This weekend Madeline and I, and with our grandchildren and their family, went to a Street Painting Festival in Lake Worth, Florida. This is a street fair that has become an annual affair in Lake Worth (name of a city). Street Painting, using chalk – not paint – is said to be an Italian tradition dating back to the 1500’s. More recently, annual street fairs, featuring street painting have become popular in California.
The street painting festival here had both local artists and artists that participate in competitions from various parts of the country. Much of the street art is a copy of a well-known painting. Other presentations are copies from photographs, magazine covers, or about any picture that has caught the artist’s eye. I am told some of the street art is original art, but for the most part, it appeared to me most of the artists were working from some type of printed picture.
I have included a few samples of the street paintings that were being made during our visit. I am told this festival is unusual, in that spectators are allowed to go right up to the street painting, and not have to view it from the distance.
There was also a section set aside where children and aspiring artist could try their hand in making street art. There was also music, lots of food, and various form of entertainment to fill out the festival.
This is our last week in Southern Florida. Later in the week we will be moving. We are planning to visit the Space Center in Cape Canaveral next weekend, and then move on to Jacksonville to go to have annual medical checkups at the Mayo Clinic.
The street painting festival here had both local artists and artists that participate in competitions from various parts of the country. Much of the street art is a copy of a well-known painting. Other presentations are copies from photographs, magazine covers, or about any picture that has caught the artist’s eye. I am told some of the street art is original art, but for the most part, it appeared to me most of the artists were working from some type of printed picture.
I have included a few samples of the street paintings that were being made during our visit. I am told this festival is unusual, in that spectators are allowed to go right up to the street painting, and not have to view it from the distance.
There was also a section set aside where children and aspiring artist could try their hand in making street art. There was also music, lots of food, and various form of entertainment to fill out the festival.
This is our last week in Southern Florida. Later in the week we will be moving. We are planning to visit the Space Center in Cape Canaveral next weekend, and then move on to Jacksonville to go to have annual medical checkups at the Mayo Clinic.
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