JAMES GURNEY

A self-taught artist and illustrator James Gurney started his career with the 1982 book, An Artist’s Guide To Sketching – the product of a cross-country road trip. He worked as a background painter on the animated film Fire and Ice before focusing on book covers. His breakthrough book Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time took his style of fantastical realism to new heights. His book, Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter, was number one on Amazon for 52 weeks.