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| Page Views: 96 Last Visit to San Rafael: - | Italian Street Painting Festival by Rixie - last update: Jun 16, 2007 |
| Madonna by Madonnari (street painters) |
No need to go to the Uffizi -- the lines are shorter here. |
| Food tents frame the Mission |
|  | One weekend a year, the streets in front of Mission San Rafael are transformed by an Italian Street Painting Festival.
For more photos of and information about the festival, please refer to my Things to Do tip. |
Cultural diversity was celebrated in the paintings | | | The United Nations in microcosm |
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| | These were the only sculptures I saw exhibited. |
The bright colors in the masks kept them from being creepy. | | |
| A new kind of Winged Victory |
| | Modern Saint Raphael? |
Several talented young artists from San Rafael High School, including this one, were featured in the festival. | | |
| Hold the sea and sand, and pass the mai tais |
| | Just like the beach, only more artistic |
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Pawtuxet Sun Nov 23, 2008 16:58 UTC
Love the missions and the buildings (such as Wright''s) that look as if they are built right into the hillside. How do those street painters do it? I would think their butt would erase their work!! :-) | craic Fri Oct 19, 2007 18:11 UTC
lovely stuff | Jim_Eliason Wed May 2, 2007 03:49 UTC
Nice page, I look forward to the opportunity to explore more of my new state! | sourbugger Fri May 5, 2006 16:27 UTC
what a detailed whinge - great |
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