‘Chalk the Block’ returns to Downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - El Paso residents put their chalk to pavement Sunday as part of day two of Chalk the Block downtown as drawing slowly covered the streets and sidewalks of San Jacinto Plaza and the rest of the Downtown Arts District.
People showed their inner artist, some drawings done with enough detail to have their own display spot along the street drawing a crowd to admire and even take a pictures of them.
One attendee, Mariana Iglesias, drew a portrait of her mom with her spot on the sidewalk and said she mostly just doodles but just the act of drawing helps her feel present.
"I guess it makes me feel more present, in the moment, being able to create something," Iglesias said.
This event, Iglesias said, was something she believes is a good opportunity for community unity through art as a form of their own self expression.
"I love it, I feel like it makes us unite as a community," Iglesias said. "Even just seeing the art of other people that they have done, it makes me feel more connected to everyone."
Another person who brought his family to the event, Raul Angeles, echoed a similar sentiment when he began talking about the event 'bringing life' to the city he calls home in addition to the unity mentioned by Iglesias.
"It's beautiful, that's what El Paso is man it's all love," Angeles said. "It's amazing, it brings life to the city, it attracts everyone to come out together and do these things together. We don't know each other out here, but somehow just by doing this it just kind of brings us all together you know and it's a great vibe."
Both of them agreed that people's work on display was 'beautiful' with drawing of their favorite characters from movies or shows, images of their favorite musicians and album covers, quotes they liked, and everything in between.
An action that covered their hands with the colors they chose and covered their faces with smiles as they did it.
To Angeles, he said something like this could have the potential to be 'life changing' for someone.
"This might be life changing," Angeles said. "Someone big might see this and they think wow I love this art, maybe you can come and do this art for me or sell their art and it might just change their lives."
Sunday's Chalk the Block is scheduled to end at 6 p.m. for more information you can go to Chalk the Block's website here.
