Blockbuster Dreams: A Nostalgic Oil Painting by Courtney Myers Cervantes
Published Sep 10, 2025
Georgia-based artist Courtney Myers Cervantes has created a dazzling love letter to 80s pop culture with her latest oil painting Blockbuster Dreams. The hyper-detailed piece, which took four months to complete, captures the glow and clutter of a room overflowing with neon signs, movie posters, VHS stacks, and all sorts of classic memorabilia.
Inspired by her husband’s own nostalgia-filled “retro room,” the work pays tribute to iconic films like The Goonies, Back to the Future, The Shining, and Home Alone. From a hoverboard to vintage consoles and shelves of tapes, every corner is covered in cinematic memory. Even the couple’s Dalmatian, named Marty after Marty McFly, lounges front and center in the composition, completing the scene.
The painting was an instant hit with collectors all over the world, and prints sold out almost instantly through her online shop. If you’re willing to splurge, though, the original canvas is still available, carrying a blockbuster price tag of $19,500 USD (and we think it’s totally worth it).
You can view more of Courtney Myers Cervantes’ incredible work on Instagram.
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