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The spinosaurid saga continues. Now it’s a new look for enigmatic Irritator challengeri!

Posted on 22/05/2023 by luisvrey

We are all aware of the debates about Spinosaurus, the biggest fish eater dinosaur the world has ever seen (insert smile here)… now things take a new twist with a reappraisal of the South Amerrican, Brazilian spinosaur Irritator challengeri… Gondwana … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Tears, sweat and blood… the saga of making a life-sized Velociraptor skeleton.

Posted on 04/04/2023 by luisvrey

The process of learning is continuous and endless… and this one was too special to miss. It had been one of my greatest ambitions to built a complete life-size Velociraptor skeleton, bone by bone. I jumped at the opportunity when … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Customising dinosaur toy atrocities… and taking to the streets in CDMX.

Posted on 27/02/2023 by luisvrey

You wander around a shop or market anywhere…and suddenly… there it is: yet another modern-day dinosaur toy atrocity! Yes, this time another Schleich model, a label that is famous for its deranged, schizo dinosaurs (c’mon, not because “it’s for children” … Continue reading →

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The quest for a different looking Tyrannosaurus face…

Posted on 15/01/2023 by luisvrey

I think we have seen them all… from the ubiquitous bare teeth grin, to the sedated, solemn face of the T. rex from Prehistoric Planet. In my quest for a new look for Tyrannosaurus I would like to start 2023 … Continue reading →

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NEWS… a week of frantic activities: after the return to the Geology Museum in Mexico, now the return to TetZoo in London and a South American Paleoart Convention!

Posted on 27/11/2022 by luisvrey

How long was it since at the last up close and personal TetZoo Meeting in London? 3 years, four years? I’m starting to show my age… but never forget the importance of being present and interact in person. I’m looking … Continue reading →

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Mexico continues to be ace. A recent little scrapbook…

Posted on 20/11/2022 by luisvrey

Day of the Dead at the Geology Museum in Mexico! First time ever Geoexplora could run an “in situ” paleo art class after years of the Covid scare… the Museum especially opened the doors for us! As you can see … Continue reading →

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Jakapil kaniukura… the new sensation from South America.

Posted on 22/08/2022 by luisvrey

Hailed as a “mini-Godzilla”, although frankly I can’t see the resemblance (sorry Hector Munive)… this enigmaatic, tiny, newest of dinosaurs has been assigned to Thyreophora, and reconstructed as a close relative of Scutellosaurus, Scelidosaurus and sundry stegosaurs and ankylosaurs. It … Continue reading →

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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 →

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