I have been interested in art all my life. As a little boy in school I use to draw all the time. Since I grew up in a small rural town, there was not any opportunity for me to get any formal art training. So I am self taught.
When I went to college, I took some art classes. Even though I learned some
things, mostly my art classes were geared towards modern art. Since I was a
country boy at heart, I did not understand the modern art movement. I was
more moved by wildlife art at the time. I was amazed at the work of Robert
Bateman at the time. His paintings were very life like. I studied all the
information I could get on his techniques. I tried as hard as I could to
mimic his style. But I realized that I could not replicate his work. But I
started to notice in my art that I had a certain style of my own. So I
started to develop my own style.
I got involved in Bigfoot art about two years ago. I found that Bigfoot was
not just relegated to the Pacific northwest. It is found in most all states.
In my home state of Alabama, my home county has been very high in sightings.
This got me very interested in Bigfoot. As I surfed the web for information,
I found numerous web sites. I found that there was one in my hometown. I
call the number and found Mike Mclain of the Alabama Bigfoot .com . We took
to each other instantly. He told me a lot of local stories. I was very
excited that I had it here all the time.
As for my art, As I looked at drawings made by witness’s. They were very
crude and not very informative. I then decided that I would use my art
talent to bring this creature to life. So I started doing drawings for the
eye witness’s reports. As time we on, I was able to start to formulate a
rough draft to the sameness of the reports. I used my artistic license to
expand on the features seen. Over the past 2 years I have noticed that my
renditions were taking a new direction. As more people began to work with
me, I was able to continue to refine the image. If you look at my beginning
pieces compared to my recent paintings , you will see a stark different
image emerging. The creature is slow to reveal his true identity. But I am
hot on his trail! I am finding that through the recent reports that Bigfoot
is taking on a more “HUMAN” look. This new direction is haunting. This whole
venue is taking on a mystery element to it. I find its kind of like a treasure
hunt. Very exciting!!!
If you find my art interesting and intriguing please contact me for
purchases. If you have a eyewitness sighting, and have seen this creature up
close, contact me so we can bring it to life.
Happy hunting!
Charles (cmiddleton1953@yahoo.com)