Morning Email From Canemaker:

This sounds like early Christmas to me. I just hope the mailman doen`t bend it trying to get into my mailbox. If you are any kind of animation geek you might want to hunt up this publication.

HI LARRY,

This week I am having sent to you "A THING OF LAVISH, ECCENTRIC BEAUTY" according to the NY Times.

It is the arts magazine ESOPUS, published twice-yearly "featuring fresh, unmediated perspectives on the contemporary cultural landscape from artists, writers, filmmakers, playwrights, photographers, architects, designers, musicians, and other creative professionals. It includes long-form artists’ projects, critical writing, fiction, interviews, and, in each issue, a CD of specially commissioned music."

In the Fall 2005 (#5) issue, you will find my illustrated article "Let a Thousand Drawings Bloom: The Making of One Frame from the Disney Animated Classic FANTASIA," pp. 66 - 79.

It is the complete layout for scene #18 from the Dance of the Reed Flutes flower ballet from the Nutcracker Suite sequence. The illustrations are the original layouts for the scene from my animation art collection, including the pastel-on-black-paper inspirational sketch by Elmer Plummer;

and four drawings by layout artist Al Zinnen (printed on velum so readers can see through them, as did the scene's animator Cy Young); the instructional sheet attached to the layout; and a frame blowup of the final scene.
My text explains the processes, and is also a subtle lament for the beauty and artistry of hand-drawn animation.

Hope you enjoy the issue. Tod Lippy is the mag's editor. For more info, visit: http://www.esopusmag.com

Thanks for your help!

John

You are completely welcome John, all I did was put you in touch with Al Zinnen`s family and they were very happy to have someone of your caliber interested in Al`s work.  ¶ 6:48 AM