New Old Mickey Project

An old project that didn't lift off. I was playing around with Mickey as a collectible toy. In essence he's a robot/machine in each of the situations-a submarine,a buddha, a lantern-or even a Geisha Robot Minnie. I'm not sure any of them work or feel like a Mickey franchise, but sometimes I believe Disney merchandise can simply be appealing graphic interpretations, and nothing more.

Day of the dead

Marvin the Martian

I enjoyed this poster brief a lot-taking Marvin and doing anything I wanted with him.

3 Paintings

Johnny Cash

BBC2 screened a superb documentary on Johnny Cash Sunday night. I was aware of most of his movements, but didn't know he crawled into a cave with a bag full of amphetamines at one point! Coincidentally I've just finished a poster concerning the Cash. Each year there's a festival in Mississippi celebrating the fact that Johnny was once arrested for the heinous crime of picking flowers.

Howard Pearce 1919-2009

My Grandfather approached life with humility, humour and inquisitiveness. The only survivor of his Wellington Bomber, he was shot down over Bremen in World War 2, marched to Poland and made a Prisoner Of War in Stalug Luft 3- the setting for "The Great Escape". Dressed as a German decorator, with impeccable forged passport and attire, he was discovered in the Tunnel "Harry" on that fateful night in March,1944. His name was amongst the 150 names placed into a hat. 50 were chosen and brutally shot dead on Hitler's orders. Returning home after the War he married Phyllis Pearce-their marriage lasting 63 years.

With a voracious appetite for History and Literature, My Grandfather was an endless source of fascination for me as I grew up. I compared him to the comic book heroes I read about in "Victor" and "Hotspur" as a little boy. Because my Dad had left home when I was 2 and my brother 4-Granddad became our father, and there was no finer as far as we were concerned. His bravery and memory will live long in our hearts.

Meeting

Leaving Disney

After nearly 6 years I'm leaving Disney to pursue other avenues. It's been an absolute pleasure to draw and design with these characters. I approached each project with the aim of always trying something new and interesting, whilst retaining the sentiment and sincerity of the characters. Below are examples of my professional and personal work. Please be aware that Disney owns the copyright to their properties, and will burn your church and eat your children if you use them without authorization. I'm less heavy handed. If you're interested in contacting me about work you can e-mail me at mscruickshank@btinternet.com. I'll add my new details into the "contact me" section of this ye blogge once I figure out how to do that!








Personal Work