Draft sketches and new species

Hey, this is a page just to show draft sketches and behind the scenes of artworks I’ve been working on. (The finished projects are in the “Projects” dropdown – see the very top of the page).

I will be continuously adding to this page. CHECK BACK OFTEN TO SEE NEWLY DISCOVERED SPECIES OF DINOSAURS AS I WILL BE POSTING THE DRAFT SKETCHES HERE, AS SPECIES ARE DISCOVERED AND/OR DESCRIBED BY THE SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD!!!

2019

Draft sketch of Ojoraptorsaurus, 2019. From 2019 to 2024 I am working on the Ojo Alamo formation, including Ojoraptorsaurus; and also Dineobellator which was described in 2020.

2023

Draft sketch of Andean flamingo (pencil on paper, with subtile effect applied in Photoshop).

I jokingly call this small drawing “the ecstasy of gold” after the song written by Metallica and Michael Kamen for the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. It’s a Smaug-style dragon, hoarding gold. 2023, 3H to 6B pencil on paper. Further darkened in Photoshop.

2024

Dineobellator, digital painting on top of pencil sketch, 2024; I worked on several drafts of this animal in 2020.

A detail of the artwork.

Pukeko I. 2024. Pencil on paper.