- James Gurney talks about:
- How John Steinbeck, Charles Kuralt, and a hobo named Bud inspired James to spend three months traveling across the U.S.
- The lasting impression of James' art on young minds and how one fan grew up to be a paleontologist and named a dinosaur after James: Torvosaurus gurneyi
- The criteria James uses to decide what projects to work on: "Find the work I have the most fun doing, work with the people I really enjoy hanging with and then figure out how to make a business out of that."
- Why James thinks right now is the best time to be an artist and how he uses new technology to reach current fans and create new ones.
- Why reading every day is important to James' work.
- How his artist blog, Gurney Journey sparks James' creativity.
- James' advice on how to develop an original vision.
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