Moonmist & Bingo
Editors note:
Court Painter was lined up to paint portraits of Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore, because news—and rumours of news—that the province was stepping in to grant “strong mayor” powers to the current compliant mayor. The Premier is also threatening to overturn the democratically elected city council’s decision to repurpose non-arterial Morris Street into a one-way road with a bike lane.
Apparently, the Premier of Nova Scotia hasn’t much else to do. Must be nice.
Court Painter reconsidered and decided two local crustatians Bingo & Moonmist were more worthy of his brush and more attractive in their appearance and behaviour than the aforementioned politicians.
read the Halifax Examiner article for the full scoop
“Tim Houston doesn’t care about bike lanes. Andy Fillmore doesn’t care about bike lanes. Bike lanes are just a cheap political gimmick to dangle in front of an easily distracted populace that wants to believe the worst of elected representatives, and especially those in the big, bad city.” TIM BOUSQUET
Court Painter seen proudly putting on finishing touches to Moonmist & Bingo.
Lobsters Bingo and Moonmist are an extremely rare duo, with colour combinations that are estimated to occur only in one in 50 million and one in 100 million, respectively. They were likely headed towards someone’s supper plate or lobster roll, until staff at a large Bedford, N.S., fish market identified the unique creatures and donated them to the Back to the Sea Centre in Dartmouth, N.S. (July 18, 2025)The pair will spend much of the summer in the centre, giving visitors as much time as possible to see Bingo and Moonmist before they are returned to the ocean.
