T-Rex Canvas Print

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"T-Rex"

A tyrannosaurus rex slogs through a flooded forest. A bit of sunlight has broken through the tree canopy and shines down on the great prehistoric carnivore. His orange-brown scaly skin stands in stark contrast to the shadowy forest and dark waters at his feet. He opens his tooth filled mouth as if ready to seize something in his powerful jaws. Perhaps the flood waters have driven some prey out of hiding.

It's been about eight months since my last tyrannosaur themed work and I felt it was time for a new one. For this one, I wanted to give him a rather bright scaly skin that stood out well in a darker composition. A lot of paleoartists are giving the t-rex feathers these days, but I decided to stick with a scaly integument for a couple of reasons. For one, the only skin impression ever found for a TRex, "Wyrex" found in 2002, had no indication of feathers, and, even though they weren't much, they were on portions of the body where the species Yutrannus did...

Daniel is a classically trained artist. A native of the East Cobb community in the Atlanta Metro area, he majored in art at the University of Georgia and has since accumulated over 25 years of art experience. Most well-known for his scientific illustrations of prehistoric creatures, he is also accomplished in creating Wild West art, fantasy art, wildlife scenes, and horror illustrations. His works have appeared in magazines and newspapers; the covers of books, albums, and products; and even in a few science and natural history museums. Accolades: - Cover of "The Horror Zine Magazine" Summer 2023 - Feature Artist "Wild West Magazine" Summer 2019 - Cover of "Fossil News" Spring 2016 His Illustrations have appeared in - National...