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Selling The John Alvin Art Estate Collection

Leslie Combemale — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:14:50 +0000

Well, the cat, as they say, is out of the bag. The John Alvin Art Estate, a collection of over 1000 original pieces by John Alvin is going up for sale as one glorious collection. John Alvin is the cinema artist and creator of over 100 movie posters from the 70s, 80s, and 90s known ... Read more

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Selling Under the Sea: Gallery Stories and Art Insights on The Little Mermaid

Leslie Combemale — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 02:52:03 +0000

I’ve decided to start writing blogs not only about the history and trivia surrounding animation, but also about my own experiences. We just got a collection of original art from The Little Mermaid, and that made me think of my many memories selling art from The Little Mermaid, or, “Selling Under the Sea”… The Little ... Read more

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2025 Animation and Film Art Gift Guide

Leslie Combemale — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:08:47 +0000

It’s coming to the end of a crazy, often challenging and emotionally intense year, and all these difficulties have really brought home the importance of the family and friends we love. There’s never been a more important time for celebration and choosing joy. This holiday season, the ArtInsights animation and film art guide has everything ... Read more

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Remembering Stuart Craig: Oscar Winning Harry Potter Production Designer

Leslie Combemale — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:36:58 +0000

Production designer Stuart Craig died this September after a long journey with Parkinson’s. We remember Stuart Craig for his many contributions to the film world, but especially for his work on the Harry Potter films. Famously saying “how the hell are we going to do this?” after reading the source material, he set about building ... Read more

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It’s A Peanuts Celebration & Sandy’s Retirement from Peanuts Animation!

Leslie Combemale — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:15:13 +0000

It’s very exciting to see It’s A Peanuts Celebration, such a great new limited edition, which came out on Tuesday after much consideration, work, and reworking on the part of Sandy at Sopwith and Peanuts animation director Larry Leichliter! It has so many great moments we all remember from our favorite Peanuts specials! See if ... Read more

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Mary Costa: Celebrating the Loving Spirit and Singular Songstress of Sleeping Beauty

Leslie Combemale — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:15:37 +0000

I want to tell you about Mary Costa, not just about her career and her importance to Disney animation history, but about the WOMAN. I can do that, because I met her. Even now, as the world seems topsy-turvy, she is what I think of when I think of goodness and the best of humanity. ... Read more

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Bugs Bunny: The History and Art of A Wascally Wabbit

Leslie Combemale — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:36:19 +0000

A few days ago, I was thinking about my favorite Bugs Bunny cartoon. I bet you can’t guess, although it’s true most of my most beloved Bugs cartoons were directed by Chuck Jones. No, it’s not What’s Opera, Doc, considered by many, despite not winning the Oscar the year it was released, to be the ... Read more

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Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown 50th Anniversary: Original Art & Exclusive Interview with Larry Leichliter

Leslie Combemale — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 04:04:18 +0000

Imagine my surprise when I discovered NO ONE was having the official 50th celebration of one of my favorite Peanuts animation specials, Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown. The show premiered on January 28th, 1975, and went on to nominated for an Emmy, against two other Bill Melendez Productions studio releases, It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie ... Read more

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Disney’s Fantasia: History, Art, & Music of the 1940’s Classic

Leslie Combemale — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:31:55 +0000

Disney’s Fantasia, rightly, is one of the most beloved and appreciated films in Disney history. It’s a film I have loved it my whole life. My experience as a gallery owner though is that it’s also been loved by some of my favorite clients at ArtInsights. So often, the smartest and most engaged kids I ... Read more

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Animation Oscar History and Hopefuls: The Wild Robot, Memoir of a Snail, Inside Out 2 and more!

Leslie Combemale — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:36:00 +0000

It’s the holidays again, which means I’m not only handling holiday shopping with ArtInsights, but my film critic and journalist hat is on for much of the time! I’m not only the lead contributor to the Alliance of Women Film Journalists and write for the Motion Picture Association’s The Credits, I’m also part of 3 ... Read more

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