tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post1848012088371359310..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: “Festival Day” to be auctionedJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-59555056716787265102011-06-11T12:44:56.198-04:002011-06-11T12:44:56.198-04:00Michael, you're right: I don't mention all...Michael, you're right: I don't mention all the projects I'm working on at a given time. At the moment I'm doing some work for an entertainment company on a confidential basis, and I always have several book ideas in various stages of development. They need to stay fluid in my head, and I find talking about them sometimes solidifies things that need to stay in flux. Also, a lot of the stuff I spend time doing, like home maintenance or splitting firewood, is either off-topic or too boring.<br /><br />The blog will be the first place I make announcements, so stay tuned.<br /><br />SuperV--no plans now for a permanent home--better to keep the paintings traveling.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35231133772843733172011-06-09T09:00:07.803-04:002011-06-09T09:00:07.803-04:00I think it would be so cool to have a painting of ...I think it would be so cool to have a painting of Dinotopia. I thought it was cool that in Journey to Chandara we saw some of the Dinotopian games.David Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220236704236960910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-34939765695729846182011-06-08T17:22:38.739-04:002011-06-08T17:22:38.739-04:00i'm glad you keep the originals together to ex...i'm glad you keep the originals together to exhibit. it is really thrilling to see your work in person.<br /><br />i've also wondered if there will be a permanent gurney / dinotopia gallery or museum in the future (like frazetta or rockwell)? i always guessed that is why you kept the work together? if this is the case i think its a really wonderful idea!Super Villainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464419328369980879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-16017659123695045792011-06-08T13:49:31.019-04:002011-06-08T13:49:31.019-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.jeckert55https://www.blogger.com/profile/07404821590214077415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-80907391823173728522011-06-08T13:12:01.981-04:002011-06-08T13:12:01.981-04:00Best of luck with the auction. This post made me c...Best of luck with the auction. This post made me curious about the status of future Dinotopia books. I don't know if you realize it or not, but as much as you talk about art here, you pretty much never mention what you are working on at the moment ;)Michael Dooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246162742705076367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47992241425676532472011-06-08T12:04:15.009-04:002011-06-08T12:04:15.009-04:00Joshua, For the architecture in the swamp village ...Joshua, For the architecture in the swamp village and along the Dragonfly coast, I was inspired by some of the traditional houses from the Toraja district of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia--as well as other places. I thought some of Dinotopia's settlers may have come from there, and would have been good at building from local materials.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-30867600318946635542011-06-08T11:50:04.735-04:002011-06-08T11:50:04.735-04:00Mr Gurney--Those houses also showed up in Dinotopi...Mr Gurney--Those houses also showed up in Dinotopia, in the swamp village just before the crew arrived at waterfall city. I remember copying the houses into my sketchbook--I was 11 at the time. So I wonder if you could share which architecture inspired these longhouses, and what made you think to connect them with a swamp landscape. --Joshuajeckert55https://www.blogger.com/profile/07404821590214077415noreply@blogger.com