Chalkfest 2017 Featured Artists
The product of a very busy mind, Janet P. Tombros’ work is ever changing in genres. She says the diversity challenges her skills and helps to keep her perspective fresh and energized. Janet’s art reflects the broad cross-cultural influence that comes from her extensive travel experiences. From the Brazilian tropics to the surrounding riches of Sicilian antiquity, Janet’s vivid color palette reflects these carefree cultures.
Janet was born into a creative family with different family members studying visual and performing arts. Janet’s talents developed in visual arts. She was fortuna
te to attend public high school in Fairfax County, VA where the schools offered intense arts studies. While enrolled in the College of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, she was further educated in the basic fundamentals. Janet has continued her studies over the years within community colleges and through private tutoring with local art instructors.
Janet is a certified "Master" Street Painter with the Florida Chalk Artist Association and an established acrylic artist on both canvas and murals in the Central Florida community.
Lisa specializes in interior and exterior murals, street/chalk painting, 3D interactive/performance art for events and also fine art commisions. She has been creating art her entire life but her actual art career started out with printing and graphic design in the 80's. Lisa decided to move on to bigger and better things and has been a self employed fine artist since the mid 90's. She has completed hundreds of interior and exterior murals and paint finishes, both large small and large scale. Lisa loves interacting with the public and is always looking for new and creative ways to reach the public with her art, she believes that art is truly for everyone to enjoy.
Jacob A Brooks is an artist based out of Nashville, TN specializing in bright, vibrant art. He works in pen and ink, acrylic, mixed media and most often with paint pens. He is also known for his street painting, chalk and pastel creations created on the street or sidewalk.
Jacob spent his childhood in a small town on the outskirts of Atlanta amid a backdrop of tattoo parlors, Harley rallies, Super Bike races, and good southern livin'. After highschool he moved to Murfreesboro, TN, a college town just outside of Nashville. There he attended MTSU and studied Recording Industry Management. There he spent his time as an engineer in the school studios, playing in various bands, jamming with all sorts of musicians, and drawing constantly. After college he packed his bags and headed to sunny Florida, where he began his love affair with the Atlantic. He spent a decade soaking in the sun, creating art, and enjoying the Florida lifestyle before moving back to Middle Tennessee. All of these influences have culminated themselves into a unique artistic style.
A professional artist working in animated films and visual effects for over 20 years, Henry Darnell has created physical miniatures, puppets and props for film and television. He made the transition to digital (computer) modeling during a twelve year career at Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Darnell's film credits include; Beetlejuice, Throw Momma from the Train,
Scrooged, The Rocketeer, The Abyss, True Lies, Honey I Blew Up the Kid,
Starship Troopers, Stuart Little, Stuart Little II, The Haunted Mansion,
Castaway, What Lies Beneath, The Attack of the Chubb Chubbs, Open Season,
Beowulf, The Polar Express, Big Fish, G-Force and The Watchmen.
He supervised and provided character models for animated film shorts for
The Presidents Emergency Program for Aids Relief at Warner Bros. Studios.
Darnell recently held the post of Head of Modeling at Animation Lab in Jerusalem, Israel. He assisted the studio in revue, refinement and documentation of tools, techniques and work-flows. As a hands on supervisor Darnell provided models for a teaser reel and digital maquettes for the animated feature P.L.A.N.T.S..
Soniya Hardy is an artist of Portraits and Illustration currently working in Raleigh, North Carolina.