If you know me being in Dream Destinations for Gallery Nucleus was always a, well, dream of mine! A huge thanks as always to Nicki France for inviting me and always being the best curator! I chose to draw Bambi and his mother in what would maybe be a happier time in their lives together, during the first summer of his life
I was very inspired within this piece by Tyrus Wong, Eyvind Earle, and WPA posters from the 30s/40s.
Wong did a ton of concept work and backgrounds for Bambi and I wanted to bring in his sense of color and mood in this piece. I was actually looked to the color palette at the end of the film with all of its warm tones and tried to bring some of that into the illustration. Additionally the softness that Wong created in concept work is something I know my art doesn’t really elicit, but I still wanted to see if I could bring that energy to this
Earle did not work on the film, but he did work the Disney film Sleeping Beauty and because of that I have always associated him with earlier Disney films (even if he had nothing to do with them). His sense of shape and nature is unparalleled and when I went into this I was really inspired by his ability to stack trees so to speak and wanted to attempt to pay homage to that with him being such a presence in my mind with Disney
And last, WPA posters quite obviously were something I looked to when attempting this piece in their shapes and flat tones. The WPA posters are maybe most famous for the national parks series that so many of us have looked at an enjoyed after all. Those posters in particular, I believe, were done by Chester Don Powell—but please let me know if I am mistaken!
Prints are available here! The original framed piece that is hung at the gallery is for sale in person and online here. Check in with the Gallery Nucleus site to not only get this piece but the works of so many others. The exhibition can be seen in person starting tonight at 5PM at Nucleus in Alhambra, California through January 1st!
I was very inspired within this piece by Tyrus Wong, Eyvind Earle, and WPA posters from the 30s/40s.
Wong did a ton of concept work and backgrounds for Bambi and I wanted to bring in his sense of color and mood in this piece. I was actually looked to the color palette at the end of the film with all of its warm tones and tried to bring some of that into the illustration. Additionally the softness that Wong created in concept work is something I know my art doesn’t really elicit, but I still wanted to see if I could bring that energy to this
Earle did not work on the film, but he did work the Disney film Sleeping Beauty and because of that I have always associated him with earlier Disney films (even if he had nothing to do with them). His sense of shape and nature is unparalleled and when I went into this I was really inspired by his ability to stack trees so to speak and wanted to attempt to pay homage to that with him being such a presence in my mind with Disney
And last, WPA posters quite obviously were something I looked to when attempting this piece in their shapes and flat tones. The WPA posters are maybe most famous for the national parks series that so many of us have looked at an enjoyed after all. Those posters in particular, I believe, were done by Chester Don Powell—but please let me know if I am mistaken!
Prints are available here! The original framed piece that is hung at the gallery is for sale in person and online here. Check in with the Gallery Nucleus site to not only get this piece but the works of so many others. The exhibition can be seen in person starting tonight at 5PM at Nucleus in Alhambra, California through January 1st!
