The Postal Carriers across America have been making sure we receive are Medical Supplies, Packages, Important Letters and Special Greetings from Friends & Family. We thought Our Postal Carrier deserved an overdue Thank You for her support during these difficult times. So, We decided to make a Special Thank You Card. First, a rough sketch…
Tag: Dinosaurs
The Clever Girl receives more Highlights
After painting over the first orange & yellow accents, I made some sketches of Clever Girl then finished in watercolors to assist with the hopefully final Real Orange Accents. In place of gold a light yellow watercolor was a useful substitute. Using the Gloss Real Orange new accents were added to the head trailing the…
The Prehistoric Pals Go Virtual with the Museums
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County provided a Q & A with Dr. Nathan Smith, Associate Curator of the Dinosaur Institute. With a Zoom Meeting the Prehistoric Pals & I where able to see the current research in progress and get those burning questions answered. The Museum has 10’s of thousands of Dinosaur…
Raptors & Dragonflies!
The Clever Girl’s Orange & Yellow feather accent attempts have been painted over with the Hammered White Gloss. It was a good experiment to see how the Orange & Yellow would look on the White. However, as with the painting of the Sail on the Spinosaurus – Spencer AKA Spike less was more. See Posts:…
Securing Your Dinosaurs & those Rascally Raptors
I was finally able to get the Raptors – Clever Girl, Brison & Xavier to hold still for some additional painting. I took this opportunity to add an extra coat of paint to the Claws, Teeth & Tongues for All. Brison & Xavier received Pupils for their Eyes in Hammered Black gloss. Hammered Grey provided…
Mattie & Darius
After painting the reverse side of the Dragonfly Flag and adding additional accents to the Wings, it was time to assemble. Recap Painting Steps: Hammered Black to hide the parts of the Flag that won’t be part of the Dragonfly Body & accents for the Eyes. Real Orange for the Eyes, Body and Wing accents…
Mattie & Dragonflies
More details are in planning for Mattie. Her Flag needs a Prehistoric Concept – a Dragonfly! Dragonflies go back 325 Million Years Ago. During the Palaeozoic Era in the Late Carboniferous Period through the Late Permian Period the Meganisoptera glided over the waterways. With a 30 inch Wingspan this Dragonfly would have been a sight…
Mattie the Mailosaurus continues to Evolve!
Like Malcolm, I masked off the inside of Mattie from back to tip of the lid to make a tongue to surprise those that open the Mailosaurus’s Mouth! Blue tape and some thin cardboard scraps provide the shape. Apple Red Metallic gives the tongue a sparkle as if it were wet. Hammered Black and Artists…
Mailosaurus, Raptors & Dino Drums!
Is there a Mailosaurus in Your Neighborhood? They are very good at camouflage. Often, they appear just like a regular mailbox. My first Mailosaurus, Malcolm, is retiring after pretending to be a mailbox for 22 years. He will hang out in a special place in the Park with the other Prehistoric Pals. Dominic has enjoyed…
Calvin & Hobbes on New Perch
My Prehistoric Pals, Calvin & Hobbes were named after the famous comic strip characters created by Bill Watterson (see post September 15, 2018 “The Green T-Rexes: Calvin & Hobbes”). https://www.paulsprehistoricpark.com/?p=2642 The Adventures of Calvin & Hobbes, still bring smiles and laughter. A year after Calvin & Hobbes (his stuffed tiger) first appeared, they were in…