Peter Ellenshaw

Peter Ellenshaw (1913 -2007) was employed by Disney to create 100 matte painting for the production  of Mary Poppins. Mattes are used in photography and special effects filmmaking to combine two or more image elements into a single, final image. Cleverly For the cityscape of London at dusk, Peter purposefully put little holes in his painting so that lights could shine through the back to make it look like the lights coming on in the city. 

Above: Original scene study for Mary Poppins; An alternate view of the Banks' home from the neighbouring park's gates.

Above: Original scene study for Mary Poppins; A view of the Banks' home at 17 Cherry Tree Lane, the admiral's house is visible just beyond.

Above: Original scene study for Mary Poppins; A view of the alley outside of Uncle Albert's house.