I started my blog “GurneyJourney” in July of 2007 at the suggestion of my publisher. The Idea was to do a visual journal of the Book tour for "Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara." It quickly expanded to become a daily summary about whatever I was learning about. The reason I like to blog is that it gives me a chance to explore ideas, to share discoveries, to think out loud, and to learn things from you, the reader. I'm grateful to all of you: both the regular and occasional commentators, and those who only just read without commenting, which is OK, too.

The main way I've supported the blog is with links to Amazon. The way it works is that whenever you make a purchase through one of my links, Amazon sends me a few cents on the dollar from the sale. I like that system because it doesn't cost the shopper anything extra. So if you shop Amazon, just start your session through a sponsored link. You don't have to buy art books or art supplies for me to receive the percentage. It works for anything, as long as you enter through my link and while the tab is open you can buy your almond butter or dog bed or whatever.

I didn't expect that blogging would lead to so many other things. The books “Imaginative Realism” and “Color and Light” grew directly out of blog posts. I wrote and designed those books to put the blog posts in a permanent, organized form. There are more books coming and lots more ideas for the blog in coming weeks and months, so stay tuned.

And if you spend time at Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, please check out my channels, as I often post different things there.