I was very excited to win the "Best Portraiture/Figurative Award" at the Disney/FCAA Festival of the Masters street painting competition on November 12-14, 2010. I chose to reproduce a photo titled Natural History by Lithium Picnic that I found on DeviantArt. It was not only rich and gorgeous, but it also had a fall type theme. This event is an invitational for FCAA members, and does not allow 3D or cartoon works. The finished piece was about 6'x7' done directly on concrete with only chalk in about 19 hours (2 days). I experimented with using Eternity Chalks for the light colors, and really liked the way they covered the surface.
We started on Friday morning, and I was pretty much finished by 5pm on Saturday. Judging was moved up to 10am on Sunday, so everyone was doing last minute touchups. Luckily the weather was great and we didn't have to worry about rain. I was under an acorn tree that kept pelting us, but I was grateful for the shade.
I also received my Qualificato Certification from the Florida Chalk Artist Association (FCAA). There was one other who received the Qualificato (second level) and two who received the Semplice Certification (first level).
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