Geoff Carter of Your Souvenir Guide pointed out this beautiful sketch above from his friend Sean Jones. He’s posting some sketches of Disneyland on facebook in anticipation of a family vacation he’ll soon be taking. I can’t wait to see more.
Disneyland Mural Originally uploaded to flickr by ChrisDotson A link to this photo floated across my twitter stream just a few minutes ago. I wondered @ChrisDotson was talking about the very rare 25 piece limited edition Terri Hardin Sculpted Disneyland Puzzle Map. Indeed that’s exactly… Read More »Disneyland Sculpted Puzzle Map by Terri Hardin
A few links for the first Sunday of the new year. Trey Ratcliff takes amazing pictures. He loves the subject of Disney, and we’re all a little richer for it. Everyone else is linking to these iPhone Sketches by Disney artist Stef Kardos, so I… Read More »Disney News and Links – Lazy Sunday Morning Edition
TSMM – Joe Ranft Tribute Originally uploaded by indigoskye I had been through the Disney’s Hollywood Studios version of the Toy Story Midway Mania! Fastpass queue at least a dozen times before I noticed this wonderful detail. Just before you enter the main queue room,… Read More »Joe Ranft Tribute in Toy Story Midway Mania
For those of you planning on attending the San Diego Comic-Con this July, you’ll want to make a bee-line to booth 2302 and check out the latest self-published graphic novel from Disney animators and artists. “Who is Rocket Johnson?” is a 72 page graphic novel… Read More »Who is Rocket Johnson – a Disney Animation Artist Graphic Novel
Sad news coming from Emeryville this week, Justin Wright, a promising artist working in the Story department at Pixar, died this week from a heart attack. Justin was a heart transplant survivor, but by all accounts had the heart of a lion. Just visit Justin’s… Read More »Promising Pixar Artist Dies at 27
Peter Emmerich, who for many years worked as a Character Artist for the Walt Disney Company before he was appointed as chief Illustrator for the Disneyland Resort, replacing Charles Boyer, has his own blog. He’s currently teaching art in NYC, but there is the occaisional… Read More »Peter Emmerich