#82 of 100 Elephants: Another Dinophant

My last mixing of an elephant and a dinosaur for the 100 elephants.

#62 of 100 Elephants: Styracophant

How many tusks can an elephant have has ben something I have been playing with to varying degrees with this creative challenge. This is taking various ideas from the Triceratops and Styracosaurus and mixing it with the elephant.

#17 of 100 Elephants: T-Rex

I like dinosaurs. The thought of a large Tyrannosaurus Rex Elephant just made me giggle. The small arms with the elephant paws and the trunk just increased the awkwardness of the creature in a delightful way.

Bow Tie Guy of the Day: Long Neck Thing

Recently, I was sketching during a meeting and this Bow Tie Guy came out onto the page. So often as I draw real creatures and get used to them odd conglomerations come out in my doodling. Although this one is not as odd as others I have mismatched, he is fun.

Bow Tie Guy of the Day: Dimetrodon

Dimetrodon (dīˈmetrəˌdän)

Much to my surprise the dimetrodon is not a dinosaur. I grew up always thinking that it was. They actually lived millions of years before the dinosaurs and are more closely related to mammals. Even though they are more closely related to mammals they are not a direct ancestor or descendant of mammals. So the dimetrodon is like the brontosaurus which now no longer exists and Pluto which is not a planet.

Bow Tie Guy of the Day: Elasmosaurus

Elasmosaurus (əˌlazməˈsôrəs)

Meaning thin plated lizard, the Elasmosaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous Period and was actually a slow swimmer. They were bigger than a t. rex. It wasn't a dinosaur even though they were called the swimming dinosaur. They were part of the reptile family. Their necks were about half the length of their entire body.

Bow Tie Guy of the Day: Argentinosaurus

Argentinosaurus (ˌärjənˈtēnə sôrəs)

The argentinosaurus is the largest known dinosaur. It is a member of the sauropods. They were found in Argentina, hence the name, and lived during the Late Cretaceous Epoch around 96 million years ago. 

Bow Tie Guy of the Day: Spinosaurus

Spinosaurus

This guy is possibly larger than the T-Rex. The name means spine lizard. They were found in Northern Africa and are thought to be expert swimmers.

On another note, I am grateful I said I would post five a week and didn't specify the days. Yesterday got away from me with meetings and other important responsibilities. I drew this last night and finished it this morning. My youngest said that I did this for him. Which is true.

Bow Tie Guy of the Day: Tyrannosaurus Rex

Tyrannosaurus Rex (təˌranəˈsôrəs reks)

When growing up, This was the biggest and most frightening dinosaur I knew. Similar to the loss of Pluto we have discovered so many more that are larger and more frightening, but there is still a soft spot in my heart for this guy. They lived during the late Cretaceous period and are known for their powerful jaws and their teeny weeny front legs.

I enjoy seeing my progress as an artist. here is a link to the T-Rex that I drew in 2011. 

Work in Progress

I started working on the poster illustrations for this years shows at the Vermont Children's Theater. The first show is The Magic Tree House Collection Dinosaurs Before Dark. 

I love drawing dinosaurs. Here are a few preliminary sketches of the pteranodon. I will post the final poster next week.

Exhibit at NVRH in Saint Johnsbury (I.F. Prehistoric)

This week starts an exhibit of my illustration work and four illustration students from Lyndon State College at Northern Vermont Regional Hospital. As part of the exhibit, I completed another illustration in my E is for Elephant series, titled “During a discussion of design dynamics with a defenseless duo of duck billed dinosaurs and a diplodocus, a deluge of dozens of dastardly debonair dumbo octopi daintily descended.” The work will be up until March 6.

Two New Bow Ties Available

Two more of my bow ties are now available at Beau Ties LTD of Vermont.

For the fox lover you can have the tie “Fantastic.”  And if you love Dinosaurs you can have a tie replete with various dinos called “Dinomite.”

They are also available as neck ties. 

Bow Tie Guy of the Week

Protoceratops (prōtəˈserəˌtäps)


I took a week off for spring break. I needed some time away from things. Luckily I was able to do a little more drawing. They think this guy has ancestral ties to triceratops.

Weekly Bow Tie Guy

Frog-Rex (fräg-reks)

One of the wonderful outcomes of my 100 Bow Ties in 100 days or less project was not only the time I set aside to draw, but also the ideas that came out of it. I found that in become more familiar with drawing many different animals the easier it is to mix them up and be creative. The Frog-Rex is a result of that understanding. He just showed up in my sketchbook one day.

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Triceratops (trīˈserəˌtäps)

I had another image almost ready to go today, but I had accidentally scanned it in at home as a very small image. So today I did another dinosaur. I love the mass that they have. This is one of my sons favorite dinosaurs, so I have drawn them a few times before.

28 left to go.

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Quetzalcoatlus (ˌketsəlkəˈwätləs)

It was time for another dinosaur. This is the largest known flying animal. The wingspan was up to 50 ft. Quiet amazing. I just like things with the letter “Q.”

63 left.

100 Bow Ties 100 days or less pt II

Tyrannosaurus Rex

This is a really quick sketch, but it has some of the feel and the angle I am going for. 95 more to go.