Life Lessons from Dinosaurs
Art from Dinotopia plus whimsical wisdom
James Gurney
This weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You'll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums.
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- Illustrated Books (35)
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- Journey to Chandara (138)
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- Wobble
- Death Cart
- Jules Verne Museum
- Imagine FX 50th Issue
- Prehistoric Times
- Spectrum's Call for Entries
- Crossing the Atlantic
- Voyage to Utopiales
- Sketchbook Shelf
- 1933 Walker: Fact or Fraud?
- Laguna College of Art and Design
- Moebius and Miyazaki
- Walkway over the Hudson
- Thrush
- Baby Tattooville Wrapup
- Berry: Observation and Memory
- Marking a Mark
- Rockwell and the Camera
- Art Institute Inland Empire
- Enchantment Exhibition and Symposium
- Maiacetus, Part 2
- Six Foot Chicken
- Illustration Master Class Enrollment Opens
- Maiacetus, Part 1
- Cubist Dreams
- Horror Vacui
- October International Artist
- Old Books and New Students
- Mega Rodent, Part 2
- Art Jam
- Mega Rodent, Part 1
- Imaginative Realism Reviews
- Cal State Fullerton
- Cork Maquettes
- Seeing What's Not There
- Mei Long, Part 2
- Mei Long and Sleeping Dinosaurs
- Baby Tattooville Update
- Café Wall Illusion
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You can write me at:
James Gurney
PO Box 693
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
or by email:
gurneyjourney (at) gmail.com
Sorry, I can't give personal art advice or portfolio reviews. If you can, it's best to ask art questions in the blog comments.
James Gurney
PO Box 693
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
or by email:
gurneyjourney (at) gmail.com
Sorry, I can't give personal art advice or portfolio reviews. If you can, it's best to ask art questions in the blog comments.
Permissions
All images and text are copyright 2020 James Gurney and/or their respective owners. Dinotopia is a registered trademark of James Gurney. For use of text or images in traditional print media or for any commercial licensing rights, please email me for permission.
However, you can quote images or text without asking permission on your educational or non-commercial blog, website, or Facebook page as long as you give me credit and provide a link back. Students and teachers can also quote images or text for their non-commercial school activity. It's also OK to do an artistic copy of my paintings as a study exercise without asking permission.
However, you can quote images or text without asking permission on your educational or non-commercial blog, website, or Facebook page as long as you give me credit and provide a link back. Students and teachers can also quote images or text for their non-commercial school activity. It's also OK to do an artistic copy of my paintings as a study exercise without asking permission.
3 comments:
What does this post mean?
It's a bit cryptic.
I believe that the Tattooville artists create a painting together?
Does this work travel around or did you all make it at the location?
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I found the answer myself while writing this comment.
Here's the result of the "Art Jam".
Erik, yes, thanks for making the connection and the explanation. The Art Jam was a group painting by the artists at Baby Tattooville. I'll do a proper post once I settle down back home.
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