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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · 2d

Painting the Pre-Electric Night open.substack.com/pub/jamesgur...

James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · 24d

Milt Kahl used contour blends in this drawing of an adolescent Bambi. What's a "contour blend?" Answer here: open.substack.com/pub/jamesgur...

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · 29d

Marty Owings on YouTube: "If you read the book it will unlock many secrets to being a better sketcher." youtu.be/G3hhyFvCHEA?...

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Sep 14

Quick sketch of a lady taking a photo on the ferry.

When I look again, she's gone.

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Sep 9

Lettering is one of my secret joys, and I was so happy when Dover agreed to republish the book that inspired me at age 12.
You can find it at my website: jamesgurney.com/products/art...

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Sep 9

Lettering is one of my secret joys, and I was so happy when Dover agreed to republish the book that inspired me at age 12.
You can find it at my website, jamesgurney dot com.

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Sep 7

Mixing time lapse and real time in the same shot.

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Sep 1

Is dusk light COOL (left Krøyer) or WARM (right C. Hassam)? jamesgurney.substack.com/p/art-coloni...

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Aug 29

Artists at the Olde Lyme colony played "The Wiggle Game". An artist would draw a few random, squiggly lines—"wiggles". They would then hand the paper to another artist, who had to incorporate those lines into a complete and often humorous drawing. More: jamesgurney.substack.com/p/art-coloni...

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Aug 29

Art colonies that revered twilight. open.substack.com/pub/jamesgur...

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Aug 24

There's a place up on Agriculture Hill where you can see across to the spinning midway, feel the cool spray from the gardening display, smell the french fries and chicken sandwiches, and hear the crowd laughing at the juggler.

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Aug 22

“How do you place a figure in an invented space?” and other questions from Jacob. jamesgurney.substack.com/p/questions-...

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Aug 19

Sno Cone shack, sketched in gouache at the county fair. Watch videos: open.substack.com/pub/jamesgur...

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Aug 15

Finding the story in a landscape painting. youtu.be/3tQPp_QEryc

Finding the Story in a Landscape Painting

YouTube video by James Gurney

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Aug 14

On the new YouTube video, I redid the thumbnail and changed the title from "Painting a Stranded Boat in Gouache" to "Finding the Story in a Landscape Painting". youtu.be/3tQPp_QEryc

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Aug 9

I paint a stranded boat and answer your questions. open.substack.com/pub/jamesgur...

New Video About a Stranded Boat

Watch it first on Substack

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Aug 4

Which colors are primary? One of the most basic art questions turns out to be not so simple.
More on Substack today: open.substack.com/pub/jamesgur...

Which Colors Are Primary?

And how should artists think about primaries?

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Jul 27

The French word “repoussoir” refers to an object placed in the foreground of a composition that enhances the illusion of distance with other objects. More on Substack open.substack.com/pub/jamesgur...

Stanhope Alexander Forbes, A Street in Brittany, 1881

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Jul 10

Edwin Austin Abbey’s advice to art students: focus first on learning the basic skills and science of your craft, and wait until later to explore the artistic or creative side. open.substack.com/pub/jamesgur...

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Jul 6

Steve Jobs wanted the personal computer to be like a “bicycle for the mind.” How has that vision worked out so far? jamesgurney.substack.com/p/a-bicycle-...

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · Jun 25

A strange tree I saw on a forest hike. At the link, four explanations. jamesgurney.substack.com/p/strange-tr...

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · May 21

I try to achieve a finished impression as quickly as possible, and then refine the details.
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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · May 20

link to post on Substack about artistic ethics: open.substack.com/pub/jamesgur...

Artistic Ethics

Community roundtable on copying and mechanical aids

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · May 20

A landscape painter named Konstantin Kryzhitsky (1858-1911) took his own life when it was revealed that he copied from a photo. We're grappling with other ethical issues now, but the pressures are still real.

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James Gurney Art @jamesgurneyart.bsky.social · May 16

For centuries artist have used darkened mirrors to help them view a real landscape to look like art.
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