{"id":247,"date":"2019-02-03T17:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T01:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999937500"},"modified":"2019-02-03T17:00:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T01:00:10","slug":"artists-fight-tooth-and-nail-for-crowds-cheers-at-icehouse-arts-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/art\/artists-fight-tooth-and-nail-for-crowds-cheers-at-icehouse-arts-complex","title":{"rendered":"Artists fight &#8216;Tooth and Nail&#8217; for crowd&#8217;s cheers at Icehouse Arts Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Warehouse mural show reopens to public for all-female art battle\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PcOAhMkJCQs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Alepsis Hernandez hoisted the victory cup at the inaugural Tooth and Nail female art battle at the Icehouse Arts Complex in Long Beach on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>She squashed her three foes and then gulped down a beer that she had poured into the championship chalice.<\/p>\n<p>Tooth and Nail was billed as a live female art battle hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/life\/arts-culture\/hello-welcome-mural-art-show\/\">&#8220;Hello, Welcome&#8221;<\/a>\u2014a recently formed arts consortium that operates out of the fifth floor of the Icehouse.<\/p>\n<p>The event was organized by Allison Bamcat, one of the competitors. A dozen Hello, Welcome staff members judged 30 applicants and decided upon the four women who would be in the contest.<\/p>\n<p>The artists had 90 minutes to create a mural on a 12-by-12-foot wall.<\/p>\n<p>A paint-spattered Michelle Ruby Guerrero said she was exhausted after spending an hour and a half creating \u201cChucho Imitating the Pink Panther\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a 90-minute workout for my body and my brain,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>When time ran out, the women were judged by the volume of the cheers from the more than 400 people who climbed up the stairs to take in the competition. A decibel meter determined Hernandez was the victor.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez eschewed the three-color palette the women were limited to and created the monochromatic \u201cTrue Meaning of a Man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lisa DeSmidt of the Arts Council for Long Beach was on hand to watch the battle. She was impressed by both the event and the Hello, Welcome arts group in general.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis space is the opposite of pretentious.\u00a0It\u2019s fresh, eclectic, entrepreneurial and there are no judgments. They\u2019ve done this on their own and it\u2019s Long Beach specific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bamcat had assembled a team if should she need any help (she didn\u2019t). One of the squad members was Joey Stupor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHello, Welcome has become a tribe of artists who love each other,\u201d he said. \u201cMeanness is not allowed. Well, sometimes we yell at each other, but it\u2019s nice yelling.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937541\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937541 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_34-970x943.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michelle Ruby Guerrero&#8217;s mural was titled &#8220;Chucho Imitating The Pink Panther.&#8221; Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937545\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_35-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937545 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_35-1-970x817.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"505\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Much of Michelle Ruby Guerrero&#8217;s artwork is based on her character &#8220;Chucho.&#8221; He&#8217;s painted on the staircase at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937544\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_29-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937544 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_29-1-970x634.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Serena Au, volunteer coordinator, celebrates the end of the judging at the Tooth and Nail painting competition at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937543\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_26-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937543 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_26-1-970x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allisons Bamcat encourages her fans to cheer during the judging of the Tooth and Nail painting competition at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937540\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937540 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_33-970x940.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"581\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allison Bamcat&#8217;s mural was a three-headed flamingo unicorn. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937539\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937539 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_32-970x997.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"617\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crisselle Mendiola&#8217;s mural was titled &#8220;Diva Lady.&#8221; Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937538\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937538 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_31-970x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"594\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alepsis Hernandez&#8217; winning mural is titled: &#8220;The True Meaning of a Man.&#8221; Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937537\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_30.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937537 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_30-970x635.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alepsis Hernandez drinks a Coors out the championship cup at the Tooth and Nail painting competition at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937534\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937534 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_28-970x556.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 400 people voted by cheer at the Tooth and Nail painting competition at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937533\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937533 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_27-970x914.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"565\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alepsis Hernandez, left, celebrates her victory at the Tooth and Nail painting competition at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937531\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937531 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_25-970x715.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allison Bamcat and Michelle Ruby Guerrero checked out each other&#8217;s murals at the end of the Tooth and Nail painting competition at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937530\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937530 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_24-970x691.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allison Bamcat laughs at the end of the mural painting competition, Tooth and Nail, at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937529\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937529 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_23-970x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"476\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michelle Ruby Guerrero checks the perspective of her mural at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937528\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937528 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_22-970x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crisselle Mendiola stands on a ladder while she works on her mural at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937527\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937527\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937527 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_21-970x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"422\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alepsis Hernandez and Crisselle Mendiola work on their murals during Tooth and Nail at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937526\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937526 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_20-970x674.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allison Bamcat paints her mural at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937525\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937525\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937525 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_19-970x815.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"504\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alepsis Hernandez paints her mural at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937524\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937524 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_18-970x610.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"377\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Hello, Welcome arts consortium held their Tooth and Nail female mural competition at The Icehouse in Long Beach on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937523\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937523 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_17-970x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allison Bamcat studies her mural during the Tooth and Nail female painting competition at the Icehouse Arts Complex on Saturday. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937522\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937522 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_16-970x621.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michelle Ruby Guerrero paints the edge of her mural.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937521\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937521 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_15-970x722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crisselle Mendiola paints her mural.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937520\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937520 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_14-970x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alepsis Hernandez paints her mural.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937519\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937519 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_13-970x708.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"438\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michelle Ruby Guerrero paints a detail of her mural.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937518\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937518 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_12-970x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 400 people attended the the Tooth and Nail female painting competition.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937517 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_11-970x647.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Allison Bamcat works on a flamingo which was part of her mural.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937516\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937516 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_10-970x695.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irving Arechiga plays with a ball during the Tooth and Nail female painting competition.Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937515\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937515 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_09-970x729.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Martinez dances.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937514\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937514 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_08-970x746.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A dog named Charlie checked out the competition.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937513\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937513 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_07-970x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr B Baby looks at a photo of The Pink Panther, one of the elements of her mural.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937512\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937512 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_06-970x604.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michelle Ruby Guerrero (Mr B Baby) has a moment of reflection before the start of the Tooth and Nail female painting competition.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937508\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937508 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_05-970x644.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alepsis Hernandez arranges her paints.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937506\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937506 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_04-970x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"459\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alepsis Hernandez lets out a cheer before the start of the competition.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937505\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999937505 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_03-970x701.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999937505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allison Bamcat and Michelle Ruby Guerrero work on their murals.\u00a0Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999937503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999937503\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0202-BATTLE_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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