Creator of Dinotopia and artist/author of Color and Light and Imaginative Realism.
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In his book, Color in Sketching and Rendering, Arthur Guptill says this study of a white porcelain cup lit by direct light "presents an ideal transitional subject, as it combines curved and flat surfaces." tinyurl.com/5ew43bab
Bakery case, plein-air watercolor. The challenge is to paint the pastries seen through the glass as well as the reflection of the skylights. Video: youtu.be/TgZ9f8w9fss #paintingtechniques #transparency #reflection #watercolorpainting #pleinair
When I started freelancing for National Geographic Magazine, it still sent its artists to visit archaeological sites. One of my first assignments was to reconstruct Etruscan iron smelting in ancient Populonia. More in "Imaginative Realism": jamesgurney.com/products/imagi…
Botanical art vs. plein-air painting: botanical artist is more concerned with portraying specimens removed from context with a scientist’s POV. Plein-air artist pays attention to the whole ensemble influenced by light, air, atmosphere & spatial depth. #botanicalart #pleinair
A stream cutting through the snowy forest is the subject for my new YouTube video youtu.be/vzcoC2CqmTM 1. Science insights about visual perception 2. Churchill's philosophy of painting 3. A Taoist view of the painting mindset. #pleinairpainting #pleinair #gouachepainting
Confrontation on the brink of Waterfall City as humans + dinosaurs protect Dinotopia from an attack of a giant robot. jamesgurney.com/products/dinot…
Pageant day in Sauropolis, a tiny concept sketch for a Dinotopia painting, inspired by the architecture of capitols in Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, and by the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, and the related expos in Paris and Saint Louis. #dinotopia
A helicopter hovers above the sea during a raging storm. This was my first illustration assignment, way back in 1983. The title is "Hurricane Claude," a story by Hilbert Schenck, published in 1983 by Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine. #illustration #painting #scifi
If you keep these 5 things in mind, you'll paint faster and your paintings will be nicer to look at. More on my blog: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2017/06/what-i…
A dinosaur dances out 'WELCOME' at the Footprint Amphitheater. Oil on board, from Dinotopia; Journey to Chandara. jamesgurney.com
An armored brachiosaur prepares to enter the Rainy Basin. From Dinotopia: The World Beneath. jamesgurney.com/products/dinot…
There's a forgotten place where the power lines cross the train tracks. #gouachepainting #pleinairpainting #artistsontwitter
I'm still here on Twitter, but you can also find me on Mastodon. mastodon.art/web/@jamesgurn…
Dinotopia: The World Beneath is available on @dramafyaudio as an immersive podcast with actors, music, sound effects and dinosaur voices. You can listen free at app.dramafy.com/#/shows/dinoto… -- #dinotopia #theworldbeneath #dramafy #audiodrama
Professor of illustration and children's book illustrator Dennis Nolan died yesterday in the company of his family after a long illness. gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2022/08/dennis…
Strap on your headphones and pack your bags for a trip to Dinotopia via the full-cast audio drama by ZBS Productions. app.dramafy.com/#/shows/2433_d… #dinotopia @ZBSFoundation
