I remember I have an unfinished art with deer, but I just can't seem to get started on it. It’s been about two years, I think... For some reason, I’m afraid to touch it. So, I ended up drawing a bull instead.
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Bos primigenius, or the aurochs, was a wild ox that lived during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. The last member of the species died out in the 17th century AD. Several subspecies of the aurochs are the ancestors of modern cattle. I drew upon Paleolithic art, making the work more decorative.
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I don't think I've shown this old drawing here before. A fearsome beast has gone out hunting. Yes, that is young Orso. Fun fact: this character was never born as an animal cub. He is actually a human who acquired a dual nature during his teenage years.
I'm still alive. I'm just having a hard time drawing anything right now... So here's a sketch of Orso, which I spent way more time on than I should have.
Yochelcionella angustiplicata- is a tiny mollusk from the Cambrian of now Siberia and sponges from the genus Protospongia. Paper, acrylic.
A Timelapse of my latest painting. This is just the first rough in of paint - about 10hrs in this video. “Untitled,” oil on linen, 28”x38”.
Pleistocene steppe bison Bison Priscus. It inhabited Europe, Asia, and North America until the early Holocene and is the ancestor of modern European bison and American bison. I'm not sure if it's noticeable, but I was inspired by ancient images of bison and Altamira and other caves.
This year I've done more work with prehistoric animals than I have in a long time. But I don't have time to do these guys. Will see them again next year.
An uninvited guest. I haven't done any new work with Orso in a while, and I don't have anything new for the New Year either. So I'll leave another old work here. It's almost New Year's)
Palaeoplatyceros hispanicus- a muntjac-like deer from the Middle Miocene of Spain. Numerous antlers found on Otero Hill in Palencia allow to trace the age-related dimorphism of these animals. The illustration shows an adult, possibly even old, animal and a younger deer in the background.
Scary paleoart: deers Antifer ultra as skinwalkers. A little sketch for Halloween. And of course, I know geography separates these deer from Navajo mythology, but nevertheless, it will be like this)
Praedamalis howelli - an extinct antelope of the Hippotragini tribe from the Pliocene of Ethiopia, related to the oryx.
Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖
Qilin tungurensis- A newly identified new genus of giraffe from the Miocene of Inner Mongolia, China.
Late #molluskmonday #molluscmonday How can you not love Vexillum (Costellariidae)? They look like candy! #gastropods #mollusc #mollusk
Bretzia pseudalces- deer from the early Pliocene of North America. Since pollen from trees of the genus Taxodium and evidence of seasonal accumulation of deer were found, I tried to depict one of these forests during the period of leaf fall.
I'm not an expert in watercolor painting... but sometimes I want to try)
Some fossil shells. I collect modern species, but sometimes I can't resist the pleasure of acquiring fossils. Camptonectes (Boreionectes) breviauris (Taumyr, Russia), gastropod core (Saratov region, Russia), Ampulina sp. (Dax, Landes, France)
In addition to creativity, I collect some things. I love colored stones, minerals and seashells. I haven't found much of what's listed here yet. But I saw some very inspiring works of art and thought that I should also show my treasures sometimes)
Just finished! "Lioconcha I" (26" x 20") ink and graphite on paper #art #contemporaryart #canadianart #fineart #sciart #drawing #artist #seashells #bivalves #marinelife
New work! 'Verriculum II' (20"x26") dry pigment on paper. This work depicts part of the pattern adorning a cone snail (Conus archiepiscopus f. verriculum). Details in comments below. #art #contemporaryart #fineart #sciart #drawing #artist #worksonpaper #seashells #seashell #mollusk #mollusc
And now a little fantasy. I wanted to depict my character as a dragon. I'm not sure it looks like one, but I'm happy with the dragon. And some fragments for detail.
Samotragus crassicornis- an antelope-like or goat-like ungulate from the Miocene of Greece.
