The last rotation of the virtual gallery of 2025 is starting in November! If you’d like to have your artwork shown and exchange about it with fellow artists, please go to my website extinctfineart.com/virtual-pale... or send me a DM. Just a few places left! #virtualgallery #paleoart #scicomm

Mesozoic Art II - edited by @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and myself and featuring the incredible work of 25 cutting-edge palaeoartists - is out in just a few days. The ultimate must-have book on modern #palaeoart / #paleoart. Buy yours now ... www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mesozoic-... #books #dinosaurs

Mesozoic art is coming this month! Let's talk about it with @tetzoo.bsky.social and @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social What makes good palaeoart? How are we shaping the perception of extinct wildlife? Where lies the future of this craft? cont...

The next rotation starts right now and has new artwork from both previous and new exhibitors in. 🌟 Please check the gallery out on my site (extinctfineart.com/view-gallery/). If you'd like to know more about the new artwork, join us for our next online networking event tomorrow (5.9. @ 5pm UTC+2).

I spent months painting the guts of a massive star that exploded. Do you want to display the space guts in your own home? You’re in luck! Prints drop next week, Sept. 10th stellerarts.myflodesk.com/subscribe

I’m running an online art auction in aid of Action Aid, where you can pick up some quick, fun little pieces to help us raise money for the women & children of Gaza. I’ll be adding art in the coming days and weeks - thank you for getting involved and sharing! ❤️ new.biddingowl.com/items?QueryA...

Undoubtedly the most impressive of the Kem Kem theropods, Spinosaurus itself. Size comparison below ⬇️ #sciart #paleoart

Just received my copy of Mesozoic Art II, and wow, what a gorgeous book! I’m honored to be included alongside so many amazing artists. Thank you @tetzoo.bsky.social and @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social for creating this!

Panel discussion with @tetzoo.bsky.social and @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social coming soon — discussing the book 'Mesozoic Art 2', the current state and future of palaeoart! 🦖🖼️ Joining them are some of today’s leading palaeoartists, like @zoctheartist, @clanaghan.bsky.social, and @gaelleseguillon. 1/2

✨ Next week Friday is our second-last networking session of 2025! ✨ Come join the discussion—or just hang out and listen! 🎟 (Free) tickets on eventfrog.de/Networking-S... or DM me for details. Would love to see you there! 💬 #Palaeoart #SciArt #SciComm #paleoart

Last week friday we talked 3D reconstruction in #palaeontology! The reason to go into 3D modelling cannot be more different than between Astrid O'Connor, Rick Stikkelorum, and Nova Studios. 1/2 #paleoart

I found out that the two thylacine drawings; which I donated to the Dinocon charity auction made £200 between them. That’s excellent news!!! 🍾 Thanks to @jamespascoe.bsky.social for reaching out and asking if I had anything. It seems that the charity got a large donation as a result🌟

Thanks to @bethverityart.bsky.social @neilgostling.bsky.social @dragonsofwales.bsky.social @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social @gaffamondo.bsky.social & @tetzoo.bsky.social for donating things to the auction and materials to the art event at @dinoconuk.bsky.social. We raised over £3000 for charity 🥹🖤🏴‍☠️🦖

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology... Here's one of the artworks from my section in Mesozoic Art II, edited by Steve White & @tetzoo.bsky.social, published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social. Pre-order here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mesozoic-... #SciArt #PaleoArt #Dinosaurs #Megalosaurus #Jurassic

Glyptodon clavipes [ #paleoart | #pliocene | #3Dart | #art ]

An imposing Langstonia scavenges a Xenastrapotherium carcass, in the Miocene of Colombia #paleoart

One of our guest panellists on 22nd August is Rick Stikkelorum who was highly involved in the reconstruction of the recently described #Mirasaura. Join us on 22nd August at 2pm (UTC+2) by getting yourself a (free) ticket. Please visit eventfrog.de/special3drec... or DM me.

Just a few pics from the #DinoConUK art exhibition this evening. That's day 1 done, what a success!

Young Dinornis at the Beach 🏖️

WIP #paleoart #Mosasaurus continues Now it’s time for the details. If you have any feedback, let me know 🙂

🦕 Let’s talk #MesozoicArtII! I'm thrilled to announce a special online panel + virtual exhibition ahead of the book’s release! Join @tetzoo.bsky.social , @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social , featured artists, and myself on 19 September. I am so excited already! 1/n #Palaeoart #VirtualGallery #SciComm

🦖 Special Exhibition and Panel discussion ahead! 🦕 Join us for a deep dive into the world of 3D reconstructions of extinct wildlife! On August 22, the next special exhibition opens—featuring stunning artwork by 🎨 @vfb_paleoart 🦴 @nikola_roglic_3d 🦘 @palaeoastrid 🦕 @ricks_artinsta …and more! 1/4

I am proud and grateful to present a dream project today in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... Meet #Mirasaura grauvogeli, a #wonderreptilewith skin appendages that rival feathers and hairs, challenging our view of reptile #evolution🪶🦎

I’m so excited and proud to have my illustration of Mirasaura in the cover of NATURE! Just wow! Especially happy to do that with such an amazing species and such wonderful research! #paleoart #art

Next networking events! 👥 Every rotation of the gallery comes with new artwork from amazing palaeoartists and an online #networking event to get to know each other and stay connected. Additionally, we will have focus sessions and discussions on specific topics with experienced artists. 1/n

#paleoart networking event this Friday! Let’s talk about conventions and networking in general 🙂 Get your (free) tickets here: eventfrog.de/JulyPalaeoNe... See you then at 5 pm! (UTC+2) - find your timezone on www.timeanddate.de/zeitzonen/ze...

Iridescent structural coloration in a crested Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from Jehol Biota elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

The gallery is open again! 🖼️🎨 107 pieces are ready to be explored with a good amount of new artwork by extraordinary palaeoartists! The next online networking will happen on 1st of August, get your (free) tickets on my website 🙂 #paleoart #palaeoart #onlinegallery #palaeontology #scicomm

CALL FOR PALAEOARTISTS! The Palestine Museum of Natural History 🇵🇸 is in a dire need of a PALAEOARTIST. A voluntary artist is needed to create a mural diorama featuring Cretaceous Sea. Help to protect & popularise the natural heritage of Palestine! Get in touch for more info.

I don't think I ever shared the fully edited breakdown reel of my T. rex model. I've changed the texture maps a bit since compiling this (dirt pass and proper roughness maps), but I don't really feel like re-rendering the whole walk cycle again, especially not in this heat...

A teaser for THE SECRET LIVES OF #DINOSAURS, UNEARTHING THE REAL BEHAVIOURS OF PREHISTORIC ANIMALS, by @deanrlomax.bsky.social, illustrated by me, & published by @columbiaup.bsky.social. Out September 2025. Pre-order now! #SciArt #PaleoArt #Dinosaur #Paleontology #JurassicWorld #Psittacosaurus

T. rex v Trike This time, it's personal. A3 private commission Done this scene multiple times and it's a staple of palaeoart so it's hard to find something different. But kinda like it.

The permanent exhibition is under construction and will be available again on 18th July! Stay tuned for more artists showcasing their amazing work! Meanwhile, please enjoy the special exhibition and recorded talk by Dr Chris Manias here: extinctfineart.com/view-gallery/

🌟 Next palaeoartist networking is coming up on 1st August! An online session for current & past exhibit participants — and anyone else interested in palaeoart and networking. This time, along with our usual Show & Tell + chatting, we’ll focus on: 🎨 Conventions & networking — how and why? 1/2

Hey it’s #PortfolioDay again!

A 45-million-year-old cetacean brain exhibits prominent olfactory regions, indicating that early whales retained a sense of smell 🐳🧠 academic.oup.com/evolut/advan... @smnstuttgart.bsky.social

Fossil brain 🧠🧟 of a 45-million-year-old cetacean! We are proud to publish‪ @journal-evo.bsky.social l the result of Elena Berger’s Bachelor’s thesis @smnstuttgart.bsky.social. Thread 👇 ‬

YES!!!! So a follow up paper has just come out describing the forwwings of Microraptor!!!! You know what that means.... I'm gonna be able to do some anatomical drawings of them too!!!! #paleontology #Microraptor bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

One of the things we're doing at #DinoConUK #DinoCon is raising £££ for charity via a timetabled auction. Our 2025 charity is the #WorldParrotTrust, an organisation that protects #parrots through #conservation, rescue, and education. DinoCon happens Aug 16th-17th, Exeter, tickets at dinocon.co.uk

Hybodus reticulatus [ #paleoart | #fish | #hybodus | #3Dart | #art ]

July is full! Thanks for your support and registration - the available places for July filled so quickly with amazing artists! Stay tuned for information about the networking event! #paleoart #scicomm

Quetzalcoatlus northropi [ #paleoart | #pterosaurs | #quetzalcoatlus | #3Dart | #art ]

🌍 To all palaeoartists! 🦕🖌️ The Virtual Palaeoart Gallery is entering the next rotation! I am calling on all creatives (painters, modellers, poets, ...) in the field of palaeontology. 🗓️ If you'd like to take part in the upcoming July rotation, please register by 10th July. Link below. 1/n

Here's my skeletal reconstruction of Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, from the new paper by Maidment and Barrett 2025. #SciArt #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciComm #Dinosaurs #Enigmacursor #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld

Morning all. Meet Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, a new neornithishian dinosaur from the Morrison Formation. It goes on display @nhm-london.bsky.social from tomorrow. Paper by @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social and I in @royalsocietypublishing.org Open Science. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Join us tomorrow for a look how content is being made worthless by #piracy, #disinformation and #AI. The Content & IP Defense Summit starts 10am ET/3pm UK! Free registraton & agenda here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/content-ip...

Palaeoart in Public The exhibition to „Palaeontology in Public“ started with a talk by Dr Chris Manias! 🦖 It was an absolute pleasure to talk with him about the history of #paleoart and learning so much about it - the good and the dark bits. Gallery here: extinctfineart.com/view-gallery/ 1/n

Working on this new painting of a leopard seal hunting a gentoo penguin. Leopard seals are so weird, almost reptilian in their looks. Acrylics on board 11.8″ x 15.7" (30 x 40 cm) www.esthervanhulsen.com #animalart #traditionalart #sciart #wildlifeart

Happy #FossilFriday! I still haven't had a chance to sort through my photos from Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, so instead here's a piece I did recently showing #Microraptor hindwing anatomy, based on the paper Chotard et al., 2025. #paleontology #paleoart #sciart #dinosaur

#Ceratosaurus wip #dinosaur #sciart #paleoart