Keepers -or the Chalk Talk-

About the time of year when school starts up, Keepers @ Home begins.

Yesterday our group gathered at Barnyard Art Studio & Gallery. We were all full of anticipation for our first meeting of the year! Part of it was getting together and the other half was attending our first Chalk Talk.

~We drove down a long lane, passed an old farmhouse and drove behind a creaky red barn. We were nervous, {wondering if we were at the right place} when we saw 2 other {familiar} cars.

Climbing out of our car we entered the quaint little shop.

“How adorable”!  Paintings, aprons, herbs, etcetera, lined the shop.  Exposed structure beams, soft light and a loft above all combined to create a unique atmosphere.

After {much} looking around we were seated and the lights turned off.  Music started up and then faded as a story began. The artist started chalking on a huge piece of paper… and a picture began to form.

She scribbled (literally), smudged, smoothed and chalked. First the sky, the school house then the fence and lastly the people. I snapped quickly as the picture appeared.  

 

The finished picture; under different lights.

Regular light

                                                                         Blue light

Red light

Black light

She made it look so easy! She did it so fast, and it turned out so nice! But then, when it was our Chalk Class….um, then we realized what an art it really was :) But, still everyone did a great job… see for yourself:

(our photos under the different light)

We each chalked a scarecrow! {it was very scary}

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After some more exploring in the shop we headed outside to view the farmyard and {a few of us} took pictures...of ourselves! The barn was a perfect backdrop!

Thanks for coming over. I hope you do something fun this weekend! [*hint*You should try chalking]

Visit her site here: http://elvaschalkart.com/