James Gurney: Life is an Adventure

The legendary James Gurney joins Jake Parker, Will Terry, and Lee White to talk about his life as an artist, from a train-hopping twenty-one-year-old to becoming one of the most iconic illustrators of our time.

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Jake Parker: mrjakeparker.com. Instagram: @jakeparker, Youtube: JakeParker44

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