Bob Nicholls Art

A closer look at the Thrissops . . .

A zoom into my reconstruction of the "sea-rex," a Jurassic pliosaur. This piece was commissioned by The Etches Collection, which is where the spectacular skull is exhibited. Also pictured is a smaller "sea-rex"

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New artwork drop for #FossilFriday

Here's my reconstruction of the "sea-rex," a Jurassic pliosaur. It was commissioned by The Etches Collection, which is where the spectacular skull is exhibited.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you.

The original was approx. A2, I think.

It's marine reptile Thursday!
Here's my digital painting of the giant #ichthyosaur, #Temnodontosaurus, or, as BBC News called it, the " #SeaDragon Dinosaur Dolphin." This is the 10m long Rutland specimen (Larkin et al 2023).

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The Tylosaurus spot artwork was added at a later date.

It's marine reptile Wednesday!
Here's an acrylic painting from 2021, depicting a #Cretoxyrhina (top left), Squalicorax (#sharks, bottom right), & two #Tylosaurus (juvenile left, adult right). This was a private commission.

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It's marine reptile Tuesday!
Here's a digital painting from 2021, featuring #Baptanodon, a Late #Jurassic #ichthyosaur from Wyoming, USA. It was commissioned by The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. The greyscale image was my draft drawing.

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Yeah, it was never commissioned.

I'd love to do a new version of this one day.

It's marine reptile Monday!
Okay, that's not a thing, but here's an old acrylic painting from 1999. It depicts a #Liopleurodon breaching with an unfortunate #Metriorhynchus in its jaws. It was commissioned for a TV series that was never made.

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Indeed!

THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, by @deanrlomax.bsky.social, illustrated by @bobnichollsart.bsky.social, & published by @columbiaup.bsky.social, is OUT NOW!

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Thanks Duncan. There was 49 illustrations in this book, so I tried to get a variety of moods. This is just a crop from a larger image, by the way.

THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, by @deanrlomax.bsky.social & illustrated by @bobnichollsart.bsky.social, is OUT NOW!

The book tour will include events across the UK, USA, Canada, & Europe; starting at the Oxford Museum of Natural History on Friday, 10 Oct 2025.

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Today is THE day. “The SECRET LIVES of DINOSAURS” has arrived! 🦖

Holding this in my hands for the very first time. Honestly, I have so many emotions. It looks absolutely stunning. In full colour!

I cannot wait for you to read this.

Illustrated by @bobnichollsart.bsky.social

Thank you. As far as I am aware, this one Hyphalosaurus hatchling (a Choristodere reptile) is the only example of a two headed fossil.

I like it – very good. 😄

Thank you, thank you! 😀

Thank you Tom! 😄

Here is the amazing fossil illustrated on the cover, and my draft drawing.

Our new book, THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, is out today!
Written by Dr Dean Lomax & 49 full-colour illustrations from me – you can buy it on Amazon or from the publisher (link in bio). The fossils in this book will blow your mind!

#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #Dinosaurs #WildlifeArt #JurassicWorld

A reminder about the #SVP2025 workshop "Palaeoart Past and Present: the view from the UK" for those last-minute early-bird [=cheap] conference registrants! It's shaping up to be a great one-day pre-conference event: please come along if you're a #paleoart fan attending SVP!

Screenshot of part of the LEGO Ideas website, showing a side view of a diorama featuring both creatures

🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨

We’ve just seen this, by creator “Menapian” - a 4,998-piece set of the Great Exhibition (1851) Crystal Palace - complete with a bonus Megalosaurus and Ichthyosaur…

beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, coming Sept 23, 2025. Available worldwide.

Thanks to the brilliant @restingdinoface.bsky.social for such a fantastic endorsement!

“THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS”, written by @deanrlomax.bsky.social.

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Big thanks to Kallie Moore, palaeontologist, #science communicator, & co-host of @pbseons.bsky.social, for a fantastic endorsement!

“THE SECRET LIVES OF #DINOSAURS”, written by @deanrlomax.bsky.social, is coming Sept 23, 2025. Available worldwide.

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From the vault: my Nature cover art from 2017, featuring #Kulindadromeus, regarding the paper "A new hypothesis of dinosaur relationships and early dinosaur evolution," from Matthew Baron, David Norman, & @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social.

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Heads up for #SVP2025 attendees: I'm running a day-long workshop about UK #paleoart on Nov 11th (the day before the meeting). Essentially a mini-conference, it's a day of talks on UK palaeoart history, conservation and current projects, as well as... 1/3

Could these giant dinosaurs have lifted up their pictured prey? (Image: Bob Nicholls 2015 (paleocreations.com)) How much weight could one of the biggest-ever dinosaur predators have lifted in its jaws? And could two of them have carried the 1.9-tonne sauropo...

Are you thinking of @bobnichollsart.bsky.social "Double Death"? It is two Carcharodontosaurus and a Rayososaurus.
www.newscientist.com/article/dn27...