Lysa Ashley is a teacher and self-taught artist from the Inland Empire in California. She started her street painting career fifteen years ago at the I Madonnari street painting festival in Santa Barbara, California. She travels throughout the United States, as well as internationally, to participate in street painting events. She has been featured at many of these festivals and has won numerous awards. In addition, she is often asked to teach art workshops to both adults and children. When she is not street painting, she enjoys creating portraits in pastel, painting in acrylics, and working on murals.

You can see more of Lysa's work at www.ChalkGirl.net (www.LysaAshley.com).