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I’ve received dozens of emails this week asking about the status of my Ward Kimball biography. Apparently, Amazon sent out emails to the …

Painter Llyn Foulkes will be the subject of a major retrospective at the Hammer Museum.

He was one very lucky artist.

Even though there won’t be a Ward Kimball biography in time for Christmas, you can still celebrate the holidays with Ward. My Tumblr 365 …

This week was supposed to be the release date of my biography about artist, animator and director Ward Kimball. However, my publisher, …

I’ve received a slew of messages in the past week from people who pre-ordered Full Steam Ahead!, which is the biography I wrote about the …

The Ottawa International Animation Festival will take place this week. At the festival, I will be speaking about the life, art and …

Veteran Disney animator Ken Walker passed away last Saturday, August 18th, The Orange County Register posted his obituary on Wednesday. …

No matter how many books one reads about classic Disney animation, it’s difficult to imagine the day-to-day life of artists during the …

A couple days ago, I wrote about Bob Givens, the 94-year-old artist who designed Bugs Bunny in his debut short A Wild Hare. While I was …

A companion to my upcoming biography of Ward Kimball, 365 Days of Ward will be updated EVERY SINGLE DAY for the next year. The site is a …

Didier Ghez, editor of the important Walt’s People anthologies and proprietor of the Disney History blog, interviewed me about my …

My favorite publisher Chronicle Books just put out their Fall/Winter 2012 catalog and they’re releasing more animation and …

April 2, 1934. Seventy-eight years ago to the day, a twenty-year-old kid started working at Walt Disney Productions. His name was Ward …

As Ward Kimball’s biographer, I am obligated to share with you this post on Progress City, U. S. A. that talks about the time Ward …

How much is a personal painting by Disney animation legend Ward Kimball worth? Watch the segment above. The painting, owned by animation …

I’ve nearly wrapped up my Ward Kimball biography, but to get it just right, I need a handful of images related to his key characters. …

The future of animation books, like the rest of the publishing industry, isn’t rosy. Page counts and print runs are shrinking, and …

Ward Kimball and family show you the proper way to do a Christmas card family photo:

I’m sure that after all my incessant musings and ramblings about this guy, some readers have already figured out that something’s up. So …