Shipwrecked in the strange, unknown world of Dinotopia, a scientist and his young son, Will, discover a land in which humans and an ancient race of dinosaurs have lived together for centuries
James Gurney Books
This author explores complex human relationships and the inner lives of characters with exceptional empathy and insight. Her prose is marked by lyrical language and a profound understanding of the human psyche. The author's works often delve into themes of memory, identity, and the search for meaning. Readers discover rich, atmospheric settings and characters that resonate long after the final page.







Dinotopia: The World Beneath
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
After they are shipwrecked on a mysterious island called Dinotopia, Professor Arthur Denison and his son, Will, discover an awe-inspiring new world where dinosaurs and humans have lived together peacefully for centuries. They have only begun to adjust to this remarkable civilization before heading off on separate quests. Will takes to the sky as the pilot of a giant pterosaur known as a skybax, while Arthur leads an excavation deep underground to discover the origins of the world beneath Dinotopia. Little does either of them know of the dangers they are about to face ...
Color and light a guide for the realist painter
- 222 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Unlike many other art books only give recipes for mixing colors or describe step-by-step painting techniques, *Color and Light* answers the questions that realist painters continually ask, such as: "What happens with sky colors at sunset?", "How do colors change with distance?", and "What makes a form look three-dimensional?" Author James Gurney draws on his experience as a plain-air painter and science illustrator to share a wealth of information about the realist painter's most fundamental tools: color and light. He bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge for traditional and digital artists of all levels of experience.
Imaginative realism. How to paint what doesn't exist
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
A examination of time-tested methods used by artists since the Renaissance to make realistic pictures of imagined things.
Dinotopia: First Flight
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Gurney takes us back to Dinotopia's ancient past, where the empire of Poseidos is about to capture the peaceful dinosaurs by using robotic technology. This expanded anniversary edition features a wealth of all-new material by the author.
The Artist's Guide to Sketching
The Classic Book about Making Art on Location
- 176 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Featuring insights from renowned artists James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade, this updated edition serves as a comprehensive guide for aspiring illustrators. It combines instructional content with their artwork, reflecting their journeys from students to celebrated figures in the art world. Enhanced by a new introduction and archival photographs, it also explores the book's origins and the friendship between the authors. This classic art guide, first published in 1982, remains a valuable resource for both students and art enthusiasts.
James Gurneys Dinotopia Pop-up-Buch
- 10 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Dinotopie 2: cesta do Chandary
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Autor James Gurney po mnoha letech hledání objevil v antikvariátu dosud neznámý deník cestovatele z 19. století Arthura Denisona. Jeho předchozí líčení cest bylo vydáno pod názvem Dinotopie: Země odloučená od času a Dinotopie: Svět v hloubi. Dinotopie byla představena jako zapomenutý ostrov, na němž žijí dinosauři s lidmi v poklidném souznění.
Cesta do Chandary
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Po dlhých rokoch hľadania výtvarník James Gurney objavil v antikvariáte zabudnutý cetopisný denník Arthura Denisona, vedca z 19. storočia. Predchádzajúce Denisonove cestovné záznamy vyšli pod názvami Dinotopia: Krajina mimo času, Dinotopia: Podzemný svet. Popisuje v nich zabudnutú ostrovnú krajinu, v ktorej ľudia a dinosaury žijú vo vzájomnom porozumení. Tentoraz sa profesor Denison a jeho jašteria priateľka Bix vydajú na strastiplné putovanie do zakázanej ríše Chandara. Keďže sa ich pozvánka od vládcu ríše kdesi stratila, musia prekročiť hranice bez peňazí a v prestrojení. Profesor Denison detailne zaznamenáva každý krok ich cesty, každého tvora, osobu, stavbu či udalosť, ktorá ich postretne. Spomína napríklad dedinu pozostávajúcu z troch opretých lodí, päťdesiat stôp vysokého brachiosaura vybaveného na boj s ohňom, allosaura opatrujúceho svoje mláďatá, mladých letcov križujúcich vzduch na obrovských pterosauroch a mnoho iných pozoruhodností. Príbeh o Dinotopii je sprítomnený sviežimi, a zároveň výpravnými ilustráciami, obsahuje veľa vyobrazení, vrátane mapiek, prierezov a náčrtov mechanizmov. Život ľudí je prepojený so životom dinosaurov a iných pravekých zvierat, ktoré kedysi skutočne existovali a sú tu načrtnuté podľa najnovších poznatkov vedcov. Tento nezvyčajný, podmaňujúci a filozofický denník vyžaruje posolstvo, čo vnesie svetlo aj na zázraky nášho sveta.


