People We Meet: An Artist Uses Chalk To Give The Gift Of Art To His Community

San Francisco CA

11 February, 2021

2:54 PM

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By Clara-Sophia Daly, Mission Local February 10, 2021 Nick Larson uses chalk to give the gift of art to his community. On Tuesday, he was using chalk to fill in an elaborate drawing of a woman on the sidewalk at 25th Street. Larson, who is 43, lives in the Mission and comes out to draw on the sidewalk to keep his sanity during the pandemic, which has "been pretty tough on mental health." As long as the weather agrees, Larson is out using a mosaic style tile-blending approach. He loves chalk because of its immediacy. "It's a fast medium, like sketch comedy." Originally from Monterey, CA, he has lived in San Francisco for over a decade. He has been surviving during the pandemic on stimulus money, but is about to start a new job as a delivery driver. I like to draw these strong mystical women and crazy fantastical creatures. "I feel most alive and creative when I'm drawing with chalk." Nick Larson works on his chalk art. Photo by Clara-Sophia Daly. Check out Nick Larson's blog here. We're on Instagram! Follow us @missionlocal for news updates! Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.