Batman It was a television series based on DC Comics of the same name. Batman and Robin, two heroes who defend Gotham City from a variety of arch villains. It was satirical and developed a camp style with upbeat theme music that mimicked bands…
Rabbit I don’t often see images that clearly show terrier on children’s faces, but there is no doubt that the person dressed in this suit will cause long-term trauma for these children and maybe a phobia. It is certainly up…
Dracula Nosferatu was my first horror movie. It scared me so much as a child that I was unable to sleep, and that was only in one move to do that since. The vampire as a theme in popular culture…
Plastic Pumpkins This painting developed on the board, not from a photo taped to the easel. No idea was laid out on paper before starting painting. As a child of 5, I had a grey bunny suit that my ant…
Matching Jackets Two children sitting on a wall with matching outfits and jack o’lantern heads. I imagine that they are sisters, do you think they thought about having to wear matching costumes. Their mother clearly would win the argument, as…
Bret Hart Bret Hart, ‘Sergeant’, “The Hitman.” Hart was born 1957 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, into the Hart wrestling family of Stu Hart and Helen, with eleven siblings. All 12 children worked in the pro wrestling business in some capacity.…
Chief Don Eagle Carl Donald Bell, 1925–1966 Kahnawake, Quebec, “Chief Don Eagle”. Started boxing in 1945 and had fights with some famous fighters, but not till 1950 went into pro-wrestling was successful. Trained by his father, Chief Joseph War Eagle.…
Sky Low Low Marcel Gauthier 1928-1998, was 42 inches (ca. 107 cm) tall and 86 pounds (39.01 kg) when he started wrestling in the 1940s became part of Canadian National Wrestling Alliance and NWA World Midget Championship in Paris. Later…
A friend warned me of the danger of the “velvet Elvis syndrome”. This is when a painter use famous people to promote their work, hoping that the association will create greater interest. Rather than depending on their own ability, they…
Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Hitchcock, middle name Joseph KBE 1899–1988, lived in the flat above his parents’ leased grocer’s shop, the youngest of three children, whom he described as well-behaved. At six, the family moved and leased two stores and…
