Art for After Hours: Festival Bella Via in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Day 1

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Day 1 - Invited and competing Street Painters grid out their squares and start to work on their sketches. They spend the day filling in color and working on details.

Invited Madonnari measure and grid off their areas.

A local Street Painter sketches out his image on the grid.

Local Street Painters work together on their image.

Invited Madonnari Tomo Saito starts on the face first.

Participating Street Painters at work.

Invited Madonnari Genna Panzarella works on the top of her piece, including the Madonna's face.

A local Street Painter blending the chalk.

Invited Madonnari Anthony Cappetto adding layers to the Madonna's face and hair.

A local Street Painter working on details in the Madonna's face.

Invited Madonnari Cuong Nguyen applying detail to his piece.

The latest in street painting rain wear. Day 1 was cut short for the artists due to a down pour. Notice the paintings are covered with plastic.

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Day 2 - Street Painters work from early morning until evening to finish their street paintings.