It All Started With..

a giant vision in the creatively genius mind of one man.  A departure from my normally meticulously detailed work, this piece took me just a few minutes to complete.  I wanted it to be loose, quick, and rough.  The famous image from which it was drawn really is a masterpiece in itself.

The larger-than-life castle looming over the man really epitomizes the enormous size of Walt Disney's vision.  It was so much bigger than any one man, yet he was its architect.  I am so thankful that he let nothing stop him from seeing his vision through to completion up until the day he passed from this world.  We are the benefactors of his undaunted persistence, even to this day.  Thanks, Walt!   

Quick Sketch of Walt Under Castle

This is a very quick pen and ink sketch I did last year of the famous picture of Walt walking under the castle gate. There are many reasons that I love this picture. I love thinking about what Walt could have been thinking... I am sure his wheels were turning about something new at the park. Also, the fact that he is actually dwarfed by the size of the castle gate really is symbolic of how big his vision truly was. It was so much bigger and much more far-reaching than he could possibly ever know. And we are so fortunate that he wouldn't let his dream die!

I am looking forward to getting back to more of my Disney sketches now that my spring art show season in over.