Saturday, August 27, 2011

Chalking in Dalkey

While chalking at the Chalk Festival in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland last weekend, I was approached by a woman who wanted to know if I could chalk a board for a restaurant in nearby Dalkey.  I said sure, that we had two days after the festival, and we were planning on going to Dalkey anyway.  We found the restaurant, the Dalkey Dispensary, which is a very nice tapas and wine restaurant, with 2 floors and lots of black walls.  They wanted us to chalk a large table upstairs, and three areas on the walls.  We quickly made some sketches and Mercedes and I got to work.  Craig took the train back to the hotel to get the rest of our chalks, since I had only brought enough for a small board. 






It took about 5 hours for the two of us to complete the table and walls.  Chalking in the dark was a bit of a challenge.  At one point, the restaurant was so busy, that we had a couple of tables of patrons eating nearby (Dinner and a Show!).  They are going to try spray coat it and we took pictures, but short of putting a glass top over it, it will probably be only temporary.  Jackie, the manager, wanted to use it on their website, but also wanted to use it as a table.  We also sampled some of their great tapas and wine while working.  Everything was great!

Friday, August 5, 2011

First Art Chalk Walk in Buffalo!

The quaint town of Buffalo, Wyoming held it's very first chalk event on August 3, 2011.  Artists, both young and old, came to town to create works of art on the sidewalk down Main Street for the first (and hopefully not last) time.
I started about 9 am on my area right outside the front door of the Chamber of Commerce.  They were very excited to have me there.  I worked all day, with a short break for lunch and a short rain sprinkle around 1pm.  Finished this piece around 7pm.  Size is 6' x 8', and the original art is by Terry Kelly Moyers.  I loved the cheerfulness and color of this piece, and everyone loved it too.  Weather was warm, people were great!  The event was put together by Marie Verger and the Buffalo Downtown Assoc., and they did a great job!


Buffalo Chamber of Commerce.

Deer in the am on Main Street.

Starting on Wednesday morning.


Finished piece at around 7pm.
Looking forward to coming back next year, and staying longer!  Click here to see video.