Terry Graham is deep in concentration as he works on his chalk art piece during Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest in Long Beach on Saturday.
By Kneepads strapped on and chalk sets at a ready, about 60 visual artists transformed Second Street’s typically grey sidewalks into vivid, living color.
Passersby watched lifelike portraits of B.B. King, Bjork and Clint Eastwood, among others, come to life before their eyes as artists squatted, hunched over and laid down to chalk up their canvases.
Justin Rudd and his Community Action Team put on the Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest, which is in its 12th year, as part of Long Beach Arts Month.
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- Terry Graham is deep in concentration as he works on his chalk art piece during Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest in Long Beach on Saturday.
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- An artist works on a portrait of Stevie Wonder during the Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest in Long Beach on Saturday.
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- A passerby takes in artwork during.
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- Randall Williams from Burbank works on his chalk art.
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- Arlou Somo puts the finishing touches on his chalk art piece.
