Liam Elward Paleoart 🇵🇸
@paleobyliam.bsky.social
Chicago-based paleoartist. He/him. Email for commissions/inquiries at liam_elward@yahoo.com
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I'm Liam Elward, paleoartist looking for work in scientific illustration & paleontology. Specializing in detailed, well-researched digital paintings of extinct & extant organisms.
portfolio: www.artstation.com/prehistoryby...
email: liam_elward@yahoo.com
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portfolio: www.artstation.com/prehistoryby...
email: liam_elward@yahoo.com
#paleoart
Amazing aerial photos of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) by Carlos Gauna, AKA “The Malibu Artist”. Observing via drone is probably the least invasive option and is a new, fresh perspective on a heavily-photographed subject
January 21, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Amazing aerial photos of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) by Carlos Gauna, AKA “The Malibu Artist”. Observing via drone is probably the least invasive option and is a new, fresh perspective on a heavily-photographed subject
In my opinion this might be the Megalodon #paleoart that best conveys a sense of scale - it looks appropriately enormous
(by Esther van Hulsen @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social)
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(by Esther van Hulsen @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social)
#sciart
January 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
In my opinion this might be the Megalodon #paleoart that best conveys a sense of scale - it looks appropriately enormous
(by Esther van Hulsen @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social)
#sciart
(by Esther van Hulsen @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social)
#sciart
Megalodon is such an interesting case in #paleoart - one of the most popular, widely-recognized extinct organisms, w/ almost no direct fossil evidence telling us what it actually looked like. Attracts the awesomebros & shark nerds alike. Spinosaurus is a bit similar in that way
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#sciart
January 16, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Just visited the Shedd Aquarium here in Chicago to see & study some sharks in person. One thing I noticed is how big and high the dorsal fin of the sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is, pretty distinctive
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Just visited the Shedd Aquarium here in Chicago to see & study some sharks in person. One thing I noticed is how big and high the dorsal fin of the sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is, pretty distinctive
Shoutout to a great artist specializing in marine life, Delphine Mestdagh @delphine-art.bsky.social. The textures and brushstrokes are so inspiring!!!
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#sciart
January 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Shoutout to a great artist specializing in marine life, Delphine Mestdagh @delphine-art.bsky.social. The textures and brushstrokes are so inspiring!!!
#sciart
#sciart
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Liam's been a regular presence in the online palaeontology community for quite a while now and is an unbelievably talented artist whose work you've surely seen before. Support him on Ko-Fi if you can!
January 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Liam's been a regular presence in the online palaeontology community for quite a while now and is an unbelievably talented artist whose work you've surely seen before. Support him on Ko-Fi if you can!
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January 10, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Bringing Extinct Animals To Life: Is Artificial Intelligence Helping Or Harming Palaeoart? www.iflscience.com/bringing-ext...
"생성형 AI가 팔레오아트에 도움이 될까?" 라는 주제의 글. (스포일러: 그딴 거 없다)
"생성형 AI가 팔레오아트에 도움이 될까?" 라는 주제의 글. (스포일러: 그딴 거 없다)
Is Artificial Intelligence Helping Or Harming Palaeoart? We Asked The Artists
Scientifically, artistically, and environmentally speaking, there’s a lot to take into account.
www.iflscience.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Bringing Extinct Animals To Life: Is Artificial Intelligence Helping Or Harming Palaeoart? www.iflscience.com/bringing-ext...
"생성형 AI가 팔레오아트에 도움이 될까?" 라는 주제의 글. (스포일러: 그딴 거 없다)
"생성형 AI가 팔레오아트에 도움이 될까?" 라는 주제의 글. (스포일러: 그딴 거 없다)
I feel like we take hammerhead sharks for granted. They are insane!!! How does this evolve!!!
December 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I feel like we take hammerhead sharks for granted. They are insane!!! How does this evolve!!!
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More Jurassic cycad studies, looking at cones & stems/trunks primarily. There are some fossilized cycad cones (Androstrobus, Leptocycas, etc) and plenty of extant forms to draw inspiration/reference from.
#paleobotany
#paleobotany
December 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
More Jurassic cycad studies, looking at cones & stems/trunks primarily. There are some fossilized cycad cones (Androstrobus, Leptocycas, etc) and plenty of extant forms to draw inspiration/reference from.
#paleobotany
#paleobotany
Frederic Edwin Church is my favorite landscape painter for a number of reasons, one being even his unfinished studies are incredible
December 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Frederic Edwin Church is my favorite landscape painter for a number of reasons, one being even his unfinished studies are incredible
Cycad cones have deceptively complex features that, for me at least, require me to start as simple as possible and very slowly build in contour & detail.
#paleobotany #paleoart #sciart #WIP
#paleobotany #paleoart #sciart #WIP
December 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Cycad cones have deceptively complex features that, for me at least, require me to start as simple as possible and very slowly build in contour & detail.
#paleobotany #paleoart #sciart #WIP
#paleobotany #paleoart #sciart #WIP
Alexander Semenov is perhaps my favorite photographer when it comes to marine invertebrates. He covers a wide range of organisms and has an incredible eye for color & detail
#wildlifephotography
flickr.com/photos/a_sem...
#wildlifephotography
flickr.com/photos/a_sem...
December 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Alexander Semenov is perhaps my favorite photographer when it comes to marine invertebrates. He covers a wide range of organisms and has an incredible eye for color & detail
#wildlifephotography
flickr.com/photos/a_sem...
#wildlifephotography
flickr.com/photos/a_sem...
