
Posted some new sketches on Fine Art America - they are a series of pencil sketches I created a while ago. I had an opportunity to go up to the 5th floor of the Museum of Natural History. It was pretty awesome for a dino-geek like myself! While I was there I busted out the ol' sketchbook and went to work. paul-gioacchini.artistwebsites.com One of the pieces is entitled, "Sketch of Jane's Skull." This one is actually a direct observational sketch from a different outing. A while back I did some work for the Burpee Museum of Natural history(*). My dad and I flew out there to attend their annual scientific conference which they hold every year: "Paleofest." Nothing but dinosaurs for the entire weekend... I was in heaven. Of course, I brought a few sketchbooks with me. I had to draw Jane. Jane is quite famous among rockhounds and boneheads. She had been on tour for a while, but I got to sketch her while I was there. For those of y...