![]() ![]() He became so good at it and others took notice. After graduating from a Burlington high school that had an art program, he worked at Ford Motor Company for a year to earn enough money to buy a van that he custom-designed. Gibbs grew up loving art and custom cars and vans. Roth’s widow has given Gibbs permission to use the moniker. Roth created the hot rod cartoon character Rat Fink, who became a commercial success and was the subject of a documentary by Toronto filmmaker Ron Mann. Gibbs has been dubbed the “Canadian Rat Fink” as an homage to the late Ed (Big Daddy) Roth, who was one of the originators of pinstriping and custom car designing. ![]() The group was invited by an automotive spraying company to participate in a weeklong series of demonstrations and classes in Salt Lake City, Utah, where some of the members’ work also hangs in a gallery. He is also the only Canadian among a group of 12 airbrush artists and custom painters from around the world who call themselves the Air Affair Group. In 2018, he became the first Canadian to receive the Prestigious Painter Award at the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show. The 66-year-old is considered a “triple threat” in the world of custom artwork because he can do pinstriping, air brushing and graphics, and is one of the few in the world adept at all three. Gibbs, who lives in Burlington, is the most experienced and famous of the three artists. There are only about 20 individuals in Canada doing this type of work, and only a handful in Ontario. You need a steady hand and an imagination. To Ron Gibbs, Rollie Guertin and Dan (Danno) Drouin, they are canvasses for creating art.Īll three specialize in pinstriping: a method of drawing thin lines into various designs on a hard surface using a fine brush that is made from Russian squirrel hair, which has the right consistency and can drag paint to form a long line. To some people, cars, hot rods, trucks and motorcycles are things of beauty. ![]()
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