Ed "Big Daddy" Roth (March 4, 1932 – April 4, 2001) was an artist and cartoonist who created the hot-rod icon Rat Fink and other extreme characters.

This months Nibblefest theme was Rodents, and I thought to my self
"Self, what are you going to do with that?!"
I'm not really a cute story book mouse type painter.Then I remembered one of my childhood heroes. "RAT FINK! and the man who created him.

SO, in tribute to Ed Roth, who gave me hours of pleasure not only as a child but also as an adult (I still have some Weirdos models in my basment waitting to be painted as we speak) , I give you the Big Daddy Roth & Rat Fink portrait.

This is an original oil painting , working from black and white and interpreting what colours should be there I hope I managed to get the feeling of those crazy hot-rod beatnik days!
Roth & Rat Fink have been painted on a wooden floor board pulled out of an over 100 year old factory which has been gessoed to protect the painting, I have left the side UNPAINTED .I wanted it to have that homemade feeling so typical of hot-rods of the day!

"This is my entry in the Nibblefest Art Contest, a themed art contest beginning on the 20th of each month. Please be sure to search for NFAC to see more great entries, each starting at just 99¢. Thanks!" please note due to the ebay strike we moved Nibblefest till the 27th to avoid any conflict with sellers who were participating in the strike.