James Gurney

James Gurney is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Dinotopia book series, which was published in 32 countries and 18 languages. He designed the World of Dinosaurs stamps for the U.S. Postal Service and has worked on over a dozen assignments for National Geographic magazine. Over 35 solo exhibitions of his artwork have been presented at museums such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and the Norton Museum of Art. His book, Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter was Amazon’s #1 bestselling book on painting for over 150 weeks. Gurney has blogged daily at GurneyJourney for more than 15 years, and has written more than 50 consecutive articles for International Artist magazine.