chalk 2025, after day one

Superman was a successful picture this summer, and it was partially filmed in Cleveland the summer before. The lead actor was David Corenswet.

Some people thought Krypto was the star. Here is Perun with the chalkie.

I have gone to this a number of years, and have posted before [often i put links up to past posts, getting the idea no one clicks]. Well the the mastery of drawing, shading, and coloring varies. Some are great. Some are done by real youngsters, who often portray comic figures i do not know. Some people have messages to tell. "You are not alone" is empathetic, and life affirming.

There were a few promoting the Palestinian cause. Last year, a couple were covered up, by museum staff i presume. This one may fly under the radar. Watermelon has the colours of the Palestinian flag, Free Palestine.

Cleveland Art Museum borders Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland Institute of Music, and Case Western Reserve University. There are many foreign students. There are few Hindus in America overall. Here is the Hindu god Ganesha, and the symbol for Brahman, aum/om. Important mantras begin with OM.

In Arabic folklore there is this creature, Al-miraj. Sometimes the hare is yellow, and has a black horn.

Man in the moon, a study of white and gray shading. Every chalker buys a box of colored chalk, this person limited his palette.

There is always well drawn fish, and birds. There is always dogs, and cats. Few other mammals, but i like the Highland Cow. 

Snack time is important for your dog.

Now, a lot of current culture i do not recognise. I saw all the Star wars movies that made it to the picture show. I know there are Star Wars teevee series, and i have not watched one. I read, and here that Andor is pretty good. It is about rebels trying to survive the malevolent empire (sure fits with in the national scene).
Do not recognise this actor.

 

Another thing i noticed, and saw in notes was "6-7". It showed up a few times in drawings. I asked someone passing by, if they knew about it. They did not, but another fellow heard me, and told me, and sang it. He told me the name of the rapper, and it was his song. 

 

There are annual events, that i like to see again and again.  some events are repetitive year to year, but this one, every year there are new drawings, new artists, new current themes. We like to see this art, on the morning after.  We brought are house wolves, and we did not want to get in peoples' way. We were also freer to snap complete fotos.  These were taken to-day.  I would like to go, and see the drawings done to-day.  The immediate forecast is rain.  One year, many drawings were washed out. There is some rain now, while i am typing.