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Much like Norman Rockwell, James Gurney uses his neighbors and friends as models for the characters found in his illustrations. A session will frequently require the models to don a variety of fanciful outfits and strike unique poses, which the artist often photographs for further reference. During a recent interview with WAMC Radio, Gurney recalled one such model who posed for an illustration he was working on of a neanderthal man- after the work was completed, the artist expressed to his model the hope that he did not offend him; the model replied no, quite to the contrary... that it had in fact improved his love life!
Listen to the rest of the interview here: feed://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/.jukebox?action=viewPodcast&podcastId=304
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Photo courtesy of James Gurney. All rights reserved.
Channels: Illustration
Themes: ChildhoodInspirationMaterials and ProcessNature
Norman Rockwell Museum's traveling exhibition "Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney" takes a look at the fantasy illustrator's work for his acclaimed book series Dinotopia. This exhibition video goes inside the artist's studio for an in-depth look at his artistic process. Mr. Gurney's new how-to book "Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist" is out now, and the artist will be giving an exclusive art workshop based on the book at Norman Rockwell Museum on Saturday, March 13, from 1 to 4 p.m.
Visit Norman Rockwell Museum's Web site: http://www.nrm.org
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