'Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney' is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union. The lively cast of characters includes the inquisitive Professor Dennison Will and Sylvia, the adventurous young Skybax riders-in-training the devious curmudgeon Lee Crabb the beautiful musician Oriana Nascava and a bilingual, diplomatic Protoceratops named Bix. The society has its own language, alphabet (dinosaur footprints that correspond to each letter of the Arabic alphabet), colorful festivals and parades. The faraway land of Dinotopia-wholly the product of Gurney's fertile imagination, scientific knowledge and meticulous artistic ability-is a civilization like no other. The 'Dinotopia' storyline chronicles the adventures and remarkable experiences of Professor Arthur Dennison and his son Will on Dinotopia, a mysterious 'lost' island inhabited by dinosaurs and shipwrecked travelers. 'It might be hard to believe that mermaids and dragons really existed, but we know that dinosaurs did- we can see their footprints and skeletons but we can't photograph them or see them, except in our imagination.' 'The thing I love about dinosaurs is that they are on that balance point between fantasy and reality,' says Gurney. Inspired by archaeology, lost civilizations, and the art of illustration, Gurney's Dinotopia, an extraordinary place where humans and dinosaurs live in harmony, fuses fantasy with realism and scientific accuracy. 12:00AM / Friday, FebruPrint Story | Email StoryStockbridge - Breathe deep, seek peace, Dinotopia fans, and don't miss 'Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney' on view February 18 through at the Norman Rockwell Museum.įrom the soothing, restorative environment of Waterfall City to the hidden wonders of Chandara, acclaimed author and illustrator James Gurney's magical Dinotopian world comes to life in this enchanting exhibition that features 44 original oil paintings from the best-selling illustrated books 'Dinotopia: A Land Apart From Time (1992)' and 'Dinotopia: The World Beneath (1995).' The exhibition, organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum, includes a preview of several never-before-seen works from 'Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara,' the much-anticipated upcoming installment in Gurney's 'Dinotopia' series, and presents fascinating examples of the illustrator's creative process, such as preliminary studies, reference photos, and handmade scale-models.

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