Peter Ellenshaw

Disney Limited Edition: Mystical Kingdom of the Beast

Circa 1980's

MEDIUM: Giclée Canvas Limited Edition SIZE: 24" x 36" EDITION SIZE: 395 ARTIST: Peter Ellenshaw SKU: DFA-LE-MICKEYSDREAM ABOUT THE IMAGE: Inspired by Walt Disney’s Animated Classics and features Mickey Mouse. ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Each piece is on hand-numbered canvas and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. ABOUT THE ARTIST: William Samuel Cook “Peter” Ellensaw was an English matte designer, special effects creator and master painter. He mentored under Percy Pop Day who played a pivotal role and mentored him on painting on canvas and glass, which was to create matte background form film. After serving his country as an RAF pilot in World War II, Ellenshaw returned to work for Mr. Day at the studios. After a brief yearlong stint at MGM, Ellenshaw left in 1947 upon receiving a call to work for Walt Disney Studios on the film, Treasure Island. As it turned out, his partnership with Disney would last over thirty years and earn him five Oscar nominations. For his work on "Mary Poppins" in which he recreated scenes of Edwardian London in 102 different mattes, he won an Academy Award. Walt Disney became Ellenshaw's mentor and friend, spurring him on continually to perfect his craft and push the creative envelope. ABOUT THE FILM: Fantasia is a 1940 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by Walt Disney Productions. With story direction by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer, and production supervision by Ben Sharpsteen, it is the third Disney animated feature film. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski...

MEDIUM: Giclée on Canvas SIZE: 15" x 22.5" EDITION SIZE: 500 ARTIST: Peter Ellenshaw SKU: DFA-SS-OFFTOHOME ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Silver Series prints ar...

The painting is based on the sketch I made for a friend who in the early 90's wrote an account of his years as an occultist in Berkely, CA during the 1970's and 80's. He apprenticed himself to a charismatic magician. The latter believed himself to be both the returned Christ and the magical child (incarnated spell) of the infamous Alestair Crowley. This magician took on the form of Mickey Mouse in order to carry out his ministry, the ultimate goal of which was to be crowned at the Vatican. In time the apprentice became roused to individuate from his master and took the Satanic role in the form of Donald Duck (the avian predator of mice: Horus the Avenger...

A watercolour painting with gum arabic and body colour of a majestic ruined castle on a mountain peak. Presented glazed in a wash line mount and a distressed silver-gilt bamboo effec...