When Zdeněk Burian was producing his marvellous paleontological illistrations, which had a huge impact on me as a kid, nobody had a clue what Spinosaurus looked like. Inspired by the findings of recent years, which largely filled this gap, I set out to make a spinosaurus painting in his style.
After some early success, I got all tangled up in the background of the painting and kept going back and forth until it seemed hopeless. To get my mind out of it, I played some Street Fighter II that night.
The next morning day, as I started over to have a fresh eye and improve the composition a bit (the first attempt at this painting is still on the back of the panel), Burian had taken a step back, and instead, the temple elephants from Dhalsim’s stage came to the fore.
Well, if the dinosaurs are all decorated like that, I told myself, somebody must be in charge of them.
So I added a few shrine maidens to do the holy washing of the Spinosaurs. Why not, right? It’s not like anybody knows what my original idea was…
This painting is a long-term work in progress, as it is in Germany and I am usually not. I plan to bring it over some time soon and finish it.
roughly 90×45cm, mixed media on wood panel, framed
When Zdeněk Burian was producing his marvellous paleontological illistrations, which had a huge impact on me as a kid, nobody had a clue what Spinosaurus looked like. Inspired by the findings of recent years, which largely filled this gap, I set out to make a spinosaurus painting in his style.
After some early success, I got all tangled up in the background of the painting and kept going back and forth until it seemed hopeless. To get my mind out of it, I played some Street Fighter II that night.
The next morning day, as I started over to have a fresh eye and improve the composition a bit (the first attempt at this painting is still on the back of the panel), Burian had taken a step back, and instead, the temple elephants from Dhalsim’s stage came to the fore.
Well, if the dinosaurs are all decorated like that, I told myself, somebody must be in charge of them.
So I added a few shrine maidens to do the holy washing of the Spinosaurs. Why not, right? It’s not like anybody knows what my original idea was…
This painting is a long-term work in progress, as it is in Germany and I am usually not. I plan to bring it over some time soon and finish it.
roughly 90×45cm, mixed media on wood panel, framed