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Surprise woman chalks it up to talent

First chalk drawing contest coming to city

Robin Hahn sits by one of her Frankenstein monster creations on her driveway. The Surprise resident has set up a contest for best chalk drawings in the city for Halloween.

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A young Dracula is one of Robin Hahn’s recent creations for Halloween.

Courtesy Robin Hahn

Surprise resident Robin Hahn works on a chalk drawing at the Prescott “Chalk It Up” festival in April.

Courtesy Robin Hahn

If there was anything positive about the COVID-19 pandemic, giving people time to explore some hidden talents while cooped up was certainly one of them.

That’s exactly what Surprise resident Robin Hahn experienced first hand — literally.

With no previous art or drawing experience, Hahn discovered she had a knack for drawing chalk art characters to help people get through the pandemic.

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