James Gurney was featured in the Society of Illustrators "Spectrum" exhibit that features the best contemporary art in 2009. He is famous as an author/illustrator and particularly for his work Dinotopia. This story details the adventure of a father and son who are ship wrecked on an island on which dinosaurs have not gone extinct and more or less live peacefully with people. The "journal" records how people and dinosaurs have adapted to living with each other and the ways of the dinotopia culture.
This was one of my favorite books as a kid, and the illustrations are absolutely phenomenal. I remember looking at them for hours--the attention to detail visually and also with thought to the imaginative culture is impressive. If you haven't seen this book, I highly recommend picking it up sometime. Here are some sample images below.
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