Mesozoic Art II cover with editors Steve and Darren.
Art from within.
Art from within.
Alrighty, who got #MesozoicArtII for Christmas? @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and I hope you enjoy it :)
Covers of Mesozoic Art and Mesozoic Art II.
Contents page from Mesozoic Art I, showing our selected 25 artists.
Pages from within book, showing selection of images and text.
Pages from within book, showing selection of images and text.
Great news on #MesozoicArtII relevant to buyers in the USA -- I'm reliably informed that you can order direct from Bloomsbury's US site, and that the book qualifies for free shipping. I can't test that from here (as in the UK), but I hope it works out :) @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social
Cover of Mesozoic Art II.
Image from interior, Late Cretaceous scene.
Pages within, palaeoart and text.
Page within, palaeoart and text.
#MesozoicArtII is out now and showing the world what global #palaeoart/#paleoart looks like in 2025. Buy yours from @chiffchat.bsky.social today at www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mesozoic-... #books #dinosaurs #artbooks #art
What is #PALAEOART / #PALEOART looking like in 2025? Buy the spectacular #MesozoicArtII - published by @chiffchat.bsky.social, edited by @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and I - now. Info and links... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/9/...
Mesozoic Art II cover, with avatars of editors Steve White and Darren Naish at right.
Thanks to everyone who attended the Popularising Palaeontology event on #MesozoicArtII last night. Topics covered included the history of getting these #books published, increasing and welcome diversity in #palaeoart, the future of palaeoart and keeping it human, and survival in a bleak ecosystem!
Out This Week: Meozoic Art Volume II ... a review article at @downthetubes.bsky.social downthetubes.net/out-this-wee... My bio info is very out of date but great coverage :) #MesozoicArtII
Advertisement for two online events on 22nd August and 19th September. The upper one shows Mirasaura and 3D reconstructions. The panel speaker are Astrid O'Connor, Rick Stikkelorum, maybe Stephan Spiekman, and nova_studios. The lower one shows the cover of the upcoming book MesozoicArtII. Panel speaker are Darren Naish, Steve White and other artists
🦕 Let’s talk #MesozoicArtII!
I'm thrilled to announce a special online panel + virtual exhibition ahead of the book’s release! Join @tetzoo.bsky.social , @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social , featured artists, and myself on 19 September.
I am so excited already!
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#Palaeoart #VirtualGallery #SciComm
Mesozoic Art II, the book, on a cluttered desk with dinosaur toys.
Page from within, showing art and captions.
Page from within, showing art and captions.
Page from within, showing art and captions.
Our 25 contributing artists have started to receive their personal copies of #MesozoicArtII, the huge and spectacular new #palaeoart-themed @chiffchat.bsky.social book by myself and @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social. Truly the ultimate must-have if you're interested in representations of ancient life :)
Cover of Mesozoic Art II, art by Anthony Hutchings.
Natalia Jagielska artwork showing megalosaur in misty landscape with pterosaurs.
Massive thanks to @nataliajagielska.bsky.social for joining me in a live chat about her work, her art philosophy and her contribution to #MesozoicArtII (available now from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social) - and thanks to the people who joined the call and interacted :) #palaeoart #paleoart
Joining this about 10 mins before official start - I will aim to run a tight ship, see some of you there :) Am aiming for this to be first of several zoom discussions with artists featured in #MesozoicArtII
cover of Mesozoic Art II, a big book
Natalia Jagielska art, showing mid-sized theropod with pterosaurs in misty landscape.
This Friday (June 27th), 11am BST (apologies to those far to the west), join me and Dr Natalia Jagielska @nataliajagielska.bsky.social for a zoom chat about Natalia's work in the new palaeoart-themed @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social book #MesozoicArtII. Cont...
book cover, showing psittacosaurs by Anthony Hutchings, with gold title.
screengrab of part of Zoccante section, showing part of a Yutyrannus with golden ginkgo and attendant confuciusornithid birds.
#MesozoicArtII proofs are here, and added to my to-do pile. Ugh, this month! Anyway, the book will be out in September and everyone interested in #palaeoart and prehistoric life in general will want a copy, it is just spectacular. Stay tuned for news - we must have events!
Book cover, with title in gold and subtitle and editor names in white. Main image is colour depiction of a Cretaceous forest floor by Anthony Hutchings, showing a psittacosaur group. At right, two individuals are having a face to face altercation of some sort. The animals are warm brown, with yellowish and orange tones on their undersides, black spots on their arms and shoulders, and long quills on the tail.
Here's the final cover we're going with on #MesozoicArtII, featuring an image by Anthony Hutchings. The book is already available for preorder online. Out September 2025, and oh boy is it a thing of beauty. #palaeoart #paleoart #books #dinosaurs
