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James Gurney

James Gurney, Norrie Point, watercolor, gouache, pastel and colored pencil. 5 x 8 in.

James Gurney, watercolor

For this informal sketch of a gravel road crossing a stone bridge I use transparent watercolor because of the sparkling qualities it offers....

Alley in Salida, Colorado. Cad yellow deep, raw sienna, and purple.

I find portraits the most challenging subjects since you need to capture the likeness of the person whereas a tree is always a tree. To paint a particular person you need to take extra care. On business fairs I drew many many portraits using smartphones or tablets with a pressure sensitive stylus pen. With modern ... Read more

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James Gurney

By Marc Taro Holmes in Montreal, QC James Gurney, plein air painter, art educator, illustrator, and Rube-Goldberg-Easel-Maker has recently released another of his instructional DVDs on field sketching. Gouache in the Wild is a 72 minute art instructional video, available by digital download, or on DVD. This video is a natural follow-up to his earlier […]

Rod and Gretchen, colored pencil, watercolor, and gouache Rod Caravella and Gretchen Fenston posed for me in Edwardian attire at the Ne...

James Gurney, gouache

This daily 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.

James Gurney, The Old Pine, watercolor and colored pencils, 5 x 8 inches.

James Gurney

James Gurney · Gouache streetscape painted over a yellow casein underpainting

Today we're at Descanso Gardens in Pasadena, where the roses are in full bloom. This gouache study takes about 45 minutes. I start ...

Outside Scanlon's, gouache, 4 x 4 inches.