Chalk protest at Pershing Square

An Occupy L.A. member who called himself “Toxic” sits on a wall covered with chalk art at Pershing Square. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Aug. 9, 2012 10:33 PM PT

At Pershing Square, chalk drawings and slogans were all over the place -- on the sidewalk, on walls, on the park’s large spherical sculpture.

Ruth Sarnoff paints Daniel Lee’s face at Pershing Square. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

An Occupy L.A. protester, center, shouts at a photographer in Pershing Square who said he had a 1st Amendment right to take her picture. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Bryan Hazelwonder of Occupy Chicago holds his sign for motorists to see after creating chalk art on a wall at Pershing Square. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)