Starbucks Mermaid

I was so excited to try another chalk art after I did Imagination Celebration's "What IF?" Festival that when I got an unexpected day off, I headed to Starbucks at South Academy and Hancock to buy my normal Mocha Frappuccino Lite. I almost chickened out before I asked the barista, "You know how you have chalk for the kids to draw on the sidewalk outside? Well, I was wondering if you'd let an adult do some?" He looked perplexed, so I told him I was a professional artist and would like to do some chalk art outside. No charge. His face lit up and he said, "Sure!" I told him I had my own supplies, but would it be okay to borrow a bag of their coffee so I could do their mermaid? Again, the affirmative.

So, I went to my car, dragged out all my stuff, and set to work. I didn't realize I left my camera's battery at home, so I had to take pictures with my cell phone and sent them to Facebook as I worked. After I finished, I ran home to get the battery and shot these photos. I was gone 15 minutes and already someone had walked on the artwork. Oh well, that's to be expected with this kind of art.

Here are the finished photos. If you'd like to see them from the beginning on my Facebook page, click here.

Thanks for looking!


Starbuck's Anniversary Blend, Est. 1971, Spicy & Bold.

The drawing I worked off of was black outlines on a brown bag, so all the coloring is mine.