Today I thought we should take my niece and nephew to the Delaware Art Museum to see the exhibit of over 60 original Dinotopia works by illustrator James Gurney. I went in knowing about the books and art but I hadn't read the books and dinosaurs, while interesting, aren't really my cup of tea. Well, we were completely blown away by this show - completely. Gurney's imagination and painting skill is absolutely incredible. I felt like the picture frames were windows and I was looking through to another world. His handling of light, shadow and color were brilliant and I really loved the character and personality he gave to the dinosaurs. If you live anywhere near Delaware, please do yourself (and your kids, if you have them) a favor and go see this show which runs through May 16th. I can't wait to read the books now!
After viewing Dinotopia, we walked the rest of the museum and I snapped a few photos of some of my favorite paintings of the day. Click on each painting for a larger image.
This Howard Pyle mermaid painting was a big hit with everyone!
A huge painting made to look like stained glass. Sorry, I don't recall the artist.
A small painting created by an illustrator for a book or magazine.
I love the Pegasus.
The greyhounds are great aren't they? Painting by Thomas Wilmer Dewing.
This George Inness painting, "Early Autumn - Monclair", painted in 1891, really drew me in. I could look at that one all day.
