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The 2014 Italian Street Painting Festival in San Rafael, California

June 30th, 2014 by Karen 12 Comments

































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Did you ever draw on the sidewalk with chalk when you were a kid? I remember doing that a lot… Sometimes we’d use real chalk when we were lucky enough to have some, and sometimes we’d also use these white rocks we’d just find on the ground around the neighborhood.

Chalk rocks, we called them.

Yeah, I was never as good at street art as these folks here…

Behold the marvelous madonnari of Marin County!

Last weekend El Hub and I went to an Italian Street Painting festival in the town of San Rafael. Basically, the town closed off a section of street, and then a bunch of madonnari, which is Italian for “street painters,” created works of art right there on the asphalt with chalk.

All of the works were somehow themed around the 1940s, with some of them more lighthearted than others, but there were lots of different styles and subjects represented.

It was very cool watching the artists work, and I actually saw a couple things that reminded me of applying eyeshadow.

One girl cracked a big piece of chalk into smaller pieces she then sprinkled over a section of what looked like her subject’s leg, and then worked the smaller pieces together with her hands to create a wash of color.

Totally reminded me of messily applying liner on the lids and then smoothing it out with a buffing brush.

One of my favorite works was the one of Vivian Leigh from Gone With the Wind (there’s a pic down below). It almost looked like a photograph. The blues and greens in her eyes were so beautiful…

Oh, incidentally, while I was there I also had my first Rainbow Popsicle in about 20 years! 🙂

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So, what happened to the paintings after they were done? I’m not sure, but I spoke with someone later that day who said that they’re all just washed away…

They’re photographed extensively, and there’s a raffle and donations to raise money for different causes and charities, but yup. Pretty soon they’re gone.

The 2014 Italian Street Painting Festival in San Rafael, California / Originally published June 30th, 2014

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  1. Deanna says

    June 30th, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    Those chalk drawings are simply amazing! It’s really too bad that they get washed away. Wouldn’t it be great if streets were painted with images like those?

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    • Karen says

      June 30th, 2014 at 8:26 pm

      Hi Deanna,

      I would love that! And what if the streets were just decorated like that all the time until the rains washed the paintings away? 🙂

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  2. Jen says

    June 30th, 2014 at 8:40 pm

    I love the street art. Gorgeous. I also thought that popsicle you had looked delicious! 🙂

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  3. Carolyn @ The Makeup Writeup says

    June 30th, 2014 at 9:35 pm

    This brings back such great memories of seeing street artists create art in busy Italian plazas! These artists are so talented. I’m sad that I missed this as I also live in the Bay Area!
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  4. Kwmechelle says

    July 1st, 2014 at 5:00 am

    The art work was simply amazing! Some of them looked surreal! Thanks for sharing these. As a child, I used to draw really well but, sadly, I lost that skill after not cultivating it. I like to think of makeup as my medium!

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  5. Kim says

    July 1st, 2014 at 6:24 am

    It’s incredible what these artists can do with chalk – those are some stunning drawings. And what a beautiful day for it. Though, probably not for them. It’s no doubt pretty steamy on that pavement, hunched over for hours. Their hard work really is amazing! 🙂

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  6. Sylirael says

    July 1st, 2014 at 7:17 am

    Oh gosh, people are just so talented 🙂 It makes my heart happy to see thngs like that – especialy given that pavements are usually either boring grey, or covered in unspeakable things…
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  7. Kiss & Make-up says

    July 1st, 2014 at 9:06 am

    Oh wow, these are truly works of art! Too bad they’ll soon be washed away 🙁
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  8. Allison C says

    July 1st, 2014 at 12:48 pm

    Oh, thank you for sharing those gorgeous pastel drawings with us! I loved seeing them. Fortunately, photography can help preserve their beauty
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  9. Natalye says

    July 1st, 2014 at 3:53 pm

    these look so cool! I love all the different colors of chalk
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  10. Poo@beautyandmakeupmatters says

    July 1st, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    Phenomenal job done by the artists.. I wish i could be there and pick up a piece of chalk and start filling the sketches.. 🙂

    and your rainbow stick.. sluurrpp!! 😛
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  11. Jennifer Chaparro says

    July 15th, 2014 at 12:22 pm

    I am a street painter in Florida, and we are OK with the fact that the art washes away. We call it job security! It gives the work a specialness and immediacy, plus you can work really big and not have to worry about where to store the canvas. 😉

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