Levi Hastings

Go see Pam!

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

if thou could’st, blacksmith, glad enough would I lay my head upon thy anvil, and feel thy heaviest hammer between my eyes

Calendar layouts showing artwork for the months of January and February 2026

One of the largest and well-known mosasaurs of the late cretaceous, this sea monster hunted the waters that once covered midwest North America. Originally created for Sternberg Science Camps, I modified the color of this design to make it distinct for the purposes of this project. #fossilfriday

Illustration of the mosasaur Tylosaurus swimming through Cretaceous seas, as a cluster of ammonites swim out of its patch. #levihastingsart #levihastings #paleoart #prehistoric #mosasaur #fossilfuel

The deep cold of February called for an aquatic king. I chose the Tylosaurus for this month in my paleo calendar because it's one of my favorite pieces from the past year and this final stretch of winter can be the most challenging.

detail of a painting of a sperm whale rising from the depths of a dark ocean. #levihastingsart #levihastings #wildlifeart #whaleart #spermwhale #cetaceans #marinemammal #marinelife

The artist holding up a painting of a sperm whale.

painting of a sperm whale rising from the depths of a dark ocean. #levihastingsart #levihastings #wildlifeart #whaleart #spermwhale #cetaceans #marinemammal #marinelife

"I tell you, the sperm whale will stand no nonsense."
- Herman Melville from Moby Dick

I returned to one of my favorite subjects with some new methods and techniques, resulting in this highly stylized rendition of the sperm whale.

A Feeding Gray Whale. Read the full story here: buff.ly/3udrTZz
Photo by Janine
This is an encounter from 2022.
#WhaleTales #GrayWhales

"Letting Go While Holding On"
2” x 16” watercolor and gouache.

Sink or scream? Dissociate or drown? The tide of horrors is relentless, and the waves are swirling with microplastics. Do we surrender to the despair or swim through the sludge? What can we save and what do we cut loose in order to keep moving?

Three sketches of Styracosaurus, mostly focusing on its head

For today’s sketch let me present you with Styracosaurus

Styracosaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous in North America. The arrangement of very long, 4-6 spikes protruding from its relatively short frill and long nasal horn is characteristic of this species

#paleoart #dinosaurs #sciart

Thank you!!!

My aim was to infuse some color and escapism into the year's gloomiest month. I could not have predicted how brutal this particular January was going to be, so I hope these dinosaurs offered a few moments of visual relief from the horrors of the world.

Watercolor painting of two sauropod dinosaurs (brachiosaurus) circling a large maple tree with reddish pink leaves. #dinosaurs #paleoart #sauopods #prehistoric #levihastingsart #levihastings

January is nobody's favorite month, which is why I selected these stylish sauropods as the first entry in my 2026 calendar. Initially created as a commissioned painting for a local client the previous holiday season, this piece quickly became a favorite addition to my growing library of Paleoart.

A two color risograph print of a horse standing in chest deep water. Its reflection is a skeleton with a glowing eye socket

Kelpie, now a 2 color risograph print. I looove how much texture came out in this print

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New material of Ajkaceratops cements its identity as a ceratopsian, but adds a new wrinkle. It turns out that many european ornithischians previously classified as iguanodontians may actually be ceratopsians! New paper by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social et al., that I provided art for (link in reply).

The fog has rolled in over Seattle and this is exactly how I want to spend the last night of this year

Even worse: it’s a life or death nonprofit emergency (which I skillfully avoided)

Client trying to sneak in an arbitrary rush project for a Monday deadline on Dec 31st? Ma'am, this is a hate crime.

The face of the great green devil saying annihilate ice

A Homotherium latidens leaping in a snowy landscape

A short break from the Mesozoic… here’s a European Homotherium latidens trying its hunting skills during the latest ice age some 12,000 years ago. #paleoart #sciart #prehistoricmammal

A black-furred mammoth with strongly curled tusks plucks a tuft of grass in its trunk. In the distance, a herd of mammoths with several calves wander about. The sky is streaked by long, fluffy clouds and the scene has a cold, depressing mood.

Merry Christmas from Charles Knight's saddest little mammoth!

Sketch showing a pair of undetermined microraptorine dinosaurs perched on a branch with some snow falling down

I want to wish everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays with this quick sketch of two Microraptorine dinosaurs in the snow ❄️. I hope everybody is having a great day and enjoying the presents! 🎁 🎄 🎅

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

what matters it, after all?

So relatable

Glad you think so! Created this in a moody-broody phase.

Boneheads rock! I've been meaning to draw more of them for a while.

Thank you so much! I really wanted to set a mood :)

Promo graphic for 2026 paleo-art calendar by Levi Hastings

This is the March illustration for next year's Paleoart calendar, and one I created especially for this project. You can order it now for yourself or the dino-addict in your life. #paleoart #fossilfriday levi-hastings.myshopify.com

A paleoart illustration by Levi Hastings depictinga a cluster of juvenile Pachycephalosaur dinosaurs shelter from an early Spring downpour as the adults of the clan stand watch against roaming predators. A pair of small pterosaurs attempt to stay dry beneath a fallen log.

A cluster of juvenile Pachycephalosaurs shelter from an early spring downpour as the adult members of the clan stand watch against roaming predators. A pair of small pterosaurs attempt to stay dry beneath a fallen log nearby. #fossilfriday #paleoart