This one is really good too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrZ9GA-hiPI

I was reading about his US dinosaur stamp collection too. I found some images of them and they were really beautiful stamps.

You've probably seen this, but I found some really interesting videos regarding puppets and comic characters. So neat.

Painting Comic Character Toys with James Gurney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuwmZGsRr6E

Blacksmith Portraits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSDjLNzCtRo

I'm really enjoying watching one of his vids from time to time.

Those are great!

Yes, the American stamps are in one of the books, I just bought.
Either Color and Light, or the Fantastic Realism book. Both are very similar in style and have many of his works in them.

I like watching him lay down the paint. He paints with watercolor like oil painters do. Watercolorists traditionally wash in the back grounds, first, but Gurney just twists his flat brush to fill in backgrounds. Normally gouache lifts if you try to paint over it.
Acrylic gouache (rather a new product), drys impervious to subsequent layers. Gurney tends to paint small also, which appeals to me, as I do too.

That toy maker/collector was really interesting too.

Thanks, Lara.

I try to watch a little bit each day, so my brain can digest the nuances, while I sleep. I find Gurney very prolific and he has now a huge body of work. Imagine being married to HIM? LOL

MrsD and Lara,

I am just catching up on this thread.

Wow! He is talented!
It's a pleasure to watch him paint.

I never took much time to draw or to paint. It's so very fascinating.

I do enjoy seeing the work of all types of artists, however. I like to buy paintings now and then. The ones I like the most are usually out of my price range. However, I do find some...

I am very impressed, mrsD, by the very wide range of your knowledge, experiences, talents.

Lara, you also share such a wide range of knowledge with us here at NT.

These types of threads are fascinating, educational, experiential, and also serve as a wonderful distraction.

It's so important, I feel, to explore all aspects of life and of creative endeavors. This brings about a deep appreciation of beauty and so deeply enriches daily life.

Watching each of these videos has brightened my day.

Thanks so much, mrsD and Lara, for sharing.


DejaVu

Just when I thought I had seen it "all"... I find this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJdrlZTht_U

James Gurney makes models of things, that he wants to paint.
They are called maquettes. He then uses light and color from them to make his realistic paintings.

This is a video of how he made the logo "Gurney Studio" for his own videos.

Keep in mind he comes from a family of mechanical engineers..so he must have some latent talent squirreled away in his DNA!

I really found this fascinating!

And this one is really enjoyable too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MauKtbyGXg

Music = Bing Crosby
and painting thru wavy old windows... which I have here too..and take photos thru!.

Gurney is such a playful fellow! I love his videos!

He's a very clever chap.
Would be nice to own all that equipment as well. That would make it easier to play around as he does.
He's truly entrenched in his work isn't he. I like the way he combines quite basic materials with his fancy equipment to make something look super duper. Very clever.

thanks for posting. Fascinating.