Category Archives: Dinosaur colouration

Back to the roots…the continuing obsession of the Liaoning Province biota, via the reconstruction of fossil replicas!

Posted on 09/10/2024 by luisvrey

The enantiornithine Confuciusornis (male), For me, these gave meaning to all… years and years struggling to for vindication finally came true with the extraordinary richness of these fossil finds that changed our modern vision of dinosaurs… feathered dinosaurs galore! Also … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeopteryx, Birds, Chinese Dinosaurs, Customising models, Dinosaur colouration, Dinosaur Models, maniraptora, Museum Displays, Original Art, Paleoart, Raptors, therizinosaurs, Theropods, Uncategorized, Yi qi, Yi Xian Fauna | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The extraordinary paleoart of 余国梁 (Passion Charger) … and my relation with it!

Posted on 25/04/2023 by luisvrey

Growing up as a budding surrealist, I remember with a smile that Alejandro Jodorowsky, my mentor in the seventies, dedicated a phrase to my work: “If it is not excessive is not genius”… well, this amply applies to the work … Continue reading →

Posted in African Prehistory, Carnosaurs, Dinosaur colouration, Dinosaur Models, Dinosaurs of Africa, Diorama, Giganotosaurs, Museum Displays, Original Art, Paleoart, Spinosaurs, therizinosaurs, Theropods, tyrannosaurs, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Vintage Sale..! The Old New Chinese Revolution originals are up for auction!

Posted on 20/03/2023 by luisvrey

From all the original artwork I did at the end of the 1990’s and beginning of the 2000’s, no other are dearer to my heart than the New Chinese Revolution Saga (1 to 4). They have been protagonists of several … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction, Birds, Book Projects, Caudipteryx, Dinosaur colouration, Dinosaur Renaissance, Dinosaur rEvolution, Extreme Dinosaurs Pt.2 The Projects, Gondwana Studios, maniraptora, Original Art, Paleoart, Sinosauropteryx, TetZoo.Con, The New Chinese Revolution (Parts 1 to 4), Uncategorized, Yi Xian Fauna | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

The Joy of Customising Models and Casts, welcome back from Mexico, again!

Posted on 03/07/2022 by luisvrey

Every time I come back from Mexico I bring a lot of samples from Hector Munive. Dalia Castillo and other Mexican sculptors and casters… that means hours and hours of further customising of quality casts that need to be “brought … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeopteryx, Casts, Caudipteryx, Dinosaur colouration, Dinosaur Models, Dinosaur rEvolution, Dinosaurs, Gondwana Studios, Heterodontosaurs, maniraptora, Sinosauropteryx, Theropods, Toy Models, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A toy, a Mexican street shop, a dinosaur nut and what came after…

Posted on 06/02/2022 by luisvrey

This for your Sunday solace and merriment… the moment I saw a toy bust of a Tyrannosaurus in a popular Mexican shop on my recent trips to Mexico, I understood what I needed to do to it. I love revamping … Continue reading →

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Indulging in one of my favourite passions… once again!

Posted on 06/10/2021 by luisvrey

Yes… a bit of work in Mexico and the results are for all to see. I was graciously provided with a cast of Caudipteryx… a dream come true! I’m eternally grateful… but the main thing was to get the blank … Continue reading →

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Having Fun with the new, revolutionary Ubirajara jubatus.

Posted on 15/12/2020 by luisvrey

A while ago I received a commission regarding a very secret new paper about to be released. A Brazilian specimen’s reconstruction by the team of Dino Frey et al that was simply staggering… basically it looked like a very ornamented … Continue reading →

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EXTREME DINOSAURS II. THE PROJECTS.

Posted on 08/07/2019 by luisvrey

Almost 20 years ago the book Extreme Dinosaurs, a compilation of artwork I had done from 1988 to 2000 was released. It was a novelty mostly because the colourful approach to dinosaurs and the de-facto depiction of feathered dinosaurs for … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeopteryx, Birds, ceratopsians, Deinocheirids, Dinosaur Babies, Dinosaur colouration, Dinosaur Monster Families, Dinosaur Renaissance, Dinosaur rEvolution, Dinosaurios Hechos En México, Dinosaurs Take Flight, EXTREME DINOSAURS II. THE PROJECTS, Gondwana Studios, Hatching The Past, Heterodontosaurs, maniraptora, Mexican Prehistory, Nodosaur, Ornithischians, ornithomimosaurs, oviraptorosaurs, pachycephalosaurs, Planetario Alfa, Raptors, Silver Plume Exhibitions, Sinosauropteryx, stegosaurs, The Art of Archaeopteryx, therizinosaurs, Theropods, tyrannosaurs, Uncategorized, Utahraptor, velociraptor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Swerving across the path of controversy… Sinosauropteryx and Yi Qi.

Posted on 16/01/2018 by luisvrey

While we know a lot about Sinosauropteryx, to ‘almost’ even the level of colouration, we don’t know enough about Yi qi, the famous bat-like feathered dinosaur… its remains are not well enough preserved to be certain of many details like the … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dinosaur colouration, Dinosaurs, Hatching The Past, Raptors, Sinosauropteryx, Theropods, Uncategorized, Yi qi | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments