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Mixed media (Pantone markers, gouache, pastels), February 2004. Weldon Owen.

For Australian publisher Weldon Owen, this illustration is a 'California Split' shot. Helicoprion - the famous 'whorl-toothed' shark - dominates the sea life shown. This restoration is considerably different to the other one in my gallery, and follows the more traditional line now taken by most illustrators (Ray Troll, Richard Ellis).

The ray-like fish in the foreground is the Holocephalian, Menaspis. Fleeing the approach of the shark, it is stirring up a field of Crinoids and several of the last known trilobite, Proetida. A trio of the genus Palagoniscum are also darting near.

On shore, amidst a dying forest of acaucaurians and conifers, a pair of the carnivorous therapsids Inostrancevia and attacking a herd of Scutosaurs on the beach.

I was following the model that the Permian extinction was caused by huge temperature rises as a result of methane gas build-up. This also explains the lurid colours, whilst the therapsids on the beach are lit by a nearby forest fire.

I wanted to give the whole image an almost hellish appearance.
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*Urceola Jun 4, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
This is a huge success! It DOES have a hellish appearance, all the more hellish for depicting how it probably looked. Good job.
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*viergacht Apr 3, 2013  Professional General Artist
Great stuff! It looks like a movie poster.
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~SharkeyTrike Mar 27, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
they are definitely one of those species I'd love to see in the flesh!
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~MondoArt Mar 27, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
whorl toothed shark lived in that harsh era? awesome!
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Mood: Neutral ~HybodusStudios Mar 15, 2013
Beautiful
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*mortalshinobi Sep 13, 2012
still can't imagine an animal with that type of mouth existed. but until more of it is found i guess it's a simple guess of how it could have looked.
and extradorinary work on all these.
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*mishkuu Sep 13, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
another amazing piece
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Mood: Joy ~TansyEngland Sep 13, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
I've been doing some swimming lately in a pool, and as I'm doing laps I look at the interface between the water and the air - the top layer of the pool and I've thought often that it is beautiful and I'd like to paint it (if I could), and you have captured it wonderfully here. I love it.
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~Eurwentala Jul 1, 2012
Simply wonderful work. I love the light and the feeling that the world's ending, as it almost did.
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~Saberrex Jun 28, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Wonderful. i rarely see extinctions in artwork these days. i love the helicoprion. they definitely need to find a complete specimen of it so we can see what it looks like.
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