Category Archives: Theropods

The Deinonychus Saga (Part 2)

Posted on 27/06/2012 by luisvrey

We were talking about female Deinonychus in the previous post… what about this dandy. flamboyant male? I did this as a challenge: we really don’t have much evidence of the exterior of dinosaurs… what is underneath all that flamboyancy  is … Continue reading →

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The Deinonychus Saga (Part 1)

Posted on 27/06/2012 by luisvrey

Since I’m going backwards and forwards with the artwork in this blog, I decided to include a bit of the Denonychus Saga that inspired the  3D restoration you can see  in previous pages. I have depicted the deadly embrace of Deinonychus and Tenontosaurus many … Continue reading →

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Our daily dose of dino-weirdness…

Posted on 26/06/2012 by luisvrey

We are used to Nature’s jokes, but this one… well… this is the joke nobody expected in the mosaic of dino=bird evolution… could it be lemur-mimic dinosaur like Epidendrosaurus?  That is why I reconstructed it this way… fully covered with … Continue reading →

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Surrealist intermission… Home’s Garden.

Posted on 23/06/2012 by luisvrey

It’s Sunday, so it’s time for something completely different… Since I have had some enquiries about Dave Hone’s post regarding my home’s garden (the actual title of this piece!), I’d like to tell a little story. Some people know that … Continue reading →

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Baby Ceratosaurus

Posted on 23/06/2012 by luisvrey

This juvenile Ceratosaurus is based on a real skull… note the enormous teeth compared to the maxilla. “Beard” is optional…. but since it is a juvenile I dared to be a little heretical and added protofeathers to a fairly basal … Continue reading →

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To Fly or not to Fly…

Posted on 22/06/2012 by luisvrey

Now… I know some people are going to be not precisely happy with a flying Archaeopteryx (it was a poor one after all, if it was at all)… however, as you can see here it is not flying higher than … Continue reading →

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T.rex mom and babies…

Posted on 22/06/2012 by luisvrey

Also from “Dino Babies”. I was one of the first artists to depict feathered T. rex offspring back in the late nineties. We have gone a long way and this artwork will soon have to be modified… it seems that … Continue reading →

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Now… And Then…

Posted on 22/06/2012 by luisvrey

Taken from “Dino Babies”(Bakker/Rey, Random House), this was meant to be directed as thought provoking piece for those that are still surprised that birds are dinosaurs. After all, a great way to induce change is with analogies.

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THE CHASE (2)

Posted on 21/06/2012 by luisvrey

I have been studying the debate on the locomotion of Triceratops for a long time. I have also studied several mounted skeletons and this is what I finally managed to come with as compromise… a peculiar stance indeed. This illustration … Continue reading →

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Velociraptor Model Mom

Posted on 21/06/2012 by luisvrey

This Velociraptor nesting family was intended for the cover of “Dino Babies!” until someone else decided differently. I personally thought this would have been a much better idea… It is obviously tongue in cheek attempt to draw attention to the … Continue reading →

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