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