Since last fall, residents in Vancouver’s West End have been waking up to find chalk art drawings of cartoon-like characters doing wacky and whimsical things around the neighbourhood.

These delightful images are the handiwork of local resident Elizabeth Cartegena who decided she would hit the streets in October and draw something that would bring people joy during the pandemic.

Cartegena has been at it for months now, often stealthily sketching her scenes in the middle of the night and while her identity may be a