ANN ARBOR – Now more than ever we need something to brighten our days spent inside.
Local chalk artist David Zinn has been documenting his newly-created creatures around town and it seems like he’s busier than ever.
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While his regular updates on social media have been flooding feeds and bringing smiles worldwide, some residents get the joy of being surprised in person by his drawings while on walks. Some of his drawings feature themes of the current pandemic like social distancing, puns on curbside availability and even -- let’s admit it -- indulging in one too many cookies.
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Here are some of Zinn’s April drawings:
Neil’s “one cookie per day” rule has hit a technical snag. #3Dartist #streetart #sidewalkchalk #cookiemonster #oreoverwhelming pic.twitter.com/jW11ReGFVB
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 29, 2020
Sluggo and Philomena, now available curbside #streetart #sidewalkchalk #pigasus #nomasksforimaginaryfriends pic.twitter.com/tKJ8RMrpdr
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 28, 2020
After careful consideration and a small appliance delivery, Tracy has decided to initiate the cardboard box protocol. #streetart #3Dsidewalkart #boxfort #protection pic.twitter.com/VeFXGmcXQx
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 27, 2020
Sluggo thought he had found the bluebird of happiness, but it turned out to be the grackle of contempt. #StreetArt #3Dchalkart #arteverywhere #BirdTwitter #orioleofindignation #finchoffury pic.twitter.com/vYbWIXbDog
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 26, 2020
tired-of-playing possum #StreetArt #3Dchalkart #arteverywhere #holeinthewall #Naptime pic.twitter.com/h64MRGkz0i
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 25, 2020
After several lessons, Sasha has learned that ballet requires practice, poise, and elbows. #streetart #sidewalkchalk #bear #tutu #fifthposition #ish pic.twitter.com/2U6d5m2jyi
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 24, 2020
Greg spent his birthday enjoying all of his favorite things. #streetart #chalkart #rockgarden #cakesaurus pic.twitter.com/9UvIQbVezG
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 21, 2020
So close... #streetart #sidewalkchalk #graffiti #spring #daffodils #AlmostThere pic.twitter.com/ATWaLKZZA7
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 19, 2020
The Ogrepapa #streetart #sidewalkchalk #graffiti #pareidolia #parenting #ogre #sweatshirtofsolace pic.twitter.com/htM8Ry9G9l
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 17, 2020
"Feet of Clay, Heart of Joy" (a collaboration with an artist I've never met, April 2020) #streetart #sidewalkchalk #graffiti #youthartmonth #lovestory #separation #springtime #fromnarwhaltoyarwhal pic.twitter.com/vzojBB2FFk
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 17, 2020
Paula can sleep anywhere so long as no one opens a bag of jerky. #streetart #sidewalkchalk #rockgarden #bulldog #naptime #interrupted #jerkydistancing pic.twitter.com/BfX0SU6EpP
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 14, 2020
Now is a good time to have friends in rocky places – even if they are partially nuts. #streetart #rockgarden #piglet #nosingin pic.twitter.com/wgHAPJpiMt
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 11, 2020
Hank said he gets asked that a lot this time of year, but no, he’s just a regular rabbit. #streetart #sidewalkchalk #bunny #casualgoodfriday #noeggstogive pic.twitter.com/b1ncbHxEQ3
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 10, 2020
On the bright side, no one else was downtown to hear Sluggo’s one-man performance of the Burper of Seville. #streetart #sidewalkchalk #graffiti #belching #opera #Burpoletto #LaBOUUUUUhéme pic.twitter.com/cwyIxg3NHk
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 9, 2020
Sluggo and the Art of Porcine Aeronautics, April 2020 #streetart #sidewalkchalk #3Dstreetart #anamorphosis #whenpigsfly #usealongerleash pic.twitter.com/R7kBDDeR7X
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 8, 2020
Saint Pigasus, Patron Saint of Doodling and Chalky Fingers #streetart #sidewalkchalk #whenpigsfly #anythingispossible #occupyyourimagination pic.twitter.com/cgobtTs2uE
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 7, 2020
Geraldine has some bad news about your bike. #streetart #sidewalkchalk #minigraffiti #hedgehog #mishap #nopressure pic.twitter.com/d56KhN2gtI
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 6, 2020
The best part about having no place to go is the freedom to fully enjoy not getting there. #streetart #sidewalkchalk #mouse #tortoise #slowparade pic.twitter.com/w1eAgwcJN7
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 5, 2020
Sometimes the bleak state of things is undeniable. Sometimes there’s room for improvement. #streetart #urbanart #pareidolia #benchofwoe #fixed pic.twitter.com/3R6VGbbx1r
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 4, 2020
And then, amid the grey-green twigs of early spring, they re-emerged: the very small rocks who want to be manatees. #streetart #sidewalkchalk #urbanart #planter #rockgarden #minitee pic.twitter.com/4D302dj5UW
— David Zinn (@davidzinn_art) April 3, 2020
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