The Revised Tyrant

I Deeded Theses

Again, for no really good reason, other than I'm procrastinating. DELAYING the INEVITABLE.

You might say.

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I kind of like how the Stegosaurus is sort of floating in space. Like a milk dud!

Solo Show: the Dinosauria in Eight Parts

The Archosauria will reflect the format of my previous show. To wit:

March–April 2007

Tarbosaurus bataar: an Alarming Reptile Hero

Seen here in it's natural habitat, this has been one of the more popular images up, much to my (rather slight) vexation. The Microraptor was way more work.

First piece up is Tarbosaurus bataar (alarming reptile-hero). As you might guess from it's species name, it's found in Mongolia.

Here's a PDF of the infosheet printed out beneath it. I am offering prints of this critter, both in the letter-size and the 18x24 inch size pictured above (with foamcore mount and shrinkwrapping it's $70.00)--the larger print excludes all the text in the letter-sized print.



Haliaeetus leucocephalus and the Avian Connection


Haliaeetus leucocephalus: the American Bald Eagle.

Here's the PDF of the infosheet beneath it.).



Psittacosaurus mongoliensis


Psittacosaurus mongoliensis.

Here's the PDF of the infosheet beneath it.




Tyrannosaurus rex


Tyrannosaurus rex.

Here's the PDF of the infosheet beneath it.




Elliot's Cold-Crested Reptile


Cryolophosaurus ellioti.

Here's the PDF of the infosheet beneath it.




Ankylosaurus: He's the Biggest One


The Ankylosaurus is a big one.

As you can see, this is a pretty big piece. Roughly three feet high by eight feet long, it's the largest piece in the room (allowing it to be mounted on three pieces of foamcore was a cost consideration: it would have been too cost prohibitive for me to mount it as a single piece, and would have posed problems in transportation).

Here's the PDF of the infosheet beside it.





Edmontosaurus: Pretty Boring, All Told


Edmontosaurus sp.

Two drawings from life, of the same skull, different angles (section and elevation). Not much to say about Edmontosaurus. Like it's genus name, Edmontosaurus is a pretty boring vegetarian. While I'm not opposed to naming dinosaurs after the regions wherein they were found, I think exciting finds should be given exciting names. Not this one though. Edmontosaurus is as unexciting an animal as it gets.

So why did I draw it twice? What a good question! I shan't answer it, however, as I prefer to savor the mystery.

Here's the PDF of the infosheet beside them.




Edmontosaurus sp. again.




A Bi-Wing Foamcore and Gatorboard Flyer



Microraptor gui

Every exhibit needs a big piece to close on, something designed to impress. The Microraptor, for me, is that piece. At 1.84:1 scale, it clocks in with a five-foot wingspan.



PDFs of the infosheets: first, second, and last.



This is an unique piece that was very hard to make, and, since I really really need a car, it's $3000. (Composed of foamcore, gatorboard, and laminated 36# bond applied with ATG tape, hung with beading wire for support, available for pickup after the show is over 13 April 2007.)










(This post was migrated from the old Drupal-based blog to Blogspot on 17 January 2008.)

_Tyrannosaurus_ galorosmorgasboard...

The chief reason to draw Tyrannosaurs well is to show them being stomped all over by Pachyrhinosaurus.

But first, I must get to the point where I'm doing them well. Here's a smattering of the better ones I've done:




(16 Oct 2007)



(Interestingly, the above image was nicked by a local tabloid without asking for permission. I do give permission, but I also ask that one asks before snagging my stuff and running with it. And I do respond favorably to offers of money.)


Jacky Lantern:
No explanation needed, I hope.


(30 Oct 2007)

Just a random, unfinished sketch:


(9 Oct 2007)


Though this came out a bit weird, I kinda like it:

(Drawn with purplish ink and lots and lots of little lines, 10 Feb 2006.)

Huh. Looks a bit on the Brian Froud side of things to my mind.

*snap!* Chamberlain rex!

I've never seen a purple T. rex ... until I drew one in purple ink, no sketching, no pencil underneath, no white-out, no erasing, and no chance I could have started the damned animal somewhere on the page so I could fit the rest of it on the same page. (Purplish ink, 10 February 2006).

Astute viewers will note the feathers.

Yes, feathers on all the rexes! Why? Two words: phylogenetic bracketing.

Gif for you, because it was smaller than the JPEG, and better-looking.





Relocated from the old blog 26 January 2008