Reconstructing Hope

After a historic closing of Disney Theme Parks across the globe from Covid-19, the house of mouse has some trust rebuilding to do. This work features a famous flying elephant statues made out of brass, being taken through the air by 5 zeppelins (mimicking the 5 crows that helped him fly in the original animated film). I wanted to try a grand painting of clouds and avoid detailed landscapes I usually paint for this one to give it an uplifting, positive feeling.

He is made of brass – like the Mickey Mouse statue in an older painting as I wanted him to have some weight and strength against such a bright backdrop. The painting is my second in the Idols work – joining Idol Woody – talking about our need to embrace our childhood belief that we can do anything we put out minds to when we rebuild ourselves after a hard hit. In times like what we are all currently living it strikes a much needed positive outlook.