Recent things…

Heres a little sketch of a Camptosaurus, one of the dinosaurs thats going to be featured in my mural.

Some other random things….I recently spotted a coyote:

Heres me giving a paleo-reconstruction demo. It was so fun!

And here I am climbing on the world famous dinosaur wall:

And this was just beautiful:

Dinosaur!

My first week here in Dinosaur National Monument has been amazing! I have spent my time hiking through beautiful desert landscapes, sketching outside in the field, running and biking, making new friends, photographing wildlife and wildflowers, discovering dinosaur fossils and ancient native american petroglyphs and of course beginning the work on my mural. I just recently met with the exhibit designer and paleontologist to discuss the initial plans. My painting will be 1.5′ x 9′ and will be blown up to be 8′ x 48′! It turns out its going to be big! So I have already begun researching species, coming up with the initial layout and beginning my own reconstructions of some dinosaurs. I will keep everyone posted as I have more definite drawings. And now a photo tour of my time here: