In Neon Eulogy street artist Laughing Hand sketches a disappearing landscape of cafés, theatres and streets, documenting a neglected heritage of neon landmarks – most now lost. McKellar’s detailed line drawings are accompanied by a wonderful anecdotal history of the rise and fall of each unique establishment.

Ex-cabbie turned street artist, working from a push-cart wagon, composing on location, Laughing Hand is the alter-ego of artist Keith McKellar. McKellar grew up in Prince George, BC. More recently his travels, as a street artist for eighteen years, have taken him on urban vagabond walking journeys in North America and in Asia. McKellar’s writings and drawings appear in Canadian magazines and newspapers. His first collection Line-Poem Drawings, was published by Ekstasis Editions in 1983. His drawings of neon landmarks were part of the City of Lights vintage neon show at the Vancouver Museum in 1999. Keith McKellar divides his time between Vancouver and Victoria, BC.

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