James Gurney
Canal Rescue  2005

Arthur Denison hangs precariously from the tail of an Apatosaurus as he tries to rescue a scroll carrying an important message that has fallen into the canal. It must be retrieved before it is swept over the edge of the falls and disappears forever. Color studies created in Salamanca, Spain, inspired the painting's architectural details.

Illustration for Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara
Oil on board

Link to image of plaque at Norman Rockwell Museum