Arthur currently lives in Waterfall City where he has a studio overlooking the falls. At some point both of his journals would end up in America where they would be discovered by James Gurney. During their time on the island Arthur wrote a journal detailing his discoveries. Then in 1862 they were both washed up on the island of Dinotopia after being shipwrecked. Following the death of his wife Rachel in 1860 he and his son Will left their home Boston on a voyage of discovery. Arthur Denison – An American scientist and the main protagonist of the books.In 1994, director George Lucas had met with producers to discuss some of the concepts and visuals behind a Dinotopia movie that was never made.
Gurney acknowledges the resemblance but has remained positive about it. Many have claimed that some scenes in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (particularly those in the city of Theed on Naboo) unfairly copy images from Gurney's books.
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He called the series "Dinotopia": a portmanteau of "dinosaur" and "utopia". Rather than digital tools, Gurney used " plein-air studies, thumbnail sketches, models photographed in costume and original cardboard or clay maquettes" to create 150 oil paintings for his 2007 Dinotopia book. He later decided to create an imaginary island based on these paintings. These were originally done as art prints for collectors. This inspired him to imagine his own, so he painted "Waterfall City" and "Dinosaur parade". Gurney's assignments for National Geographic required him to work with archaeologists to envision and paint ancient cities that no one alive today has ever seen.
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