tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post109047684841799954..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Joy in the FarmyardJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-8866490165668797062010-01-28T19:08:59.532-05:002010-01-28T19:08:59.532-05:00The baby donkey is so cute! I wonder what she thin...The baby donkey is so cute! I wonder what she thinks all day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-39803675128247999482010-01-06T23:29:37.411-05:002010-01-06T23:29:37.411-05:00Obviously you have a quite a following on your own...Obviously you have a quite a following on your own blog, but you could definitely submit this to cuteoverload.com and get on the site. And it might bring in more funds to Gentle Giants!Jessica Kelly Willetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875925236170576575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-5416338123188550572010-01-05T16:51:37.769-05:002010-01-05T16:51:37.769-05:00I've always been a fan of your work James, but...I've always been a fan of your work James, but now I'm a fan of your wife's knitting as well! That sweater is AWESOME!RocknOatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932627826679625220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-48135375746404772122010-01-04T05:18:46.419-05:002010-01-04T05:18:46.419-05:00When I look at this video and the photos you made ...When I look at this video and the photos you made of the newborn donkey I had to think how dinosaur hatchlings behaved. Many birds, especially galliformes, are very fast in being able to walk, and it is very probable that this is a very primitive trait from a time without much parental care. Modern malleefowl show this to an extreme with no parental care at all (actually even crocodiles and alligators care more about their hatchlings...), with hatchlings which are completely idependet from the very beginning, and it was probably not unsimilar in theropods, even if there are indications for some familiar behavior in some species. But I asked me how this was at herbivores. Of course there were surely also many species which were precocial, but I can also imagine that especially quadrupede dinosaurs like small sauropods probably looked very clumsy when they tried to make their first walk. I suppose this is a little bit different in modern reptiles, as they don´t have vertical limbs, but even some modern reptiles like sea turtle hatchlings look very clumsy at the beginning. Furthermore the walk on vertical limbs probably only worked with a moderate body temperature. In species like Maiasaurus which had really parental care, it possibly required even a bit more time untill the hatchlings were good in walking. The imaginations of a baby dinosaur trying to stand on its legs for the very first time is just really cute.Markus Bühlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516990754952015532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-68723011594289943282010-01-03T13:25:42.462-05:002010-01-03T13:25:42.462-05:00Joy is a beauty! I just love your sketches, and th...Joy is a beauty! I just love your sketches, and the pictures that go with them. Your talent is so inspirational to me. Thank you for sharing! Love the sweater and vid too! :)Loni Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792212100077621754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-12129065643165377222010-01-03T10:41:44.637-05:002010-01-03T10:41:44.637-05:00She is adorable and such a huge head! Love your sk...She is adorable and such a huge head! Love your sketches, I must do more myself.The fearless threaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783590775453622684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-86957686637741559702010-01-03T03:27:08.506-05:002010-01-03T03:27:08.506-05:00If I dare show this to my 4 year old he will cry f...If I dare show this to my 4 year old he will cry for a little donkey! So fun. Thanks for sharingPK Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117425254544671376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-15597583634952476212010-01-03T03:22:31.998-05:002010-01-03T03:22:31.998-05:00'Joy to the world, let heaven and nature sing....'Joy to the world, let heaven and nature sing...'<br />One of my life's wishes is to one day own a donkey. Such wonderfully joyous (pun unintended) and loyal animals just make me smile.<br />maureen. www.thepizzagang.comMaureenHumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081634584483171524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-34692375143017427952010-01-02T22:33:22.670-05:002010-01-02T22:33:22.670-05:00Well that's good to know. I went to the zoo th...Well that's good to know. I went to the zoo the other day and worked on some sketches and I was pretty bummed by the results. I think it was just an off day, but I think I'll keep at it. It's hard not to just become complacent by drawing from photographs in the comfort of a room.<br /><br />I've done a lot of drawings of sharks and I've been lucky enough to be able to get up and go observe them swimming around in a tank from life quite regularly and it has been amazing in being able to internalize their structure aside from just seeing a photo of them.<br /><br />Thank you! ;)Greg Tatumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407141358127446642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-54059116023808525372010-01-02T19:46:18.650-05:002010-01-02T19:46:18.650-05:00Your son is amazing (and you're not too shabby...Your son is amazing (and you're not too shabby yourself!).<br /><br />Happy New Year!innisarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321227473311180542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-55268682262995075532010-01-02T19:29:57.483-05:002010-01-02T19:29:57.483-05:00Joy's soo cute!! love the music, it fits her p...Joy's soo cute!! love the music, it fits her perfectly ^-^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-17329099112558500092010-01-02T14:38:57.725-05:002010-01-02T14:38:57.725-05:00Thanks, I guess I needed a dose of Joy and didn...Thanks, I guess I needed a dose of Joy and didn't even know it.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576820565521582322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-18199494728325808522010-01-02T13:42:36.156-05:002010-01-02T13:42:36.156-05:00aww she is adorable! and I'm surprised she did...aww she is adorable! and I'm surprised she didn't fall on those tiny legs and feet, haha. It takes a lot of patience to draw moving subjects, but at least she's great entertainment to watch!Shannon Crisseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357627280160224432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35735994081469564852010-01-02T13:28:21.084-05:002010-01-02T13:28:21.084-05:00Hinchu, I didn't show you about four pages of ...Hinchu, I didn't show you about four pages of complete DUD sketches. I'm trying to figure out her proportions still. Her head is so huge! <br /><br />She was moving around me just as much as in the video, so I tried to lock the bucking pose in my short term memory, and then observe her in her other poses to try to get the construction. <br /><br />Strangely, though, as challenging as this is, and as often as I'm dissatisfied with my efforts, my favorite kind of sketching is trying to tackle moving subjects, I think because I internalize the form more.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-23083403508713797022010-01-02T13:23:14.951-05:002010-01-02T13:23:14.951-05:00Amazing how she has gone from wobbly and standing ...Amazing how she has gone from wobbly and standing still to prancing with agility.<br /><br />Good question Hinchu.Tyler Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171434906811033069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37471350895619883472010-01-02T13:21:16.891-05:002010-01-02T13:21:16.891-05:00Sooo Cute! The sketch, the music, and the video cl...Sooo Cute! The sketch, the music, and the video clip gave the Gurneys in Sebastopol a rush of pleasure and broad smiles.<br /><br />Thanks, all. And, Jeanette, great knitting. The sweater and hat look WARM.Dan Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628603380292404658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-65595316232773905772010-01-02T13:16:02.265-05:002010-01-02T13:16:02.265-05:00I had a quick question. What's your approach t...I had a quick question. What's your approach to drawing animals from life? Do you watch for an animal standing still and try to draw that pose, or do you observe the proportions and details and then construct a pose from your imagination (or one that you notice that exemplifies what the animal is doing)?Greg Tatumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407141358127446642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-39276273253287839392010-01-02T12:49:56.265-05:002010-01-02T12:49:56.265-05:00She's such an animated little creature. I have...She's such an animated little creature. I have a new appreciation for donkeys.Anna R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984446340066557137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-34507724232970892482010-01-02T12:48:36.132-05:002010-01-02T12:48:36.132-05:00So much life in Joy's legs.
The name Hay Bri...So much life in Joy's legs. <br /><br />The name Hay Brigade is apropos the images. Great music!<br /><br />Fantastic knitting, Jeanette!<br /><br />And, as always, masterful sketches.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596875722436085739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-16797602994089930752010-01-02T12:31:58.580-05:002010-01-02T12:31:58.580-05:00What a cutie! (the baby donkey, I mean). And I lo...What a cutie! (the baby donkey, I mean). And I love the music by your son.Mary Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718356993209078250noreply@blogger.com