Sending out a healing image to you all.
This one is from Dinotopia: The World Beneath.
Sunday, March 22, 2020
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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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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.
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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.
8 comments:
What a sweet and tender image! So delightful and expressive. The lack of background and the subtle vignetteing is remarkably effective. You are really a great story teller!
What’s the back story? Who are the models? Best -RQ
Thanks, Roberto. This is from Dinotopia: The World Beneath, a quiet moment between dramatic ones in the illustrated adventure. The kids are helping an ill baby Triceratops named Stubbs. The boy is based on my son Dan, who posed for him. Meg is based on a girl in our town, daughter of a couple of teachers. Painting against white BGs was of course so common for so many of the artists I admire, such as Lovell, Rockwell, Wyeth, and Leyendecker.
Thank you for sharing this touching image. Your daily blog is an important highlight in my day during these concerning times.
The picture is sublime and moving, as is the Small Wonders print from the same book. Thank you for the thought James, it's much appreciated. Breathe deep, seek peace.
A great image! At my age, I feel a little dinosaur-ish! 😂 I look forward to your blog each day. There is always something to contemplate from artists I’ve never heard of to tutorials on painting to how-tos on making things. Thank you for all you do. I’m sure this takes up more of your day than you realized when you started and I SO appreciate it. Blessings, Sue
Thank you.
In this painting I love how the energy in the girl was captured. I feel she is really engaged and will reach out at anytime towards the boy or the dinosaur. Great job capturing that.
Thank you.
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