San Rafael’s Italian Street Painting Festival started in 1994. I participated for six years, 1995 to 2000, and often had my brother Ron and my dad Ron helping me. My dad last participated in 1998 at age 90. I hope I’m never persuaded to draw on pavement when (if) I’m that age, good grief! But he enjoyed it and it was wonderful to have his good humor, enthusiasm, and talent with us. My brother and I recreated one of our dad’s watercolors for the 2000 festival. Below are snaps from the 1998, 1999, and 2000 festivals.
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- “On the Beach,” 1908, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863–1923, Spain)
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- Street Painting Festival 1998, Dad at work.
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- Street Painting Festival 1998, Dad at work.
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- Street Painting Festival 1998, Dad at work.
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- Street Painting Festival 1998, Dad at work.
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- Street Painting Festival 1998, work in progress.
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- Street Painting Festival 1998, Ron and I at work.
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- Street Painting Festival 1998, final.
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- Street Painting Festival 1999, painting I recreated in chalk on pavement: “On the Plain” by Erik Werenskiold (1855–1938, Norwegian).
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- Street Painting Festival 1999, work in progress.
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- Street Painting Festival 1999, Ron at work.
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- Street Painting Festival 1999, almost finished.
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- Street Painting Festival 1999, Ron and I take a break.
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- Street Painting Festival 1999, finished painting.
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- Street Painting Festival 1999, posing with finished painting.
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- Street Painting Festival 1999.
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- Street Painting Festival 2000, “Festival Dancers,” original watercolor painting by my dad which I recreated in chalk on pavement.
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- Street Painting Festival 2000, Olivia and me at work.
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- Street Painting Festival 2000, work in progress, close-up.
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- Street Painting Festival 2000, Ron at work.
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- Street Painting Festival 2000, final.
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- Street Painting Festival 2000, final close-up.