He was born on June 14, 1958, in Glendale, California. James Gurney lives with his family in New York State’s Hudson Valley. “This is t the first of what we hope will be many collaborations with the Norman Rockwell Museum.” “We are honored to present this exciting collection of original works by James Gurney,” said New Hampshire Institute of Art Illustration Chair Jim Burke. The lively cast of characters includes the inquisitive Professor Denison Will and Sylvia, the adventurous young Skybax riders-in-training the devious curmudgeon Lee Crabb the beautiful musician Oriana Nascava and a multilingual, diplomatic Protoceratops named Bix. The society has its own language, alphabet (dinosaur footprints that correspond to each letter of the Roman alphabet), colorful festivals and parades. The faraway land of Dinotopia― wholly the product of Gurney’s fertile imagination, scientific knowledge and meticulous artistic ability―is a civilization like no other.

The Dinotopia storyline chronicles the adventures and remarkable experiences of Professor Arthur Denison and his son Will on Dinotopia, a mysterious “lost” island inhabited by dinosaurs and shipwrecked travelers.

“It might be hard to believe that mermaids and dragons really existed, but we know that dinosaurs did―we can see their footprints and skeletons but we can’t photograph them or see them, except in our imagination.” “The thing I love about dinosaurs is that they are on that balance point between fantasy and reality,” says Gurney. Inspired by archaeology, lost civilizations, and the art of illustration, Gurney’s Dinotopia, an extraordinary place where humans and dinosaurs live in harmony, fuses fantasy with realism and scientific accuracy. Gurney’s lecture is part of the Institute’s Distinguished American Artists Discussing Art lecture series and the cost to attend is $20.įrom the soothing, restorative environment of Waterfall City to the hidden wonders of Chandara, acclaimed author and illustrator James Gurney’s magical Dinotopian world comes to life in this enchanting exhibition that features 22 original paintings from the best-selling illustrated books Dinotopia: A Land Apart From Time (1992), Dinotopia: The World Beneath (1995), and Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara (2007), and presents fascinating examples of the illustrator’s creative process, including reference materials, and a handmade scale-model. The opening is free and open to the public. followed by James Gurney’s lecture: Worldbuilding: How to Develop a Fantasy Universe at 7 p.m. 20 through Wednesday, March 13.Ĭelebrate the opening of this exciting exhibit on Wednesday, Feb. The exhibition will run from Wednesday, Feb.

MANCHESTER - Breathe deep, seek peace, Dinotopia fans, and don’t miss Norman Rockwell Museum’s traveling exhibition Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney exhibited by the New Hampshire Institute of Art.

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