A street artist dubbed ‘Kent’s Banksy’ has been showcasing his skills again with a tribute to a Christmas classic.
Catman, from Whitstable, has sprayed an image of Home Alone stars on a bridge in the seaside town.
Catman has painted the stars of Home Alone in Whitstable. Picture: Catman/Facebook
The quirky creator has painted an image of the witty protagonist, Kevin McCallister, on the Oxford Street bridge, near Kakawa chocolate shop.
It also features the famous ‘wet bandits’ of Harry and Marv standing directly behind.
The artist said: “Merry Christmas, you filthy animal.
“My latest street piece and my first Christmas-themed painting in 13 years.”
The painting has already gone down well with residents across the town.
Commenting online, Cheryl Louise Keel said: “Just shown my autistic son – who loves the film. Guess where we’re off to in the car.”
Nicole Wickham added: “Wow, absolutely fantastic – captured their faces brilliantly. Ya filthy artist have a good Christmas.”
The 1990 film, which sees Kevin played by Macaulay Caulkin, has become a festive favourite.
It sees eight-year-old Kevin accidentally left behind when his family leaves for France – a move which almost has drastic consequences when the two thieves break into his home.
In October, Catman also sprayed an image of Gallivanting Griffin in Northgate, Canterbury.
Catman painted local celebrity cat Gallivanting Griffin in Canterbury in October. Picture: Catman/Facebook
The moggie, a grey-and-white rescue, died on October 6 after being run over on the University of Kent campus, where he loved to visit.
Thousands of fans, who followed his dedicated Facebook page, expressed their heartbreak at the adventurous cat’s death.
So loved was the former stray that thousands of pounds was raised in a fundraiser by his owner, Rachel Craft, to fund a memorial bench in the university grounds.