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“Thousands of spectators lined Lake and Lucerne avenues throughout the day Sunday as the festival of chalk-drawn artwork on the roadways wrapped up. MaryAnne Webber, coordinator for the festival since 1995 through her nonprofit, Street Painting Festival Inc., said that 657 artists in teams of two to four drew 254 chalk drawings on the pavement this year”.


Nicole Kristine Flaig of Boca Raton participates in her ninth Lake Worth Street Painting Festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Nicole Kristine Flaig of Boca Raton participates in her ninth Lake Worth Street Painting Festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




Mike O'Keefe of Lake Worth works on a Salvador Dali self-portrait at the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Mike O'Keefe of Lake Worth works on a Salvador Dali self-portrait at the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




The beginnings of a Smurf-themed chalk drawing takes shape on Saturday. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

The beginnings of a Smurf-themed chalk drawing takes shape on Saturday. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




South Tech Academy students Debra Brautigam, Erica Boswell, Kiara Rivera and Nicole Eaton, all of Boynton Beach, prepare to cover their work “Angry Owl” with a plastic sheet to protect it from the rain. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

South Tech Academy students Debra Brautigam, Erica Boswell, Kiara Rivera and Nicole Eaton, all of Boynton Beach, prepare to cover their work “Angry Owl” with a plastic sheet to protect it from the rain. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




A section of downtown Lake Worth street was dedicated to children so they could practice their street painting technique. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

A section of downtown Lake Worth street was dedicated to children so they could practice their street painting technique. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




Debbie Faloon poses while her friend Suzan Barros takes a cellphone photo. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Debbie Faloon poses while her friend Suzan Barros takes a cellphone photo. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




Hundreds of sentiments were scribbled on a “Before I die...” chalkboard at the festival on Saturday. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Hundreds of sentiments were scribbled on a “Before I die...” chalkboard at the festival on Saturday. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




Thousands attendthe 2013 Lake Worth Street Painting festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Thousands attendthe 2013 Lake Worth Street Painting festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




Ken Mullen of West Palm Beach works on a painting of The Beatles on Abbey Road. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Ken Mullen of West Palm Beach works on a painting of The Beatles on Abbey Road. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




Kaiden Buscemi of Lake Worth sits amid paintings by Palm Beach Maritime Academy students on Saturday. She and other children painted not only the street but themselves during the festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Kaiden Buscemi of Lake Worth sits amid paintings by Palm Beach Maritime Academy students on Saturday. She and other children painted not only the street but themselves during the festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




A section of downtown Lake Worth street was dedicated to children so they could practice their street painting technique on Saturday. Chalk was available at no charge at the festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

A section of downtown Lake Worth street was dedicated to children so they could practice their street painting technique on Saturday. Chalk was available at no charge at the festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




Jennifer Weber of Lake Worth works on her painting of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Jennifer Weber of Lake Worth works on her painting of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




Suzae Chevalier of Lake Worth,blends colors on her painting on Sunday. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Suzae Chevalier of Lake Worth,blends colors on her painting on Sunday. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




Martin Rodriguez of Lake Worth works on his chalk painting based on “Lord of the Rings” characters. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Martin Rodriguez of Lake Worth works on his chalk painting based on “Lord of the Rings” characters. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




A finished work at the festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

A finished work at the festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)



Janet Tombros of Orlando puts the finishing strokes on her original work “The Gatherer”. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Janet Tombros of Orlando puts the finishing strokes on her original work “The Gatherer”. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




Serafima Sokolov puts finishing details on “Steampunk Duo” on Sunday. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Serafima Sokolov puts finishing details on “Steampunk Duo” on Sunday. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




Hugo Gonzalez of Lake Worth works to put final strokes on his rendition of a Raksha demon. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Hugo Gonzalez of Lake Worth works to put final strokes on his rendition of a Raksha demon. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




A finished work signed by R.J. Rodriguez. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

A finished work signed by R.J. Rodriguez. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)



Carmen Vazquez of Lantana reproduced “End of Innocence” by Miami artist Romero Britto. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Carmen Vazquez of Lantana reproduced “End of Innocence” by Miami artist Romero Britto. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




David Lepore of Boynton Beach works to finish his depiction of a “Star Wars” scene with Luke Skywalker and Yoda. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

David Lepore of Boynton Beach works to finish his depiction of a “Star Wars” scene with Luke Skywalker and Yoda. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




A finished painting signed by Ashley Wolfe. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

A finished painting signed by Ashley Wolfe. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)



Shari Jylene Sanzo of Boca Raton finishes “Pinup Girl”. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Shari Jylene Sanzo of Boca Raton finishes “Pinup Girl”. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)



Painting by Joel Yau of San Rafael, Calif. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Painting by Joel Yau of San Rafael, Calif. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)



A finished painting at the festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

A finished painting at the festival. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)



Painting by Cynthia Kostyio, of Carlsbad, Calif. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Painting by Cynthia Kostyio, of Carlsbad, Calif. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)



Painting by Rod Tryon of Cutchogue, New York. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Painting by Rod Tryon of Cutchogue, New York. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)



Onlookers move past two completed paintings at the festival on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Onlookers move past two completed paintings at the festival on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)




Sunday night the artists are gone and traffic returns to Lake and Lucerne Avenues in downtown Lake Worth. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Sunday night the artists are gone and traffic returns to Lake and Lucerne Avenues in downtown Lake Worth. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
25 Feb 2013 08:23:00