Blast from the Distant Past

Yeah...Its old stuff...but if you have young ones or grandchildren you might think of picking up a Dino Puzzle painted by yours truly over 18 years ago. Christmas shopping is just around the corner. I still get some use out of this old illustration licensing it to puzzle and card companies. I can't think of one illustrator who did not paint a least one dinosaur illustration in their career. Anyway...I took a more cartoonish styling to these ancient giants.

I think my style has changed just a wee bit over the years.

I started using a technique suggested to me by Jim Gurney at that time. You do a pencil drawing on cold press illustration board and when you are happy with the design and layout you fix it. Then you apply a layer of matte medium over the entire surface. When it dries you have a toothy surface to apply oil paint on. I don't paint this way anymore but it sure works when you need to remain faithful to a tight drawing.