What a Year...

It’s been well over a year since I last updated my portfolio/blog, and the time has absolutely flown by. This has unquestionably been one of the busiest years of my life, both professionally and personally, and I know I’m not alone in wondering where the time went.

The world is most definitely a different place than it was when I last posted on here! I can’t specifically say what all I’ve been working on just yet (some things in development, some things currently in post, etc.), but I’m really excited about what the future holds… even if we’re stuck at home for the time being!

One good thing to come from this year was Mickey’s being awarded the Annie Award for Best TV/Media Children’s production!

While many things have changed, others are still the same- so here’s a big ol’ batch of Disney Mickey Mouse Shorts highlights from the latter half of the latest season. I’ve been Art Directing these for several years now, and the challenge each short presents is always unique and interesting. I hope you enjoy!
(Click the episode titles to see the shorts on Youtube.)

“Outback At Ya!”

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More Mickey Examples...

Several more Mickey shorts have aired, so I thought I'd post some more stuff. (All images in this post are © Disney.)

I've included some character silhouettes to show more thought process. Often helps fill out the composition properly.

Hope all are well!

"Bottle Shocked"





"A Flower for Minnie"




(Stephen DeStefano designed the parade characters here.)

"Bronco Busted"





"Coned"








Mickey Dump...

Well I finally have a break from an insanely busy work schedule, and can post up some more Mickey Mouse shorts goodness.

Because I've neglected this blog for so long, this post will be on the hefty side. Hopefully I can get it all to upload properly!

In other Mickey news, we just took home a REPEAT win at the Emmys for Outstanding Short Format Animated Program! This time we won specifically for our "O Sole Minnie" short, examples from which can be found 2-3 blog posts ago. Massive Congratulations to everybody involved.

And now the artwork, all of which is © Disney 2013-2014...

"Potatoland"






"Adorable Couple"




"Sleepwalkin'"




"Third Wheel"



"Flipperboobootosis"



"O Futebol Classico"



"Tapped Out"


"Fire Escape"




"Eau du Minnie"





"Cable Car Chaos"




"Goofy's Grandma"





"Down the Hatch"









(unused early piece)

"Captain Donald"






It's hard to edit down all the work done for each short to just a few examples for display. I want to show it all, but I guess I have to leave you wanting more!

Our second season has started airing on the Disney channel, and will roll out over the next year. Lots of fun stuff in store, and more on the way! Thanks for stopping in!


Whole Mess of Mickey...

Hello, strangers. Got a pipin' fresh load of Mickey BGs for ya here. Hope you like them.

And I also forgot to post that we won the Emmy for Outstanding Short Format Animated Program a few months back! Pretty cool stuff.

Here's the little Cartoon Brew blurb.

While I'm at it, here's a link to the actual Mickey Mouse Shorts themselves.

(All images in these Mickey posts are ©Disney.)

Thanks for stopping in!

"'O Sole Minnie"







"Dog Show"





"Ghoul Friend"





                                               (Early concept piece.)

"Bad Ear Day"



                          (This last one is from a scene that was cut where
                        Minnie is waiting at the theatre entrance for Mickey.)

"Pandamonium"






More Mickeys...

Here are a few more samplings from the latest Mickey shorts to be released. It's hard to edit out the ones for display, as we did so many for each short, but I had a lot of fun doing them all. 

And on a side note, we found out last week that our very first short, "Croissant de Triomphe", is now nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Format Animation!

Awards are in late September. Fingers crossed!

"Tokyo Go"



"New York Weenie"



"Gasp"


 "Stayin' Cool"



Mickey Mouse Shorts...

Since the Mickey Shorts I've been working on for ages have finally started to air, I can show off some examples of the mountains of work we've been making! This is just a tiny bit of the vast amount of work done for every short, but you can get an idea of what was involved. These are posted in order of production, and are all copyrighted by Disney.

"Croissant de Triomphe"








"No Service"






"Yodelberg"








It's very exciting to see all the great responses to these shorts. We've certainly been busting our butts on each and every one of them, and the final product (I hope) reflects all the passion and effort. I'll be posting more as the new episodes premiere, so keep checking back for more.