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  • Bright Eye and Mosasaur

    A preliminary drawing for an intended children's book about a young pterosaur named Bright Eye and her two brothers, Sun Wing and Turnknuckle, exploring the late Cretaceous world of Montana, probably partially autobiographical.

    Pencil on paper, 14 x 17 inches, 1983.

    Original artwork: sold

    1195,960
    Not For Sale
  • Flying

    A mother Pteranodon accompanies Bright Eye as she learns to fly.  One purpose of this preliminary drawing was to represent the idea that juvenile pterosaurs were aerodynamically capable of flight before they reached adult size.

    Pencil on paper, 14 x 17 inches, 1983.

    Original artwork: available for sale, please inquire

    774,960
    Not For Sale
  • Maiasaur Hatchlings

    A compostional drawing of an adult Maiasaur above her nest of hatchlings.

    Pencil on paper, 14 x 17 inches, probably 1984.

    786,960
    Not For Sale
  • Ancestral Rockies

    A preliminary drawing of the Cretaceous ancestral Rockies with foothill volcanics and upland plains.

    Pencil on paper, 14 x 17 inches, 1985.

    774,960
    Not For Sale
  • Early Triassic Work

    One of the first Triassic preliminary drawings related to the Chinle of Petrified Forest National Park.

    Pencil on paper, 14 x 17 inches, 1984.

    775,960
    Not For Sale
  • Mogollon Highlands

    Wash study of the volcanic Mogollon Highlands, the origins of streams and rivers that crossed the Petrified Forest flood plains.

    Ink and ink wash on 140lb watercolor paper,         

    1081,900
    Not For Sale
  • Upper Chinle Forest

    Preliminary drawing of an upper Chinle Forest along a stream course flowing toward the Petrified Forest lowlands.

    Pencil on paper, 9x12 inches, 1986.

    738,960
    Not For Sale
  • T-rex Storyboard #1

    Photocopied pencil storyboard sequence (1-6) of a Tyrannosaur stalking a group of Edmontosaurs (Anatotitons) done for a nixed National Geographic stop-action animated project.

    Pencil on paper, 1991.

    1353,1080
    Not For Sale
  • T-rex Storyboard #2

    Photocopied pencil storyboard sequence (7-12) of a Tyrannosaur stalking a group of Edmontosaurs (Anatotitons) done for a nixed National Geographic stop-action animated project.

    Pencil on paper, 1991.

    1389,1080
    Not For Sale
  • T-rex Storyboard #3

    Photocopied pencil storyboard sequence (13-18) of a Tyrannosaur stalking a group of Edmontosaurs (Anatotitons) done for a nixed National Geographic stop-action animated project.

    Pencil on paper, 1991.

    1368,1080
    Not For Sale
  • Coelophysis under Moon

    Preliminary book cover design of running Coelophysis in moonlight with editor comment.

    A photocopied pencil drawing rendered in ink wash, bond paper, 8.5 x 11 inches.

    1390,1080
    Not For Sale
  • Mammal and Predators #1

    Photocopied pencil storyboard sequence of Cretaceous mammal and two hungery predators. Done during development of Disney's feature animation Dinosaurs.

    Pencil on paper, 1996.

    1306,1200
    Not For Sale
  • Mammal and Predators #2

    Photocopied pencil storyboard sequence of Cretaceous mammal and two hungery predators. Done during development of Disney's feature animation Dinosaurs.

    Pencil on paper, 1996.
    1288,1200
    Not For Sale
  • Mammal and Predators #3

    Photocopied pencil storyboard sequence of Cretaceous mammal and two hungery predators. Done during development of Disney's feature animation Dinosaurs.

    Pencil on paper, 1996.
    1320,1200
    Not For Sale
  • Mammal and Predators #4

    Photocopied pencil storyboard sequence of Cretaceous mammal and two hungery predators. Done during development of Disney's feature animation Dinosaurs.

    Pencil on paper, 1996.
    809,960
    Not For Sale
  • Bears and Log

    Compositional design done for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Pencil and white ink on toned paper, 5.2 x 12.75 inches, 2000.

    1800,742
    Not For Sale
  • Bears in Grove

    Compositional design done for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Pencil and white ink on toned paper, 5.2 x 12.75 inches, 2000.

    1162,495
    Not For Sale
  • Bears in Sequoia

    Two compositional designs done for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

     Pencil and white ink on toned paper, 5.2 x 12.75 inches each, 2000.

    1236,1043
    Not For Sale
  • Bears in Eden Creek Grove

    Compositional design done for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Pencil and graphite dust on bristol, 5.2 x 12.75 inches, 2000.

    1030,434
    Not For Sale
  • Continental Glacier

    Compositional design done for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Pencil and opaque ink on toned paper, 5.56 x 14 inches, 2000.

    1440,613
    Not For Sale
  • Bear Begins Climb

    Compositional design done for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Pencil and graphite dust on bristol, approx. 6 x 14 inches, 2000.

    1200,554
    Not For Sale
  • Bear on Mountain

    Compositional design done for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Pencil and graphite on bristol, approx. 6 x 14 inches, 2000.

    1200,560
    Not For Sale
  • Bear and Mountain Top

    Compositional design done for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Pencil and graphite dust on bristol, approx. 6 x 14 inches, 2000.

    1200,560
    Not For Sale
  • Bears and Salmon

    Compositional design done for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Pencil on paper, 5.4 x 12.75 inches, 2000.

    1400,661
    Not For Sale
  • Bears Fishing

    Compositional design done for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Pencil and graphite dust on bristol, 5.4 x 12.75 inches, 2000.

    1400,654
    Not For Sale
  • Evening Geysers

    Preliminary work for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Pencil, watercolor and opaque inks on toned paper, approx. 6 x 14 inches, 2000.

    1200,559
    Not For Sale
  • Valley of Fire

    Preliminary work for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Opaque ink on toned paper, approx. 6 x 14 inches, 2000.

    1200,568
    Not For Sale
  • Glacial Moraine

    Compositional design done for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Opqque inks on toned paper, approx. 6 X 14 inches, 2000.

    1236,504
    Not For Sale
  • Caribou Hunt

    Two panels from a storyboard sequence depicting a caribou hunt, done for Disney's feature animation Brother Bear.

    Opaque inks on toned paper, approx. 6 x 14 inches, 2001.

    1318,1200
    Not For Sale
  • Rubigea and Bradysaurus

    Compostional sketch of late Permian South Africe, done for the Florida Museum of Natural History.

    Pencil on bond paper, 8.5 x 11 inches, 2003.

    1237,960
    Not For Sale
  • Kronosaur

    Preliminary design depicting the drift of New Zealand from Austraiia.

    Pencil, watercolor and opaque ink on toned paper, 6.18 x 16.25 inches, 2006.

    1440,644
    Not For Sale
  • Monitors and Ankylosaur

    Design drawing done for a Tony McVey project.

    Pencil and white ink on toned paper, 11.3 x 14.75 inches, 2008.

    1123,900
    Not For Sale
  • Jurassic River Bank

    Compostional design for a drawing to be reproduced as a large wall mural for the Natural History Museum of Utah.

    Pencil on paper, approx. 10.5 x 15.25 inches, 2010.

    632,960
    Not For Sale
  • Ancestral Rocky Mountain Front

    A design drawing of Cambrian age limestone forming mountain front cliffs and canyons above a Cretaceous upland plain in western North America.

    Gouache and opaque inks on toned paper, 7 x 13 inches, 2013.

    1440,775
    Not For Sale
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A sample of preliminary and design work done for books, museum exhibits and a few animated features.

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