Just Another Colourful Pattaya Character...

[sriracha john]

Marco Figgen, a German artist, pastes his beard into the paint while painting at his studio in Pattaya, Thailand, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. Figgen, 50, of Essen, Germany, is a unique artist as he used his beard instead of brush to paint. Figgen, a concert organizer turn artist, is now reside in Thailand, started growing beard 13 years ago and it was measured at 1.10 meters (3.6 feet) long. He made between baht 1,000 to 20,000 for a beard painting depends on size. (AP Photos)

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It takes all kinds...

[meom]

Makes you wonder what other creative use his beard has.

[donkeykong]

Makes you wonder what other creative use his beard has.

He doesn't even hold a candle to the showgirl in Top Girls A Go Go who produces remarkable works of art with a felt-tip marker pen rammed you-know-where. Her 'beard' has been well shaved off.

Amazes crowds of Russians & Chinese every night!

Does he have a work permit?

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Edited February 1, 2006 by donkeykong

[chippie]

I can write my name in snow with my piss!!!

[bangkapiboy]

It's an interesting gimmick he has painting with his beard. But I don't think it can make much of a good painting brush!

[redrus]

Marco Figgen, a German artist, pastes his beard into the paint while painting at his studio in Pattaya, Thailand, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. Figgen, 50, of Essen, Germany, is a unique artist as he used his beard instead of brush to paint. Figgen, a concert organizer turn artist, is now reside in Thailand, started growing beard 13 years ago and it was measured at 1.10 meters (3.6 feet) long. He made between baht 1,000 to 20,000 for a beard painting depends on size. (AP Photos)

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It takes all kinds...

Coool guy,

I used to live north of Essen, place called Emden. Anyway, always thought it was weird having a city called food, Essen means food in German.....

redrus

[Mighty Mouse]

I wonder if he does house painting?

[sriracha john]

I can write my name in snow with my piss!!!

The trick, of course, is to get someone to pay up to 20,000 baht for one of your masterpieces..

[BKK90210]

I wonder if he does body painting?

[penzman]

I wonder if he does house painting?

Window and door frames only with the beard.

[kurgen]

I can write my name in snow with my piss!!!

Can you do a full stop though ?

[Old Croc]

I can write my name in snow with my piss!!!

The trick, of course, is to get someone to pay up to 20,000 baht for one of your masterpieces..

The real trick is finding snow in Thailand

[banchang]

He was on the visa run bus with me a couple of weeks ago, very strange looking guy indeed.

[johnh101]

He was on the visa run bus with me a couple of weeks ago, very strange looking guy indeed.

That answers the WP Question.

[skippybangkok]

Lets hope he keeps his pubes trimmed

[bkkmadness]

He was on the visa run bus with me a couple of weeks ago, very strange looking guy indeed.

That answers the WP Question.

Not really, still need to do visa runs with a work permit. Still doubt he has one though, good luck to him, nice gimmick.

[davethailand]

I've met him a couple of times (he looks like a tramp )

Bit of a strange one.

[Pattaya_Fox]

Bit of a strange one.

.......A Definite contender then for the Turner Art Prize

[alexth]

It just makes me puke

[Smokin Joe]

I can write my name in snow with my piss!!!

I got in big trouble when I was in High School for doing that behind my neighbors house. He was mainly mad because it was in his daughter's handwriting.

[White Christmas13]

Why do we see posts from 2006?

[AlexRich]

14 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

Why do we see posts from 2006?

 

Because the denizens of Thai Visa can’t get enough of a beardy painter.

[scubascuba3]

5 hours ago, White Christmas13 said:

Why do we see posts from 2006?

What's more, why do people do a thread bump after 13 years, a new record i think

[Crossy]

I think this antique thread has really run its course.