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Frazetta Drawings
I guess most of you know of Frank Frazetta's work. His draughtsmanship (as well as painting) is extraordinary. He became known as the world's best illustrator for the fantasy/science fiction...
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Naughty
I just love this cel from the Silly Symphony Three Little Wolves from 1936. There is little doubt that Fred Moore animated this scene, in which two little wolves pester one of the pigs.The whole...
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Ed Aardal
Ed Aardal lived from 1910 to 1988. He worked for Disney for twenty years starting in 1935. He originally did effects animation, but was soon sent over to the character animation department.Perhaps...
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Joe Grant
Joe Grant was one of a kind. I am pinching myself when I think about all those years working with him on various Disney films.Many of you know know that Joe had a Disney career twice. First from the...
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The Ludwig Von Drake Dilemma
Ludwig Von Drake is a great TV character, created late in Walt's life during the early 1960s.According to one artist who was there at the time, one of the animators who was assigned to this new Disney...
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Beautiful Things
Heritage Auctions is yet again offering unique and rare pieces of original animation art.I just love this concept/layout piece from Cinderella. One of my favorite sequences not only in animation, but...
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Story Sketches
It is astonishing to realize that Disney allowed his story sketch artists to work in a graphic style that was comfortable to them, and personal.Sometimes those sketches were mere character animation...
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Jungle Book Art at Auction
Here are some wonderful pieces from The Jungle Book that were recently sold at auction. The piece above is a cel set up (matching cel with painted background). I don't know who painted this background,...
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Sullivant in Color
Each time I discover a new TS Sullivant illustration I can't help but smiling from ear to ear.Today brought such a moment when I found this beauty online, "Going to the Races".Apparently monkeys are in...
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More Early Black Cauldron Work
A few of my early Black Cauldron exploratory sketches were recently auctioned off at Heritage Auctions. They come from the film's producer's Joe Hale estate.I made the drawing above while I was still...
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Song of the South Art
Some more art from Disney's Song of the South. As I mentioned before, Bill Peet's story sketches provided so much information for the animators. Staging, mood and terrific character poses.And of course...
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Merry Christmas
... Happy Holidays to all of you!This is a vintage photo to promote Disney's 1967 release of The Jungle Book.Thumper is a trifle oversized in the back, but who cares...Growing up in Germany meant that...
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The Marc Davis Touch
I love the French!I am lucky to have worked in Paris for almost one year (Runaway Brain). So fortunate to have many French friends. My command of the language is not very good, but after a glass of...
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MUSHKA Update
We are at it full time! More and more final color is pouring in. I am so excited!Honestly, I didn't expect the final footage to turn out this beautiful.Above Sarah is encountering a tiger cub during a...
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Milt Kahl Moves
A great self caricature of Milt Kahl announcing his change of address. Not sure exactly when this occurred, but I have a way of finding out. I googled the address and these images came up.PS This image...
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"Quiet, Wart!"
Milt Kahl sure had some fun animating dialogue scenes with Sir Kay from the Sword in the Stone.In this scene from an early sequence Kay turns toward Wart who is observing Kay's hunting "skills" from a...
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Aladdin Flashback
When I look back at my career at Disney, I remember that once in a while everything came together just about perfectly for an animated film I was a part of.Aladdin is one of those films. It remains...
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...and Another Kley
As so often with Heinrich Kley art, you wonder about the meaning behind the illustration.Depicted here is a female nude presumably flirting with an oversized semi-nude man, while riding a...
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Frank Thomas animated the Chairman
One of Frank Thomas' last animation assignments, the Chairman of the Rescue Aid Society from The Rescuers.I love this candid photo of Frank in his office taken in 1976 or early 1977. I believe he is...
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Sleeping Beauty at 60
After all these decades Sleeping Beauty remains a stand out film among Disney animated features.A grand experiment in artistic style and storytelling, which did not pay off at the box office in its...
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