My weekend was full of art, baseball, corgis and antiques. I am highly caffeinated today to manage my sleepy eyes.
Yesterday after the Rockies won (and the top of my legs were seriously sunburned) my friend told me about the Denver Chalk Art Festival in Larimer Square. We headed over and took a walk around all the chalk art drawings. It is amazing what people can do with chalk, water and pavement. Oh, and rain? Not your friend at this festival. Most artists managed to freshen up their chalk art after a little rain shower on Saturday and some were still working away to finish their pieces late Sunday afternoon.
Here are some of my favorite pieces!
{KateyK Photography}
i love the blue fox!
Yes…these are awesome!
I do too! It looks amazing!
Those paintings are fantastic! I love the black and white city!
Creative and colourful! These chalk paintings put a smile back on my face.
great post.its same as rangoli in india.
Such talent !
Hey, I live here! I better go check this out.
Wow, this artwork is amazing!! Do you mind if I reblog your post to my blog? Credit goes to you of course! :)
I don’t mind at all– reblog away!
Thank you!! I will credit you to my blog! Your blog is so cool. :)
Amazing artwork! My favorite is the ballerina!
My sister works at Overland in Larimer Square. I will have to ask her about it!
Love your photo essay. Congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
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wauw!
Exquisite drawings, wish I witnessed it live.
Those photos are amazing!!! What an inspiration! thank you for sharing this! I hope you don’t mind but i shared it on my page!
omg…..
such an awesome art….
Really beautiful
Gemz, Gemz are truly outrageous, they are truly truly truly, outrageous.
Awesome! My sister in law is near Denver…these are beautiful.
Oh wowwww thats just amazing <3
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Amazing how detailed these are on such a unique medium!
Wow, that puts the chalk drawings my kids make me do on the driveway to shame. And to think I thought I was pretty good at stick people. Thanks for sharing such awesome talent! Congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
Thanks! It was fascinating to watch them draw, especially since the pavement has so many flaws in it.
Nice!
They are all awesome- I cant choose a favorite-
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This is an interesting art festival, credit goes to Katey for posting to her blog. This is a reblog, and wow I am loving these chalk artworks!
I used to do this for charity every year. It’s very hard on the back and knees.
My favorite art is street art. I loooove this idea. Congrats on getting Freshly Pressed. Keep up the good posts. – Taryn
The blue fox looks sick!
Great Photos – love the electric blue fox – thanks for sharing! Congrats on being FP!
I love going to chalk festivals. Was there a winner at this one? Thanks for sharing! http://www.segmation.wordpress.com.
There should be more of these festivals in other cities. Well, you may enjoy what we’re up to here in Seattle:
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Very cool. I love them all. Especially the black and white one.
What fun. Thanks for posting this. I love it.
Jamie Dedes
This is incredible – thanks for sharing!
Beautiful work! Temporary art, thanks for sharing and preserving the images!
Wow, I’m just blown away by their talent… Amazing.
my these are amazing!
I really love this kind of stuff. Very cool!
Love sidewalk chalk art ever since I was little and watch Mary Poppins & they jumped into the art! :)
I’ve never been to the mile-high city, but this post has made me want to add this event to my Bucket List. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, it’s just beautiful! Love it. Thank you for sharing the images ;)
That wolf is amazing! Who knew some people could create masterpieces out of chalk. :D
gah! that spike (from bebop) drawing is amazing!! funny how many commenters have not recognized that for what it is!
I LOVE chalk art festivals. There are some really amazing artists out there. I think I would have a hard time “leaving” my art behind.
You Matter! Smiles, Nancy
Although I live in Sydney Australia, my parents live in Denver. I’ll be sending your blog spot to my Mum :) Those artists are so clever! Great post.
That’s really amazing. I’ve never been to a chalk art festival, it looks inspiring!
I stopped by there as well. I knew I was seeing some bloggers!! haha. I loved the Scrabble board!
Amazing.
Great post! I love chalks and pastels. The Blue Wolf is my favorite!
looks like a great time! – gabriel roybal
wow~ awesome!
Amazzing. Like the black and white city.
Great
awesome…!
What a learned from your blog is I can link Pinterest. Ya never know what you are going to find out with clicking on WP. Thanks!
Amazing and mesmerizing!
Wow, nothing I ever drew on my parents driveway was even close to this! :D Amazing.
very cool, thanks for posting.
Awesome pictures! Fort Wayne, IN has similar program call a “Chalk Walk” during the annual 3 Rivers Festival in town.
The wolf looked three d and phenominal, great pics, sounds like something worth seeing
Wow, really inspirational! We write about these things as well! Nice to know we’re not the only ones doing this stuff :D Look forward to reading more of your posts!!!
Wow, those are amazing works! Kudos to the painter or whatever you call them… really brilliant and super genius. Thanks for sharing this experience with us through photos. Thumbs up! :)
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Truly amazing!
like the blue fox!
You had me at ‘Corgis’ on your about page – random, but funny, – great blog posts.
Wonderful works! I like the fox and Victoriana.
great
Oh wow! Interesting post. Nice photos, great chalk works! Deserving to be on the FP page.
that ballerina is beautiful! i love how such simple materials create such complex and inspriational images.
Beatiful picture…..inspirational. Nice blog.
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So cool! We had a similar event (was supposed to) but it got rained out here in southern Indiana. Thanks for sharing!
Some of these art works are just awe-inspiring, thanks for sharing them with us! :D
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This is absolutely Amazing!!!! I love chalk… omg someone drew spike from cowboy bebop!!! Thank you so much for posting these wonderful pictures!
The artists have to stand, kneel, squat, or sit on their canvases. So it’s more than a hands-on experience. Bravo!
thanks for posting this. Denver is very much on my radar as my husband has a job interview there next week! I’m showing this to my kids and presenting them with a box of sidewalk chalk the first day of summer vacation. Cograts!
wonderfull art
I LOVE MOST OF THEM
Gorgeous stuff. We just had one her in SB and it was beautiful, too. :) So Mary Poppins!
Wow they’re all so beautiful it’s hard to pick a favorite.
It’s incredible to see what some artists are capable of.
Katie
http://katieraspberry.wordpress.com/
Wow! Really incredible. Must’ve taken some of them hours!
Beautiful work it is a shame it will not last with weathering but it is a great idea.
So amazing!
Oh they are all so beautiful
i love any paint art
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These are so fantastic. Was it for display only or was a winner chosen? (Can’t imagine being the judge for this one)
Amazing art. What talent.
Bellingham, Washington had a chalk art festival, but it ended last year. I hope the organizers bring it back. Chalk art shows us how to live in the moment.
to realize that people have such power in their hands is truly amazing. keep it up guyz
Street art is like wildflowers. Congrats on fresh press, and for posting the photos.
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That would be amazing to attend! They look astonishing!
The way you paint the Fox is amazing.
The Fox looks as if he is standing
great art
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Glad I found this post! Great photos of amazing artwork.
Wow that is really neat! Some true talent there!
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I have seen so many pictures of this post show. Wish I had known!
This is what I call art! Absolutely amazing considering that your working on a flat surface that cannot be moved around like a canvas.
the fox rocks!
Those are so cool! I love the wolf piece!
OMG! so beautiful and cool <3 these artists are reallyy talented
Amazing art.
I was fortunate enough to be at The Denver Chalk Art Festival , I bought some lovely chalk.
Saw some chalk art while visiting Denver two years ago (I think!) Amazing talent!
So awesome……. i have no words.
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Thanks for capturing the incredible talents.
Great pics — I was there rooting on a team from Sheridan High School. Fun stuff…and lots of talent.
Spell AMAZING! Waa! Cool :O
Love chalk art festivals! The first one I had ever been to myself was just last year at Disney World. Super fun!
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cool! :D
Amazing the detail you can get with chalk!
My home town!! Yay for Denver and creativity :)
I LOVE This kind of art. Sometimes I see some of them in Cologne. Great!
Wow! Very beautifuL!
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My daughter’s team placed 2nd in 2012, and their team won the Student Choice and People’s Choice awards in last year’s competition. This is a great festival.
Is one of those Spike from Cowboy Bebop? Ha!
Yes it is!
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Wish I could had been there!
I missed it! I was there in Denver that weekend! I think that adults should partake in the joys of sidewalk chalk more often. Even if it’s just stick figures, flowers and balloons! Thanks so much for posting!
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Chalk art festival!? C’mooon!
Amazing, Fabulous !Great Post !
I was lucky enough to be in Denver and see this years ago. Incredible and happy it’s still a tradition!!!! Thanks so much for bringing back a great memory!
Lovely display of art! Ever seen the Fringe in Edmonton (Canada)?
we just had I Madinari, the chalk festival at the Santa Barbara Mission, every year we are so amazed at the art, such a talent.
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! totally amazing what people can do with chalk. reminds me of Bert on the movie, Mary Poppins.
i love that fox, too:)
That is some incredible work!!! Would have been awesome to see that in person!
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Familiar street sites in Denver, just down the road from here
Wow, gorgeous. Thanks for sharing these awesome pics!
That is pure genius, I totes have to reblog thanks Katey!!!!! ♥
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This Is Pure Genuis!!!!! Katey Gets All The Credit, ♥ Your Blogs Katey
So cool.
Well done Denver!
itz amaze….!!! nice capturing…
Now this is a event i wish i would have attended great post
Love the last one :)
Corgis! Antiques! Chalk Art! You love all things awesome. Fun times in Denver town.
Love that city, and your photos. Congrats on being freshly pressed.
We’re getting smarter every day, makes me proud that I am a part of the world.
Awesome! We had this in Berkeley last weekend, but this is 20x’s better!
those pictures are amazing! fantastic work specially the fox, wish i could have been there looks like a wonderful atmosphere! :)
Great! I never knew Chalk Art Festival even existed so I’m happy I found your blog!
Wow, the fox is beautiful!
Great photos. Thanks for sharing – I miss Denver and all it has to offer!
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I love chalk art. So cool. The blue fox is my favorite of the pictures. They’re all great though. Sounds like a fun experience.
Nice Photos!
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Holy COW!!!! I wish I were artistic :(
this is beautiful! i would love to hold something like this to my city. thanks for sharing <3
We need more of these events in the UK, creativity for creativity sake!!
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My two daughters are living in Denver…this is beauty close to my heart! Thanks!
I love how some people have taken something designed to keep kids entertained and turned it into an art form.Some of these creations are just amazing.I especially like the 3D chalk art.
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gorgeous chalk arts
Thank you so much for sharing this. These people are really talented. Connie
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I like the Fox and Spike Spiegel the best
Beats my pictures the kids and I would make. Some very interesting works here. I love the 3-D chalk artists especially. Were there any of these?.
Yes. There was a 3D section of the chalk art. The Cowboy Bebop was a 3D chalk art!
Wow, how beautiful, such talent! Who would have thought?
This is truly awesome!
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As a Denver resident, I wish I had known about this!
The pieces of art are really interesting and beautiful, also as a side note I love the way you set out the pictures (It looks really neat- *takes notes*). :)
Thanks!
Congrats on Freshly Pressed. I was sorry to miss the festival this year. Thanks for showing me some of the fun art!
Amazing Works…
Just want to share with you this article i stumpled upon…written my M. Servitillo….
Guhit Visual Arts Group: Redefining 3D Art the Filipino Way
June 1, 2012 is a memorable day for me. I was able to visit a museum which I could say one of a kind. I am referring to the Seri Fantasy World Trick Art Museum. The small gallery which occupies a majority portion of the amusement park located at the Manila Ocean Park is distinctive because it features artworks which are interactive. The audience does not only appreciate the artworks on their face value. The audience can in fact participate and interact with the work.
My attention was caught by a monument of Lapu-Lapu. Guides in the park called it anti-gravity art. The illusion is so simple yet so intelligently thought of. I was informed that the artworks were all done my Filipino artists belonging to the group called GUHIT VISUAL ARTS GROUP of Lakandayang Cultural Association Inc. In my opinion, this visual arts group redefined 3D Art for Filipinos particularly their choice of themes and subjects.
When I was given a chance to talk to one of the founders of the group and the Chairman of the Lakandayang Cultural Association Inc. Mr. Joseph Reylan Viray, he told me that the group started to curve a niche in the art scene as 3d artists when the group snatched the grand prize in the 1st 3d Art Painting Competition sponsored by Avida Corporation. Since then the group started to be featured in various media networks, newspapers, magazines and online publications. It was also the group’s victory that paved way to corporate clients wanting to commission the artists to do 3D art for various purposes including advertising, promotion, social advocacy, etc.
The GUHIT visual arts group is composed of award winning artists. Co-founders like Arnold Lalongisip, Neil Defeo and Aldrin Alarcon are grand prize winners of the Art Petron-a prestigious art/painting competition in the country. Other co-founders like Alfredo Martirez (Grand Prize winner of Isetan Bag Design Contest), Joel Chavez (Grand Prize winner of Magnolia Tumbler Design Contest), and JM Saycon (Grand Prize Winner of Biotechtoons contest) are also making names in art competitions. The group’s Consultant and adviser Mr. Viray is the erstwhile chief of the Visual Arts Office of the University Center for Culture and the Art, Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
For more information about Seri Fantasy World visit their website http://www.serifantasy.com. Guhit can be reached through their contact information 09175351923 and/or visit their fb fanpage to know
I always love creativity. It is the sample of an awesome creativity.
I never knew you could have so much fun with chalk
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that’s so cool!!
I really admire people who do this kind of art! Thanks for sharing their talent!
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Love the chalk art festival. We had one of our own in Santa Barbara,CA you should check out some of the photos on our blog. It is so amazing what some artists can do with chalk. We sponsored our own artist last year.
Awesome, we don’t see anything like that in Montana.
Wow – what beautiful and inspiring Energy there is in all of this!!
that is completely dope
chalk art is amazing! And it’s so exposed. Battling the weather for your artwork has to be insane. Have you ever seen it with seriously forced perspective? Talent.
So amazing! I’d love to be able to do that myself.
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Hmph. Why can’t I do that?!
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Wow, blue fox is amazing. Thanks for sharing this :)