A few pages have a slight curl to their edges. Solo exhibitions of his artwork have been presented at The Smithsonian Institution, The Norman Rockwell Museum, The Norton Museum of Art, The Delaware Art Museum, and other venues.-from the artist's website Bright, clean, tight SIGNED & EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED copy. 4.27 avg rating 12,046 ratings published 1992 37 editions. 'Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney' James Gurney’s 'Dinotopia' bring the worlds of science and the imagination to life by chronicling Arthur and Will Denison’s remarkable experiences on a lost island in vibrant color and meticulous detail. He studied archaeology at the University of California at Berkeley, receiving a degree in anthropology with Phi Beta Kappa honors. Average rating 4.20 39,366 ratings 1,087 reviews shelved 85,478 times. Son of a mechanical engineer, James Gurney taught himself to draw by reading books about the illustrators Norman Rockwell and Howard Pyle. About the author (2012) Before writing and illustrating Dinotopia, James Gurney painted reconstructions of ancient civilizations for National Geographic magazine. Pay in 4 interest-free installments for orders over 50. He is also a dedicated plein air (outdoor) painter and sketcher, believing that making studies directly from observation fuels his imagination. Dinotopia: The World Beneath (Signed) James Gurney Dinotopia: The World Beneath (Signed) 34.00 FREE shipping. He specializes in painting realistic images of scenes that can't be photographed, from dinosaurs to ancient civilizations. James Gurney (b.1958) is the artist and author best known for his illustrated book series Dinotopia. Very instructive illustrated chapters include: tradition, studio setup, preliminary sketches, history & archaeology, people, dinosaurs, creatures, aliens, architecture, vehicles, plein air studies, composition, and careers. SOFTCOVER only-no hardcover was published. EMBELLISHED AMUSINGLY & SIGNED BOLDLY on the half-title by the splendidly-gifted artist-author. SIGNED & EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED by the ARTIST-AUTHOR with a dinosaur painting at an easel, small 4to (10 1/2' x 9'), lavishly illustrated with 400 illustrations by Gurney-the creator of DINOTOPIA-most in full color with a few B&W glossies, pictorial full color cover with green grimlin holding a paintbrush laden with paint, 223, pages.

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