Elmira Street Painting Festival

I just got back from the Elmira SPF and it was a great time....and the weather was beautiful!  I chose to be a part of the Mark Twain gallery and created a portrait from a piece of art I found online.  I wish I could credit the artist, but could never find artist's name.  I added the imagery above the head to make it a little more interesting.  The first day of painting was hot until George brought the canopy from the car...what a lifesaver that was!  It dropped the temperature on the asphalt significantly and made it a lot easier to paint.  I finished the face the first day and the second day worked on the jacket, cigar and smoke.  I managed to finish pretty early and spent the rest of the day lounging and walking around to look at the artists' work.  I won Honorable Mention this year which was fantastic considering only one cash prize was given and the other three awards were honorable mentions.  I was just happy to have been a part of this festival for the third year and to meet all of the great people passing by....which for me, is the best part....and petting all of the dogs!  Here are some pictures from the day...enjoy!!