sketch: giant squid vs whale

Two giants of the seas battle each other for dominance. This is an alternate drawing of my giant squid vs whale theme. Perhaps they are not fighting, but actually kissing?

illustration: giant octopus vs pirate ship (v2)

In the 17th century, there is a story in the high seas, where many a sailor’s life was swept away, not by the hurricanes and white squalls of the angry oceans, but rather, by a great sea creature, known as the Giant Octopus.

As night falls, the monster’s tentacles slithers aboard the Buccaneer, capturing every sailor, one by one, as a scrumptious morsel. Even the courageous captain defends his honor, with scimitar in hand, only to go down with his ship.

This is an updated version 2 of my illustration.

illustration: tyrannosaurus vs stegosaurus

My illustration of a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex battling a smaller, yet powerfully armored Stegosaurus.  T-Rex was one of the largest land carnivores of the Cretaceous period, 65 million years ago. The Stegosaurus is not interested in the T- Rex, being that it is an herbivore.  By necessity and adaptation, it used its distinct plates and spikes as a defense mechanism.  The vertical spinal plating also controlled the Stegosaur’s body heat.  Both dinosaurs were common in western North America.

illustration: angler fish

Based on a real creature from the deepest realm of the sea, this illustration is of an angler fish, and an unsuspecting little guy.

Happy Earth Day, by the way. Let’s do something to help our environment, such as recycle our disposables properly, or bike to our destinations more. Continue good habits every day! Do environmentally sound things so that all creatures, great and small, can live on as naturally as possible.

Have you done something for Earth today?

sketch: prehistoric shark

The Dunkleosteus, a prehistoric shark, lived in the Late Devonian period, 380-360 million years ago.  It grew to as big as 33 feet in length.

In Memorium: Stan Winston

In memory of the great Stan Winston, the special effects, costume and make-up guru of many of our childhood fave movies, we geeks salute you. He is most known for his work on Terminator, Jurassic Park and of course, Aliens. He made our hearts pump with fear and excitement, not to mention, pop out of our chests! Most recently, his team created the awesome suit for this summer’s superhero hit, Iron Man. Personally, I will remember him for his work on one of my all-time-favorite sci-fi/horrors, John Carpenter’s “The Thing”. And, I quote a friend of mine who commented on Stan’s monsters, “He has some imagination!”