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Where the sidewalk ends…and art begins

Former Camas resident returns to add a new twist to Camas Days

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Sidewalk chalk artist Steve Platt begins a painting in front of the Liberty Theater building in downtown Camas on Friday. Platt, a Camas native, returned to his hometown to make an appearance during the Camas Days festival. The painting was completed by the end of the day on Friday.

As Steve Platt sits sprawled on the sidewalk, you can’t help but want to stop and take a look.

Vibrantly colored chalk in hand, the artist intently marks the concrete, then smudges the bold line with his fingers to get just the right effect. The image is a smattering of colors now, but at the end of the day it will be a work of art.

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