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Kevin Kidney
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Speaking of Anniversaries...

One year old today!

3 days ago

Designing a Fantasmic Dragon

The original Dragons Head model sculpted by Rich Collins, 1991."Now you will deal with me, and all the powers of my imagination!"  During the most exciting sequence of Disneylands Fantas...

14 may 12

The Twenty-Year-Long Nightmare

A crocodile swims in an Anaheim parking lot, 1991.This week marks the 20th anniversary of a little nighttime show that ignited a long tradition of "water and fire spectaculars" at the Disney ...

07 may 12

Happy Wedding

A paper cake topper for my friends Michelle and Roy, who got hitched yesterday.  Congratulations, kids!

23 apr 12

In the Shade of the Sunshine Tree

Fresh orange paint, and hes ready to go!As today is the dreaded Tax Day, heres a sunny thought to help make everything better.  This morning Disney finally returned the Orange Bird to Walt ...

17 apr 12

Its Just Like Being on a Roller Scoter

Hey friends, Im taking a little vacation. See you soon.

21 mar 12

Art in Anaheim: Sculpture Finally Gets Some Love

A splashy comeback for artist John Edward Svensons sculpture.Last summer I wrote about the "Child on a Dolphin" sculpture in front of Anaheims Chase Bank. Back then, the bronze sculpture, whi...

25 feb 12

Art in Anaheim: Sculpture Finally Gets Some Love

A splashy comeback for artist John Edward Svensons sculpture.Last summer I wrote about the "Child on a Dolphin" sculpture in front of Anaheims Chase Bank. Back then, the bronze sculpture, whi...

25 feb 12

Smile A-While To-Day!

Im the kind of guy who wants to believe that everything in life happens for a reason. To acknowledge that lifes little ups and downs are largely beyond our control is a concept that doesnt sit too co...

08 feb 12

Walt Disneys Secret Characters (Part One)

Tommy Mohawk and his little pal, Chatter!We recently acquired a stack of rare television commercial model sheets created by Disney artists in the 50s. When these animated ads were produced, Walt was ...

31 jan 12

Disney Storyboards for Kelvinator, 1955

Hey Tomorrowland fans, remember once we traveled back in time to 1955 to see CIRCARAMA and that mind-bending kitchen appliance of the future, the FOODARAMA? You dont remember that? Well, CLICK HERE a...

25 jan 12

I Speak For The Tree...Part Two

Two months ago I wrote a sort of eulogy to a lost piece of art, the original Plaza Pavilion mural at Disneyland, a painting that had sparked my imagination as a kid, and has continued to be a source ...

22 jan 12

The Mobil gas station that once adorned an intersection near Disneyland was a marvel of mid-century design by architects Whitney Smith and Wayne Williams. With four giant floating canopies balanced m...

08 jan 12

2012

01 jan 12

Every Christmas Card I Write...

Im a push-over for Christmas cards - specifically wonderful old cards. Theyre the best ones. We never purchase new cards each year, but instead send out used vintage cards, even if theyre already wri...

20 dec 11

A-Frame Doll House

A perfect gift for the cool kids on your Christmas list: a miniature mountain lodge you can build yourself! From Sunset Magazine, December 1961.Both sides of the roof open out flat on the floor, and ...

13 dec 11

Disneylands Unknown Muppet Parade

"Here Come The Muppets" Parade models, 1990.With the Muppets recent comeback for a new generation, I was reminded of my brief brush with Muppetdom in early 1990. "Here Come The Muppets...

07 dec 11

STUDIOS Photo Shoot

Hey, were in a magazine! The current issue of Studios Magazine has a feature article on the Kevin & Jody Co. studio -- and with some very pretty pictures. Sure wish our workplace was this tidy al...

02 dec 11

I Speak For The Tree

Diagram of Disneylands Plaza Pavilion mural, 1962A warning. Todays blog post ends with a tragic account of loss and oblivion. So, if youre blissfully content with the aesthetics of your world, and wi...

28 nov 11

How I Make a Poster

Paper illustration © Kevin KidneyEarlier this year I was hired to create a promotional campaign for a holiday entertainment company using paper sculpture. I love Christmas and everything about the ho...

21 nov 11

Peg-Legged Legos!

We recently discovered the amazing work of Henning Birkeland, a digital artist in Norway who specializes in 3D visual effects and animation. He also happens to be a wizard with Lego bricks! Henning h...

25 oct 11

Happy Birthday, Mary Blair!

The Indian Chief from Peter Pan, 1953Artist Mary Blair would have been 100 years old today, and to join in this weeks love-fest for her incredible body of work, I would like to present a few of my pe...

21 oct 11

Its Andy Anaheim!

The original Andy Anaheim model sheet, drawn by the Walt Disney Studio, early 1954.Of course, you know all about Andy Anaheim, right? Our citys oddly endearing character mascot is featured today on t...

22 sep 11

Ghoulish Delight

Jody and I will be traveling to Walt Disney World for the resorts 40th anniversary on October 1, and Disney asked if we might create something special for a Haunted Mansion themed auction that takes ...

19 sep 11

September Song

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 couple of really good ones, ourselves), we took some memorable...

06 sep 11

Parting is such sweet sorrow....

Pirate Parrot concept art by Marc Davis Marc Davis, himself, with an early version of the Pirate Parrot animatronic. Our replica of the final WDW figure for the D23 Auction tonight. By tonight, our l...

20 aug 11

Art in Anaheim: Sculptor John Edward Svenson

1970 Downtown Anaheim, Home Savings Near a busy sunlit intersection in Anaheim dominated by the sounds of traffic and the occasional air-brake hiss of city busses, a young child is going for a joy r...

07 aug 11

Finally Florida!

Mary Blairs concept art for the Contemporary Resort Grand Canyon Concourse tile mural... as a ceramic vase. Walt Disney World turns 40 this year and Jody and I were invited to concept nostalgic colle...

29 jul 11

Parrot of the Caribbean

Click above photo to make it huge.I cant believe hes finally done, and I wish I could keep him. Hes destined for the D23 Expo Auction in August. If youre interested in bidding, keep a weather eye o...

26 jul 11

Fur and Feathers

19 jul 11

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