I am of the belief that in any circumstance or relationship, POSITIVE invests and NEGATIVE withdraws. Before I go any further, it must be said that there are such things as healthy negatives: Constructive criticism, humble correction and break-ups that are legitimately “for the best” are just some of the healthy (and necessary) negatives that […]
Tinker Bell & The Great Fairy Rescue: ‘Real World’ Props Visual Development
I had to paint a lot of real-world, turn of the century props for Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue and these are some of my favorites. Below are the designs for the biggest glue bottle in the world. That is because this glue bottle was made real and huge and was installed at Tink’s […]
Tinker Bell & The Great Fairy Rescue: ‘Fairy Transportation’ Prop Visual Development
In our most recent installment of the Disney Fairies series, the Fairies of Pixie Hollow travel to the mainland (rural England) and set up a Fairy Camp. The seasonal ritual comes with the logistical challenge of transporting large stores of Pixie Dust (which fuels fairy flight) as well as Tinker Bell’s mount, a mouse […]
Tinker Bell & The Great Fairy Rescue: Set Visual Development
To a human, it is a revolutionary convenience, but to a fairy it is a hostile environment. Here are some of the set designs that I painted for the antique car that is featured prominently in the girl-power finale of Tinker Bell and The Great Fairy Rescue which is now available on DVD & Blu […]
Desire Vs. Frustration
A few of my Disney colleagues attended a painting workshop that was taught by Jedi Master Dan McCaw. One of them (I’ll call him Joe) was expressing how hard it is to find time to do personal work and grow artistically while managing the demands of life, career and family etc… Someone suggested that Joe […]
