James Gurney
Dream Canyon  1992

Canyon City is carved into the sandstone walls of the Amu River, where young pilots train to fly on gigantic winged pterosaurs. The artist's sketching trips to the Grand Canyon and other sites in America's Southwest inspired the design of the canyons in Dinotopia.

Illustration for Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time
Oil on board

Link to image of plaque at Norman Rockwell Museum