Via Colori 2008

Yesterday we had the pleasure of experiencing Via Colori in downtown Houston. This is a street painting festival that benefits non-profits. It was amazing! Each artist is given a square (the sizes varied) to "paint" their design with chalk. There were no 3-D drawings like you see in those e-mail forwards but they were still beautiful!

The kids were hungry; so before we hit the festival we took a walk through downtown to look for a place to dine. Unfortunately the only thing we could find was a Burger King... so we ate there and enjoyed the scenery. We had lunch in a booth next to a homeless man who was apparently dining with a friend... though there was no one in the booth with him! Strangely enough he ordered two cheeseburgers and ate half of each- in exactly the same bite pattern- and then left them on the table. We decided maybe he left the other half of each burger for his invisible friend!
We watched some film makers work across the street. We aren't sure what they were filming but they sure took a LOT of takes! We also watched some street kids skateboard...until they were run off by the security guard. All in all it was an interesting lunch! I LOVE people watching!

Chris and Mateo started feeling ill at the festival so we cut the trip a little short and headed home. The kids were inspired by the art so we stopped by the art store and picked up some pastels so they could draw their own sidewalk masterpieces at home.
I forgot to charge my camera :( so here are a few shots that I took with my phone...

The Via Colori Art:


Via Barrera Art: