I’m a Spanish-Mexican artist residing in London. Visual Arts MA from San Carlos Academy (UNAM), Mexico. I have been a Symbolist and Surrealist painter, sculptor and amateur paleontologist for most of my life. A professional illustrator for more than 30 years, I’m currently devoting most of my time to nature illustration and paleontological reconstructions.
I have participated in several Dinosaur Art exhibitions, among them one at the Dinamation Centre in Fruita Colorado in 1995, where I could attend lectures by Jim Kirkland and Bob Bakker.
I have also collaborated in Dinosaur books from Usborne Publishing, Kingfisher, Wayland Publishers, Marvel Comics (“Dinosaurs: A Celebration”) and many others while at the same time keeping independent research and continuing with dinosaur restorations of my own. This has been appreciated by private collectors from the U.S. that keep commissioning me to do paintings for their own exhibitions and collections.
While I consider the anatomical reconstructions of the animals my “forte”, I also started reconstructing habitats from different parts of the world in different geological eras, trying to keep a very critical eye on my own restorations and using as much available data as possible, but keeping an open mind and not being afraid of getting into risky, hypothetical reconstructions within the limits of what can be considered reasonable.
My main influences have been Robert Bakker and Gregory S. Paul, the two people that I consider mainly responsible for giving dinosaurs their own character as a species. I’m also known as a defender of the hypothesis of high metabolism in the Dinosauria in general and the fact that birds are direct descendants of the dinosaurs.
I also like to reconstruct my dinosaurs with feathers when the skeletal anatomy and size of the animal is suggestive enough to do so.
My work’s technique is mixed media using acrylics and inks with airbrush, color pencils and markers over cardboard. I also do clay modelling and recently have moved into digital media.
Please note that I am the copyright holder of all artwork and images on this site and these should not be taken or reproduced without permission.
Luis V. Rey Blog 
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Hello! We love your work, we read about you in our text book Learning destinations module 3. We study in La Salle Institute in Cancun, Quintana Roo Mexico. It would be awesome to be in contact with you. Fifth grade group B class love you!! Our teacher’s name is Ivette Ramos.
Greetings from Cancun!
We are Class fifth grade group A from La Salle Institute in Cancun, Mexico. We read your biography at our book Learning Destinations. The story about your passion for drawing dinosaurs was interesting. We hope to get a reply from you and keep in touch.
Best regards,
Regina Odette, Montserrat, Fabio Alejandro, Favio, José, Richard, Sergio, André, Regina Elisa, Scherezada, Ciara, Angelique, Luis, Damián, Aldair, Matías, Andrea, Valentina, Isabella, Camila, Ana Elena, Gerardo, Romina, and Teacher Ivette. Danna who is not in class but we miss her.
Sí claro. Gracias… Saludos. Cómo puedo ayudar?
Hi Luis! I was wondering if you had a place I could purchase prints of any of your art?
Hi Grace. Thank you for this. Yes you can ask for any print from any of my illustrations directly. Price will depend on size and how you want any of them… they could be in cardboard or canvas. Please contact me personally on l.victor_r@yahoo.co.uk and we can talk. Thanks again.
Hi Luis! I wanted to know if you sell prints of your work? My boyfriend is a huge fan, his favorite book when he was a kid was your book with Thomas Holtz Jr, and I wanted to ask if you had any way I could purchase a poster or something of the sort of your work!
Thanks!