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3rd Annual Chalk Festival draws a crowd


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. October 30, 2010
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3rd Annual Chalk Festival draws a crowd
A view of Pineapple Avenue filled with chalk artists hard at work.
A view of Pineapple Avenue filled with chalk artists hard at work.
Sharyn Namnath, from Santa Barbara, CA., dressed for Halloween, gets ready to start working on a group piece.
Sharyn Namnath, from Santa Barbara, CA., dressed for Halloween, gets ready to start working on a group piece.
Eternity Street Chalk work on a very large skeleton piece.
Eternity Street Chalk work on a very large skeleton piece.
Dorothy Sabean-Davis works on a piece featuring Dorothy and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Dorothy Sabean-Davis works on a piece featuring Dorothy and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Sofia Boyle, 6, smiles with her painted face at the Chalk Festival.
Sofia Boyle, 6, smiles with her painted face at the Chalk Festival.
Nicholas Polokonis and Charlie Molynaux, students at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences, work on their Halloween themed chalk drawing.
Nicholas Polokonis and Charlie Molynaux, students at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences, work on their Halloween themed chalk drawing.
Briana Teresa Calderon works on her piece for the Chalk Festival
Briana Teresa Calderon works on her piece for the Chalk Festival
Lily, Snow White, 4, and Jake Frank, 7, work on their chalk drawings for the chalk quilt.
Lily, Snow White, 4, and Jake Frank, 7, work on their chalk drawings for the chalk quilt.
Children work on their mini masterpieces as part of the chalk quilt at Chalk Festival 2010.
Children work on their mini masterpieces as part of the chalk quilt at Chalk Festival 2010.
Alice Scott Crittenden, from Santa Barbara, CA., works from a picture taken by John Rees that is from a series called “Dia de los muertos”.
Alice Scott Crittenden, from Santa Barbara, CA., works from a picture taken by John Rees that is from a series called “Dia de los muertos”.
A large collection of chalk for a group of artists to use on their piece.
A large collection of chalk for a group of artists to use on their piece.
Jennifer Nichols Chaparro’s chalk portrait of the Wicked Witch of the West from “The Wizard of Oz”.
Jennifer Nichols Chaparro’s chalk portrait of the Wicked Witch of the West from “The Wizard of Oz”.
Chalk artists working on their pieces on a side street by Burns Court.
Chalk artists working on their pieces on a side street by Burns Court.
Ana Bruno uses a liquid chalk to get the base of her chalk painting done before starting in on the details.
Ana Bruno uses a liquid chalk to get the base of her chalk painting done before starting in on the details.
A lone chalk drawing not yet finished and the piece of paper that the artist is working from.
A lone chalk drawing not yet finished and the piece of paper that the artist is working from.
Truman Adams uses a stick with a piece of chalk connected to the end of it to create his chalk masterpiece.
Truman Adams uses a stick with a piece of chalk connected to the end of it to create his chalk masterpiece.
Rod Tyron, from New York, works on sketching out his picture in white chalk.
Rod Tyron, from New York, works on sketching out his picture in white chalk.
A sign hangs in Burns Court advertising the Chalk Festival.
A sign hangs in Burns Court advertising the Chalk Festival.

 

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