The good news is, I got promoted at my job and am officially full time. The bad news is, there's less time for drawing, painting, chalking, airbrushing, etc.!
BUT! I did manage to get the day off for the "What IF ... ?" Festival put on by Imagination Celebration. You might remember the butterfly chalk art I did last year? Well, I was flattered to be invited back this year, and was even given a "prime" spot! Woo hoo! The artists were actually sponsored this year, which means our chalk and lunches were provided at no cost to us, thanks to a generous donor! Yahoooooo!
Last year's theme was S.T.E.A.M.: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics. Since Imatination Celebration sponsors The Butterflies & Friends Project, I wanted to incorporate all the topics into a butterfly: for Science, I did a microscope body; for Technology, I did a computer-chip-shaped wing (bottom); for Engineering, I did a cog-shaped flower; for Art, I did a realistic Monarch wing (top); and for Math, I did a mathematical compass for the antennae and math symbols on the computer chip wing:
This year, we were encouraged to ask our own "What IF ... ?" question. Our only limitation was our imagination! Since I've been on an under-the-sea phase lately, I decided to ask "What IF ... we could swim with the fish?" I sketched out a woman underwater with some fish and showed up early on the morning of the festival with chalk and supplies in hand.
When I arrived at my 4'x6' spot, I was tickled to find my spot reserved by an Official Name Placard (I guess that means I'm a real artist?) taped on the wall of the courthouse on Cascade Ave. facing the Pikes Peak Center where the Festival took place: 
Nothing like an empty sidewalk as a blank canvas! In the top left corner of the photo below is this year's sketch, at the top center is last year's sketch, to the right of that is my portfolio and a picture of me in front of the ocean mural (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1349234376068.2052460.1387599568&l=e8e93edf04&type=1) I painted for Karen Linamen (www.karenlinamen.com). (sorry, Blogger isn't letting me do hyperlinks!!!)
After spreading out my sketch and reference photos, I sketched in the woman, reef stuff, and fish.
After coloring in the woman's hair:
After blending the chalk:
Her dress is purple, of course, but it looks blue in the pictures.
Working hard.
Finished the fish and coral, working on seaweed and other stuff.
Finished. Here's a close-up of the woman. And no, she's not Ariel, nor is she a mermaid!
Left side.
(sorry for the shadow, it's the lamppost)
Right side. 
Posing with my finished chalk art. Took about 6 hours, start to finish.
View from the top.
Fish details.
No, it's not Nemo. It's just a Clown Fish!
That's it for now. Thanks for looking!
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