Hide caption Wrestler Bret (the Hitman) Hart's tableau – depicting a cat coming to the rescue of a tied-up polar bear – is an allegory for his divorce. “I wanted to do something that might catch the buyer's attention, catch their kids' attention,” he said. “When I was doing it, I was wondering what everyone else would think it was.” In case you hadn't figured it out: he's the polar bear, the rat represents his ex and the cat (in a red-white-and-blue mini-skirt) is his American girlfriend. The chicken is just a chicken.
Hide caption Nova Scotia Liberal MP Scott Brison's masterpiece is an impressionistic take on Cape Blomidon and the Minas Basin at low tide from Kipp's Beach in front of his house.
The picture – soft blues and reds – was painted in one day while he sat on the beach or got some perspective from his verandah. He first took a picture of the scene on his BlackBerry (what else?) and then drew it onto the canvas.
Mr. Brison is pretty pleased with his effort, as was his partner. “When Maxime came home ... he couldn't believe I did it myself. Not that he thought it was good, it was simply not as bad as he had expected it would be,” he said.”
Hide caption Hiccups star Brent Butt created his painting at a work table on the set of the sitcom between takes. His inspiration? Contemplating his next stand-up tour. “I know that microphone better than I know my own face,” he told The Globe and Mail from the show’s Vancouver studio during a break. “I did it a little bit at a time, and by the end of a day, I had it done.” Mr. Butt has been contributing paintings to the fundraiser for several years. He made some of his previous works in hotel rooms while on the road. Visual art comes naturally to the 44-year-old, who drew his own comic book before starting his career in show business.
Hide caption He may be best known for his deep, mournful singing voice and wild beat poetry, but Leonard Cohen has also created numerous paintings and line drawings. The one on offer here is a print of a work from 2008. It’s a typical Cohen, depicting everyday objects in his famously spare style.
Hide caption Toronto Argonaut slotback Andre Durie stuck to a familiar subject in his work.
Hide caption Liberal MP Justin Trudeau’s image depicts the Peace Tower on the building in which he and his father have both made their names.
Hide caption Retired NHL player Stephane Richer opted to paint the number on the back of his Habs jersey when his team won the Stanley Cup in 1986.
Hide caption Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster was one of several painters who chose a nature theme.
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