tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post426038895572624167..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Animal Characters, 3: Near RelationsJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-30814469330664143872008-02-22T18:18:00.000-05:002008-02-22T18:18:00.000-05:00Interesting post!Poortvliet did a great book on ho...Interesting post!<BR/><BR/>Poortvliet did a great book on horses and the stellar "Journey to the Ice Age".<BR/><BR/>If you like Poortvliet, I'd also recommend illustrator Victor Ambrus.<BR/><BR/>Heinrich Kley did some unique illustrations with human/animal interaction, too.Kevin Hedgpethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854497303642372578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-67590773859047363982008-02-22T16:12:00.000-05:002008-02-22T16:12:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michael Damboldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141514622593774503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-68643269314142614502008-02-22T16:11:00.000-05:002008-02-22T16:11:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michael Damboldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141514622593774503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-78632952308819488362008-02-22T08:22:00.000-05:002008-02-22T08:22:00.000-05:00I love the Gnomes book!I love the Gnomes book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375615378259386972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-91303204385159426732008-02-22T08:06:00.000-05:002008-02-22T08:06:00.000-05:00Thanks, Eric, you're so nice. Rien Poortvliet was ...Thanks, Eric, you're so nice. Rien Poortvliet was the Dutch illustrator/writer who created the "Gnomes" book, but much more:"In My Grandfather's House," "Dutch Treat," and lots of other long-form picture books that were a key inspiration for the graphic approach of Dinotopia. He had a lot of animals on his farm, and was unsurpassed as an animal artist. <BR/><BR/>Adam, yes, I'm a big fan of Norman Lindsay, and I made the pilgrimage to his studio in the Blue Mountains. How cool that you met one of his models! It must have been wild in the heyday.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-24852045474124442182008-02-22T07:01:00.000-05:002008-02-22T07:01:00.000-05:00Wow! You do silly fantasy really well! I'm so impr...Wow! You do silly fantasy really well! I'm so impressed, it's such a fun drawing. Who is Rien Poortvliet, I've never heard of him. By the way, I was at the kid's section of the library ad The World Beneath was featured prominantly in a display. I wanted to grab some parents and say "Get this, it's amazing!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375615378259386972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-61258212767098019342008-02-22T05:36:00.000-05:002008-02-22T05:36:00.000-05:00er, norman lindsay that is..er, norman lindsay that is..Adam Paquettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627846342207588218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-60925182289190108532008-02-22T05:32:00.000-05:002008-02-22T05:32:00.000-05:00I have been spending a bit of time recently visiti...I have been spending a bit of time recently visiting his old home and studios in the blue mountains, and doing some of my own painting there.<BR/><BR/>I was fortunate enough to be there recently and completely by chance, one of his original models Pearl was visiting the studios. Now 90+ years old, she presented a fantastic vision of what it must have been like to be around that house in the glory days. The more I get to know his work the more I like it, and I find his combination of cartoon style with classical virtues quite refreshing.Adam Paquettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627846342207588218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-84329324226162112562008-02-22T05:29:00.000-05:002008-02-22T05:29:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.OYO!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15213286792532682401noreply@blogger.com