WHO is the artist here??  I think I know, but I can't for the life of me figure it out.

Wow - I never heard of him, and that tworks me off. Everyone should know about him. On the Link channel this morning they showed two short films about him, Ryan and Alter Egos. In a nutshell, he's this amazing Canadian animator whose short Walking was nominated for an Oscar in 1969. He worked for the National Film Board of Canada for a while, but drugs and alcohol pretty much took care of that. At the time these two short films were made (2003 and '04), he was living in a homeless shelter in Montreal and panhandling on the streets. He's quite an amazing character.

Ryan

Alter Egos

Ryan's official site. Looks like he doesn't have to panhandle in the pouring rain anymore. Excellent.