The Disney Gallery - Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room 50th Anniversary

My hands tired!  Just finished signing a large batch of limited edition prints for the upcoming, Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, 50th Anniversary event taking place June 28 - 29th at Disneyland Hotel, Exhibit Hall, Disneyland Resort.  At the conclusion of this event, the exhibit will be relocated to The Disney Gallery, on Main Street USA in Disneyland, for everyone to enjoy.  You'll be able to see original painting, as well as limited edition signed prints, and Deluxe Prints.

Click this LINK for more information on the June 28 - 29th event.

2005 Sketch

Another sketch, this one from 2005, that was on my old site.  Guess I have a thing for one eyed, striped kind of things.

Working on a new site, which will bring back much of the artwork from the prior site, and a whole lot more.  I'll keep you posted on the progress.

If you'd like to see more, visit me on facebook, as well as my site.  And don't forget to leave your comments here on my blog, I enjoy hearing from you.

Sometimes Things Should Be Shared Again

I've posted this before, but somethings things should be shared again.  I created this concept painting back in 2003 and I still enjoy seeing it.

Take a moment and leave your comments, I enjoy hearing from you.  Also, visit my site and facebook page to view more.

Color Your World

I went into Portland earlier in the week and clearly Spring has settled in.  Flowers everywhere, spectacular trees in bloom, and amazing colors.  That's the inspiration behind this color collection, an image I took of one of the amazing trees in Portland.

Please leave your comments and let me know what you think.  You can also visit me on facebook and on my site.  

Enjoy.

Gratitude, No Passport Required

This week you're tuned in from many new locations, and in record numbers.  Welcome to all of you.

The top ten locations guests have visited from this week, in order of most visits are:

2008 Sketch

There are many images from my original site which were removed when the site was revamped to its current incarnation (a topic I’ll talk more about in a future post), and this sketch from 2008, is one such piece.

On My Desk

This is what's currently taking residence on my desk.  It shares identity with a recent post, On My Desk: a Pinch of Overwhelmed.  

The Disney Gallery - Realms of Fantasy

This is a new piece currently part of the new Realms of Fantasy-Designs from the Happiest Kingdom of Them All exhibit at The Disney Gallery, located on Main Street, USA in Disneyland, California.

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Image Copyright The Walt Disney Company

Beauty & The New Year

I am fortunate to live on the Northwest coast of the United States.  Okay, it's a blessing and a curse.  Blessing because of beauty, curse because of the harsh and often violent weather.  However, when it's beautiful, it's beautiful, and that beauty is an inspiration to my creativity.

New Years Day was one such beautiful day.  It was so beautiful, my partner and I decided to pack up our dogs and take a day drive down the coast.

The sun and ocean danced together New Years Day.

Gratitude, No Passport Required

This week there have been many new guest visiting.  Welcome everyone!

The top ten locations guests have visited from this week, in order of most visits are:

Sugar Cookie Bake-O-Rama: Part Four

After all the flour sifting, sugar mixing, and decorating, here are the finished cookies.

A collection of Sugar Cookie Snowflakes.

Sugar Cookie Bake-O-Rama: Part Three

I created three different snowflake cookie designs, but am sharing only one.  The reason?  The steps for all three are identical, only the design execution is different.  On with the snowflake making.

Just as with the Snow Clouds, I piped an edge of royal icing, sugared it while wet, and let dry completely.

Sugar Cookie Bake-O-Rama: Part Two

Creating a Snow Cloud Sugar Cookie.  You're going to need to make royal icing and a simple online search will result many.

Taking the baked sugar cookies, I piped a royal icing edge, which I then covered in sugar.  I did so while the icing was still wet, to do this you must work quickly, as royal icing dries fast.

Sugar Cookie Bake-O-Rama: Part One

Being an avid baker, I've had several custom cookie cutters created from my designs.  I wanted to use one of these cutters and narrowed it down to two choices, a bird or a cloud.  I chose the cloud.

The cloud would become a Snow cloud and three varying sized rounds snowflakes.  Everything comes back to design and story.  Besides, I've never seen a Snow Cloud Cookie.

Sugar Cookie Bake-O-Rama: Introduction

If you don't yet know, I LOVE BAKING!  Front and center, there it is.

One of my December traditions is to create cookies I gift to close friends and family.  This year I thought sharing this tradition just might inspire your creativity into action, whether through baking or another creative outlet.