Dave Arnold: Meet the man behind some of Montreal’s most iconic business signs [Video]

You might not realize it, but you are probably familiar with Dave Arnold’s work. 

The local artist is responsible for the hand-painted signs on some of Montreal’s most iconic restaurants.

“So, if you’re a customer coming in the back door, that’s where you’d go in,” Arnold said while giving CTV News a tour of the Joe Beef terrace.

Above the back entrance hangs one of the first signs ever painted.

“But this little one,” he said, pointing to a small sign hanging over the staff entrance to the kitchen, “just the ‘cuisine,’ for some reason I really love that one. It feels like a nice old French restaurant.”

Dave Arnold. (Scott Prouse/CTV News)

Mr. Sign, as he has become known, has been adding a bit of his own personal flavour to bars and restaurants all over the city for more than 15 years.

“The subtle charm of imperfection is a thing that we’re constantly going for,” …