James Gurney | BEAVER DAM | Gouache Painting in the Snow @JamesGurney | Uploaded January 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
James Gurney paints a beaver dam covered in snow using gouache and watercolor. At each stage he shares his thoughts and his technique as he translates the complicated details of nature into brushstrokes and paint textures.
GOUACHE and WATERCOLOR PAINT
Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4
Terra rosa (watercolor): amzn.to/2qRjCNN
Raw umber (gouache): amzn.to/2pgvHMg
Cobalt blue gouache (Spectrum): amzn.to/3qxVVFA
Cadmium red gouache: amzn.to/32SHjIw
Magenta gouache: amzn.to/3sJizh3
Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/3EL6lqt
ART MATERIALS
Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel
Filbert ½ inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9
Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i
Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
CAMERAS and AUDIO
Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW
Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP
Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP
Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
“How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel
"Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild
"GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion
BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed
OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart
Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney
GurneyJourney Blog: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com
JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641
Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435
Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
James Gurney paints a beaver dam covered in snow using gouache and watercolor. At each stage he shares his thoughts and his technique as he translates the complicated details of nature into brushstrokes and paint textures.
GOUACHE and WATERCOLOR PAINT
Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4
Terra rosa (watercolor): amzn.to/2qRjCNN
Raw umber (gouache): amzn.to/2pgvHMg
Cobalt blue gouache (Spectrum): amzn.to/3qxVVFA
Cadmium red gouache: amzn.to/32SHjIw
Magenta gouache: amzn.to/3sJizh3
Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/3EL6lqt
ART MATERIALS
Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel
Filbert ½ inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9
Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i
Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
CAMERAS and AUDIO
Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW
Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP
Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP
Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
“How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel
"Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild
"GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion
BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed
OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart
Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney
GurneyJourney Blog: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com
JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641
Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435
Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
