woodworkers, weavers... This guy is a chalk artist, and each year on the sidewalk in front of the art museum he does a different reproduction of a famous painting. Last year it was Raphael's two cherubs; this year he did Grant Woods' "American Gothic". It is fascinating to watch him work. He draws his outlines, and then referring to a photo, begins to fill it all in, coloring and blending, smudging and feathering.

And on the closed-off street right next to him, young artists try their hand at chalk art. So much fun!!