"Mary Blair: Designer of Smiles" (Gouache and Acrylic; 2015) Her vibrant colors and stylized designs pervade Disney animated films from 1943 to 1953 (such as Cinderella, Peter Pan, and Alice in Wonderland). A prolific artist, during the 1950’s and 60’s she brought a special eye-appealing flair to large-scale theme park murals and attractions (such as Disneyland’s "It's A Small World".)

Mary Blair is the second featured artist in a series of 16 characterized portraits of some of the great creative minds that have worked at Walt Disney Imagineering throughout the years. Mary Blair is placed in front of the iconic facade of the "Small World" attraction, while she works on painting a tiled piece of her Tomorrowland mural.

I can't help but think of a line from Mary Poppins that sums up Mary Blair all too wonderfully: "No wonder that it's Mary that we love!" I was so excited to do a Blair piece, and I only hope that such is a great tribute to one of Disney's greatest - and considered one of Walt's favorite - artists.

This print is an excellent gift for the ultimate Disneylander, the avid Disney Historian, future Imagineer, or fan of Mary Blair's fantastic artistic creations! 

At this time, the original print will not be for sale, so please enjoy a print of this piece in the original 8"x10" format!