Ruben Poncia works on his piece “Flea Circusâ€.
Truman Adams takes a photo on an iPhone of his 3D chalk piece Sunday, Nov. 4.
Vera Bugatti and Legno Luigi wear clown noses and show off their chalky hands as they pose with their piece Sunday, Nov. 4, during the Sarasota Chalk Festival.
Henry Darnell’s piece for the Sarasota Chalk Festival
A vertical piece of a purple, bearded lady created by Stephen Palladino.
Julio Jimenez added real banana peels to his circus monkey piece.
Erin Johnson works on a vertical piece Sunday, Nov. 4, during the Sarasota Chalk Festival.
Big Cat Habitat brought out two white tigers, a lion and liger for festival-goers to see and feed.
Thousands of people took their time to look at all the chalk pieces created for the 2012 Sarasota Chalk Festival Sunday, Nov. 4.
Tomoteru Saito poses with Pedro Reis in front of Saito’s piece “Lou Jacobs with his daughterâ€. Lou Jacobs’ daughter is Circus Sarasota’s Dolly Jacobs, Reis’ wife.
Kurt Wenner’s piece is the largest piece at the festival.