Young visitors admire the work of Orcutt resident Tara Paladino at Saturday’s Orcutt Chalk Art Festival. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) 
One entry at the Orcutt Chalk Festival commemorates child cancer patient Lexi Brown, an Orcutt girl who died earlier this year. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) 
Three Santa Maria High School students and a recent graduate work on chalk art during the Orcutt Chalk Festival. Pictured are Joaquin Vargas, Benito Zererino, Mark Steven Mauel and Alex Garcia. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) 
Jimmy Neutron appears in the chalk art by Orcutt Junior High School student Claire Alford at the Orcutt Chalk Festival. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) 
Amazing art was created in Old Town Orcutt on Saturday for the Orcutt Chalk Festival. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) 
Some Orcutt Chalk Festival artists completed elaborate works while others were happy to just make lines on the asphalt. Among the latter were 21-month-old Howard Thomas, 21 months old, shown with mom Rebecca. Howard’s sister, 9-year-old Madelyn, was in the elaborate camp. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) 
Colorful art could be found in in Old Town Orcutt on Saturday for the Orcutt Chalk Festival. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
William M. Macfadyen, Noozhawk Publisher
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