Artist James Gurney uses gouache to paint a stream cutting through a snowfilled forest landscape. As he paints, he considers the state of mind he experiences while painting. Topics: What modern neuroscience teaches us about visual perception. Winston Churchill’s ‘battle’ metaphor, and some of Lao Tzu's ideas from the TaoTe Ching.

WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHE:
Anthraquinone blue: https://amzn.to/2WrK1h8
Indian red: https://tinyurl.com/bdxs2mz
Yellow ochre: https://amzn.to/2SfXc2O
Titanium white: https://amzn.to/2XSOld4

VIDEO TUTORIALS:
"Gouache in the Wild" (Stream or Download on Gumroad): https://gumroad.com/l/gouache
"Color in Practice: Black, White, and Complements (Gumroad): https://gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/c...
"Color in Practice" (DVD) https://jamesgurney.com/products/colo...
“How to Make a Sketch Easel” (Download): https://gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/s...
“How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): https://jamesgurney.com/products/how...
“Watercolor in the Wild” https://gumroad.com/l/watercolor
"Casein in the Wild" https://gumroad.com/l/casein
"Flower Painting in the Wild" https://gumroad.com/l/flowerpainting

BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO:
Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201...
Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201...

BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY:
1. Color and Light: https://jamesgurney.com/products/colo...
2. Imaginative Realism: https://jamesgurney.com/products/imag...
3. Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: https://jamesgurney.com/products/dino...

OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Gurney's official website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/
Instagram:   / jamesgurneyart  
Pinterest:   / gurneyjourney  
GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": https://www.facebook.com/groups/40300...

CAMERA:
Canon M6: (time lapse, video, and stills): https://amzn.to/2J4RTgX
Rode Video GoII Mics: https://tinyurl.com/msak3ver

QUOTES BY WINSTON CHURCHILL
“Painting is complete as a distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body more entirely absorbs the mind.”

“Painting is the same kind of problem as unfolding a long, sustained interlocked argument... It is a proposition commanded by a single unity of conception.”

BOOKS
1. "Painting as a Pastime: by Winston S. Churchill: https://tinyurl.com/zxypmpw2
Online source for Churchill audio: https://archive.org/details/Winston_C...
2. "TaoTe Ching" by Lao Tzu (Laozi): https://tinyurl.com/yy7ntxe4
3. "Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain" https://tinyurl.com/7e9a2nft
4. "The Case Against Reality" by Donald Hoffman. https://tinyurl.com/2p3yxv8t

NEUROSCIENCE AND PERCEPTION
Podcasts:
1. Donald Hoffman with ZDoggMD:    • The Case Against Reality | Prof. Dona...  
2. Jeff Hawkins with Sam Harris: https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/ma...
3. Robin CarhartHarrris with Sean Carroll: https://tinyurl.com/44ndud6u
4. Lisa Feldman Barrett with Tom Bilyeu:    • Neuroscientist Reveals Your Brain is ...  

Music by Chris Haugen.    • Chris Haugen  Firefly  
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