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paleoart (paleontology + art), est. Sept. 2005

​River Ecosystem of North Africa, Late Cretaceous Period. ​Pencils. January 16, 2019
​The Tethys Ocean. Oil on white canvas. June 14, 2019
AMNH 5033, 5039, and 5116. ​Pencils. June 30, 2019
The Panthalassic Ocean. Oil on white canvas. January 24, 2020
†Tyrannosaurus rex Tutorial Sketch. ​Pencils. May 5, 2020
†Barosaurus at Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda, AMNH. ​Pencils. May 25, 2020
†Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Skull Study. ​Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). June 30, 2020
†Temnodontosaurus platyodon. Pen ​& ink (gels, brushmarkers). November 22, 2020
​†Allosaurus fragilis: Skull Study. Pen & ink (brushmarkers). January 24, 2021
​†Triceratops horridus. Procreate for iPad. February 16, 2021
Ordovician Nautiloids. Procreate for iPad. Febrauary 23, 2021
Chambered Nautilus. Procreate for iPad. Febrauary 23, 2021
​†Endoceras. Procreate for iPad. Febrauary 23, 2021
ANS Ceratopsians. ​Procreate for iPad. February 24, 2021
Bone Bed Class IV: Suuwassea Ridge. ​Pen & ink. April 28, 2021
Seasonal Flooding Event at Dinosaur National Monument, 149 mya. Procreate for iPad. May 19, 2021
Midnight Snack. Procreate for iPad. June 7, 2021
​†Dimetrodon, a Permian Monster. ​Procreate for iPad. October 1, 2021
​†Allosaurus fragilis Skeleton Study. ​Procreate for iPad. November 6, 2021
†Stegosaurus​. Procreate for iPad. January 7, 2022
​Benthic and Planktic Foraminifera. Pencils. February 9, 2022
Phylum Porifera and †Archaeocyatha. ​Pencils. February 16, 2022
Phylum Cnidaria. ​Pencils. February 23, 2022​
Phylum Mollusca: Class Bivalvia. ​Pencils. March 3, 2022
​Phylum Mollusca: Class Gastropoda. ​Pencils. March 9, 2022
Phylum Mollusca: Class Cephalopoda. ​Pencils. March 17, 2022
The "Lophophorates": Phylum Brachiopoda & Phylum Bryozoa. ​Pencils. April 8, 2022
Phylum Arthropoda. Pencils. April 8, 2022
Phylum Echinodermata. ​Pencils. April 8, 2022
†Citipati osmolskae ​I​: Display and Courtship. Pencils. April 19, 2022
Graptolites (Phylum Hemichordata: Class Pterobranchia) and Conodonts (Phylum Chordata: Subphylum Vertebrata). ​Pencils. April 24, 2022
†Citipati osmolskae II: Parental Care. Pencils. May 2, 2022
​Trace Fossils (Ichnotaxa). ​Pencils. May 3, 2022
†Citipati osmolskae Field Guide. Watercolors. May 8, 2022
†Microraptor. Pencils. May 10, 2022
†Onychodus sigmoides​. Procreate for iPad. May 12, 2022
†Nothronychus. Pencils. May 17, 2022
​†Azhdarchid. ​Procreate for iPad. June 3, 2022
†Turrisaspis elektor (Academy of Natural Sciences, PA). ​Pen & Ink. June 23, 2022
Paravians of the Campanian Gobi Desert: Niche Differentiation and Homoplasy. Procreate for iPad. December 5, 2022

December 2022

​BioEE 4940: Advanced Ornithological Illustration

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Paravians of the Campanian Gobi Desert: Niche Differentiation and Homoplasy. Procreate for iPad. December 5, 2022
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Paravians of the Campanian Gobi Desert: Progress

May 2022

​BioEE/EAS 4790: Paleobiology

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​Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the early Middle Devonian (Eifelian Stage) of central New York (Jamesville, NY). Procreate for iPad. May 12, 2022
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​Ichnogenera (Trace Fossils). Pencils. May 3, 2022

​BioEE 1130: The Art and Science of Birds

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​Citipati osmolskae Field Guide. Watercolors. May 8, 2022

April 2022

​BioEE/EAS 4790: Paleobiology

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Phylum Hemichordata, Class Pterobranchia, Subclass Graptolithina and Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Conodonta. Pencils. April 24, 2022
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​Phylum Echinodermata. Pencils. April 8, 2022
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​Superphylum Ecdysozoa, Phylum Arthropoda. Pencils. April 8, 2022
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"Lophophorates": Phylum Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. Pencils. April 8, 2022

March 2022

BioEE/EAS 4790: Paleobiology

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Phylum Mollusca, Class Cephalopoda. ​Pencils. March 17, 2022
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Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda. ​Pencils. March 9, 2022
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Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia. ​Pencils. March 3, 2022

February 2022

BioEE/EAS 4790: Paleobiology

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​Phylum Cnidaria. ​Pencils. February 23, 2022
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​Phylum Porifera and Archaeocyathids. ​Pencils. February 16, 2022
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Benthic and Planktic Formanifera. Pencils. February 9, 2022

January 2022

Stegosaurus

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Stegosaurus. ​Procreate for iPad. January 7, 2022

November 2021

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Allosaurus fragilis

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​Allosaurus fragilis Skeleton Study. ​Procreate for iPad. November 6, 2021

October 2021

Academy of Natural Sciences: Permian Monsters - Dimetrodon

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Dimetrodon, a Permian Monster. Procreate for iPad. October 1, 2021

June 2021

Mother's Day Quarry, Bighorn Basin

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​Midnight Snack. Procreate for iPad. June 7, 2021

May 2021

Dinosaur National Monument

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​Seasonal Flooding Event at Dinosaur National Monument, 149 mya. Procreate for iPad. May 19, 2021

April 2021

Class Notes and Field Sketches

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Bone Bed Class IV: Suuwassea Ridge. ​Pen & ink. April 28, 2021
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​Field Sketch of the Boulder Field at Hickory Run State Park. ​Pen & ink. April 28, 2021
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​Bone Bed Class II: Suuwassea Ridge. ​Pen & ink. April 14, 2021

March 2021

Western Interior Seaway

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​Last Sunrise Over the Western Interior Seaway. Procreate for iPad. March 24, 2021
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Detail: Hunting Tylosaurs. Procreate for iPad. March 24, 2021

February 2021

Academy of Natural Sciences: Dinosaur Hall - Ceratopsians

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ANS Ceratopsians. Procreate for iPad. February 24, 2021

Museum of the Earth: Ordovician Nautiloids

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Ordovician Nautiloids. Procreate for iPad. Febrauary 23, 2021
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Chambered Nautilus. Procreate for iPad. Febrauary 23, 2021
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​Endoceras. Procreate for iPad. Febrauary 23, 2021

Triceratops horridus

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​Triceratops horridus. Procreate for IPad. February 16, 2021

Allosaurus fragilis

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​​Allosaurus fragilis: Cervical Vertebrae Study. Pen & ink (brushmarkers). February 4, 2021
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​​​Allosaurus fragilis: Caudal Vertebra Sketch. Pen & ink. February 10, 2021

January 2021

Allosaurus fragilis

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​Allosaurus fragilis: Skull Study. Pen & ink (brushmarkers). January 24, 2021

November 2020

Temnodontosaurus platyodon

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​Temnodontosaurus platyodon. Pen ​& ink (gels, brushmarkers). November 22, 2020

June 2020

Spinosaurus aegyptiacus

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​Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Skull Study. ​Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). June 30, 2020

May 2020

Barosaurus at Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda, AMNH

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Barosaurus at Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda, AMNH. ​Pencils. May 25, 2020
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Barosaurus at Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda, AMNH Reference Photo. ​Courtesy of the AMNH​

How to Paleoart
What is paleoart? Where do you start? A brief introduction to the study, a little bit about myself, tip and tricks, and more! Plus, learn how to draw a T. Rex!

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T. Rex Tutorial Sketch. ​Pencils. May 5, 2020
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Behind-the-Scenes Study of Todd Marshall's Rugops Primus. Pencils. April 4, 2020 ​

​January 2020

The Panthalassic Ocean

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The Panthalassic Ocean. Oil on white canvas. January 24, 2020

August 2019

Main Street, Jurassic World

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Concept I. Mixed media (pen & ink and brush markers). August 25, 2019
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Main Street, Jurassic World. ​Oil on white canvas. Augsut 27, 2019
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1) Underpainting Layer. ​August 17, 2019
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2) First Color Layer. August 20, 2019
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3) "Overpainting" Layer. August 27, 2019

June 2019

AMNH 5027

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AMNH 5027. ​Pencils. June 30, 2019
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AMNH 5027 Reference Photo. Photography. March 31, 2019

The Tethys Ocean

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The Tethys Ocean. Oil on white canvas. June 14, 2019
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Concept I. Pen & ink. June 3, 2019
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Concept II. ​Pen & ink. June 3, 2019
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Concept III. ​Pen & ink. June 3, 2019

​January 2019

River Ecosystem of North Africa, Late Cretaceous Period

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Concept I. ​Pencils. January 5, 2019
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Concept II. Pencils. January 5, 2019
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River Ecosystem of North Africa, Late Cretaceous Period. ​Pencils. January 16, 2019

July 2018

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Indoraptor. ​Pencils. July 2, 2018

May 2018

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Tyrannosaurus rex. ​Colored pencils. May 19, 2018

April 2018

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​Dilophosaurus wetherilli. ​Colored pencils. April 7, 2018

​March 2018

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Diabloceratops eatoni. Pencils. March 18, 2018
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Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis. ​Pencils. March 4, 2018

February ​2018

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Edmontosaurus regalis. ​Pencils. February 24, 2018
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Gigantoraptor erllianensis. ​Pencils. February 19, 2018
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Supersaurus vivianae. ​Pencils. February 10, 2018
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Rugops primus. ​Pencils. February 4, 2018

February 2017

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Indominus v. T. Rex. ​Colored pencils. February 25, 2017
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Terror of the Skies. ​Colored pencils. February 18, 2017

​May 2016

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Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Skeleton. ​Pen & ink. May 25, 2016
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Indominus Rex Iteration IV. Pencils. May 12, 2016

July 2015

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Indominus Rex Iteration III. ​Pencils. July 2, 2015
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Stegoceratops. ​Pencils. July 7, 2015
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Neotyrannus. ​Pencils. July 21, 2015
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Dilophosaurus wetherilli. ​Pencils. July 8, 2015
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Allosaurus fragilis. ​Pencils. July 8, 2015

​April 2015

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Indominus Rex Iteration II. ​Colored pencils. April 25, 2015
Indominus Rex Iteration I. Pencils. April 15, 2015
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​November 2013*

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Predator DNA: Out for Blood. ​Pen & ink. November 23, 2013
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Storm Breaker. Pen & ink. November 20, 2013

​June 2013

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Predator DNA. Colored pencils. June 24, 2013

June 2012

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Extreme Green Dragon EX. ​Colored pencils. June 21, 2012
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Gigantoraptor erlianensis. Pencils. June 15, 2012

March 2012

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Green Dragon 101. Colored pencils. March 23, 2012
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Green Dragon III. ​Colored pencils. March 23, 2012

May ​2010

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Dinosaurs. Crayon. May 2010

​September & October 2005

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Riding a Tyrannosaurus. Crayon. October 2005
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Dinosaurs. Crayon. September 2005
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