Simosthenurus occidentalis - Extinct Short-faced kangaroo - oil paint on board, framed in Queensland hoop pine offcuts. Study painted in preparation for my recent Buchan mural. 🦴🦘🎨 #palaeoart #megafauna

It was a narrow escape, but, at the end of the day, a narrow escape is still an escape.
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Next up is Mark Witton @markwitton.bsky.social on colours and patterns in fossil marine reptiles... #MarineReptileConf2026 Includes a plug for Mark's next book! #palaeoart #paleoart

Aww man, the visuals in this talk. A #palaeoart treat. Bob Nicholls @bobnichollsart.bsky.social at #MarineReptileConf2026

If you've been rumbled, there's only one thing to do-
RUN
particularly when you're being chased by a katana-wielding grandmother.
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THE ESCAPE IS ON.
Even a locked door doesn't phase an escapee when the need is great. (Forgetting a toolbox would, however, pose a life-threatening problem).
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Repost of the early troodontid Hesperornithoides - from the Late #Jurassic Morrison Formation - catching a mouse-sized mammal, Glirodon. #dinosaur #palaeoart

When you're about to be sprung from your prison cell, you absolutely need to be dressed for the occasion.
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#Wasabi is not for the faint hearted.
Let's be serious- it's not for human consumption at all.
It's a bio-weapon.
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Everyone who springs a damsel in distress from her jail deserves a kiss.
It just makes sense.
This truth is brought to you because it's #FossilFriday.
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When the principal jailbreaker forgets his equipment, those prisoners are in for a long wait (maybe longer than the initial sentence).
Meanwhile, the art of eating has been discovered.
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When a cunning plan is hatched, and it's time to put it into action, it's best to go over the steps multiple times.
Notwithstanding-
Failure is all but guaranteed.
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The pair of jailbreakers discover a tiny window that opens.
Hey- one of the guys actually IS tiny.
Things are starting to look promising.
#WatchThisSpace.
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If you can touch a lightbulb five times, you can break out of ANY prison cell.
And, if you're "velly big confue," you're far from alone.
All will be revealed. #WatchThisSpace
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4351. ... ... Remember that - if you want to get out of here alive!
Oh yes- we have a cunning plan afoot.
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🦖 Sometimes the space where a drawing is made becomes part of the process too.

Thanks to Andy Frazer for letting us share this glimpse into his process. Find more illustrations through the links in @dragonsofwales’ bio.

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Finally- the plot is revealed.
(Actually, it's just the reason for the plot. #WatchThisSpace).
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Right; time to get acquainted - time to find out who's who and what's what.
(or not).
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When you're kidnapped and forced into paradise-
Somehow, the idea of winning a lottery starts to seem positively mundane.
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Some more details from my Buchan megafauna mural.
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