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Fascinating Images
So who is
Chalkman?
Notes by Bob Robinson
As always, when I get an “Email Blast” that I feel CNO readers would be
interested in, I do a little Internet research to see what pops up.
Sometimes I get “urban legends” – ie, not so. Sometimes I find that
it’s legitimate. I provide a little background information.
This is the first time I found (supposedly) two Chalk Men. For future
reference, there is another set of chalk art that I’ll be posting in
the future… a third chalk man?
For these images, I found a website, a YouTube presentation and a
Wikipedia summary. Enjoy the images, then see if you can figure out who
is who. No matter who did it, the images are fascinating.
From the “Chalkman” website…
“I first became a Christian when I was a sophomore in high school. I
remember seeing Bill Gothard at the old St Paul Civic Center and at the
end of his talks he would sometimes do a chalk drawing. Shortly after
that, I joined a singing group from church, I couldn’t sing a
lick--still can’t, but I would give my testimony and I’d draw an
outdoor scene on a large tablet of paper.
“Unfortunately I fell away from chalk drawing and my faith and made
some tremendous mistakes in my life. My life was empty and I realized I
needed God back in the forefront of my life, so in 2002 I rededicated
my life to Christ and I felt the urge to try chalk drawing again, I
studied with Ding Tueling in Michigan, learned how the black light
chalks worked and kept at it. I transferred the black light technique
to the larger bed sheet drawings, and that’s a lot of what I do today.
“I live with my wife, Theresa, and three children in the suburbs of
northern Minneapolis.”
Craig Dormanen
For the website of Craig Dormanen, click here
To see a YouTube presentation of Chalkman art, click here
Wikipedia, however, has a different story. Or maybe there are two
chalkmen... you decide. Check out the Wikipedia Chalk Man here
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