Kevin Kidney
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Peg-Legged Legos!

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We recently discovered the amazing work of Henning Birkeland, a digital artist in Norway who specializes in 3D visual effects and animation....
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Friday, October 21, 2011

Happy Birthday, Mary Blair!

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The Indian Chief from Peter Pan , 1953 Artist Mary Blair would have been 100 years old today, and to join in this week's love-fest for h...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

It's Andy Anaheim!

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T he original Andy Anaheim model sheet, drawn by the Walt Disney Studio, early 1954. Of course, you know all about Andy Anaheim, right? Our...
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Monday, September 19, 2011

Ghoulish Delight

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Jody and I will be traveling to Walt Disney World for the resort's 40th anniversary on October 1, and Disney asked if we might create s...
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Monday, September 05, 2011

September Song

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So, how was your summer? Wonderful, I hope.  Mine was outstanding.   This summer Jody and I went to a bunch of great parties (and threw a co...
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Friday, August 19, 2011

Parting is such sweet sorrow....

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Pirate Parrot concept art by Marc Davis Marc Davis, himself, with an early version  of the Pirate Parrot animatronic. Our replica of the...
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Saturday, August 06, 2011

Art in Anaheim: Sculptor John Edward Svenson

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1970 Downtown Anaheim, Home Savings  Near a busy sunlit intersection in Anaheim dominated by the sounds of traffic and the occasional ...
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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Finally Florida!

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Mary Blair's concept art for the Contemporary Resort  Grand Canyon Concourse tile mural... as a ceramic vase. Walt Disney World turns 4...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Parrot of the Caribbean

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Click above photo to make it huge. I can't believe he's finally done, and I wish I could keep him.  He's destined for the D23 Ex...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Fur and Feathers

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

You have a Friend Request from Disney

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It never crossed my mind to publicly declare fandom for Disney on facebook, but I guess that perhaps it's finally time to "Like...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Pegged and Painted

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With his solitary glass eye installed behind his eyelids and his hand-turned wooden leg varnished up like fine old furniture, he's start...
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Fiberglass and Feathers

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A new project has landed on our worktable and the feathers are flying.  It's a one-of-a-kind figure we're making for the D23 Expo au...
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Friday, July 08, 2011

Models and Movie Magic

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I just wrote an article for the Walt Disney Family Museum blog on the use of Character Model Statues and the artists who created them, at t...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Smiling in Anaheim

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Chances are, if you are a follower of this blog, I imagine you have at the very least a passing interest in things that go on in Anaheim.  ...
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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Trader Sam's Tiki Bar

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"The Wicked Wench" in the Bottle.   Last month, in between late night parade rehearsals at the park, Jody and I helped out on a pr...
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Monday, June 06, 2011

Hukilau Art Show, 2011

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We're goin' to a hukilau!  Or to be more specific, this week we're once again attending The Hukilau , the incredible tiki event...
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Kevin Kidney
Art director, illustrator, writer, show designer, sculptor, puppeteer, and maker of things. Inconveniently enamored with outdated technology, and pretty much every kind of cultural aspect of the American early 1960s. Will pay big bucks to the guy who produces a plausible time machine.
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