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Bob Nicholls Art
@bobnichollsart.bsky.social
Full-time palaeo-reconstruction artist.
Our new book, THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, is out now!
Buy here: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-secret-lives-of-dinosaurs/9780231211307/
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Palaeoart is as much a part of me as the sound of my voice.
As soon as I could hold a pencil and I will do it until I die...

#PalaeoArt #PaleoArt #SciArt #SciComm #Dinosaurs
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In this episode of the I Know Dino podcast, Dean Lomax and Bob Nicholls talk about THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS.
Episode 548: The most remarkable fossils you've never seen before - I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
Dr. Dean Lomax and Bob Nicholls join to tell us about their upcoming book The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs (which includes some really cool fossils like an extremely rare two-headed fossil)
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October 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Scenes from the #SVP2025 #2025SVP #paleoart workshop. We had terrific talks from @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social, @tetzoo.bsky.social, @palaeojules.bsky.social and @bobnichollsart.bsky.social, as well as fantastic discussion from attendees. Thanks to everyone who contributed, I hope you all enjoyed it!
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
October 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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We're really excited that author @deanrlomax.bsky.social & illustrator @bobnichollsart.bsky.social will be joining us at the Festival of Geology on Saturday to tell us about their latest book: The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs +Q&A & book signing

More info: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/#di...
October 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
From the vault: my double life-size #Morganucodon model (2017), for the University of Bristol #Palaeobiology Research Group & National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. There was a lot of fun debate about what size & shape the ear pinna should be!

#SciArt #PaleoArt #Paleontology #JurassicWorld #Triassic
October 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
From the vault: my life-size Meganeuropsis model, a giant griffinfly (Meganeuridae) from the Early Permian Wellington Formation of North America. The wingspan is 71cm.

#SciArt #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Paleontology #Palaeontology #JurassicWorld #Meganeuropsis #Meganeura #Griffinfly #DragonFly #Permian
October 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
From the vault: my Arthropleura (Carboniferous) model for Muse - Museo delle Scienze di Trento (2015). This is a smaller one, just 50cm long, but they grew to be over 2m long.

#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Paleontology #Palaeontology #JurassicWorld #Arthropleura #Carboniferous
October 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It has become a bit of a tradition for me to miss social media portfolio days, so, as usual, here's my contribution one day late.

#SciArt #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Dinosaurs #Cambrian #Sauroposeidon #Psittacosaurus #Thecodontosaurus #Triassic #PortfolioDay
October 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A few more close zooms into my reconstruction of the "sea-rex," a Jurassic pliosaur. Here we see the smaller sea-rex and some Thrissops fish. This piece was commissioned by The Etches Collection.

#SciArt #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #Pliosaur #Pliosaurus #SeaRex #Jurassic #JurassicWorld
October 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A closer zoom into my reconstruction of the "sea-rex," a Jurassic pliosaur. This piece was commissioned by The Etches Collection, which is where the spectacular skull is exhibited.

#SciArt #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #Pliosaur #Pliosaurus #SeaRex #Jurassic #JurassicWorld
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My first ideas to the finished "sea-rex" artwork; commissioned by The Etches Collection, which is where the spectacular pliosaur's skull is exhibited. Also pictured is a smaller "sea-rex" and Thrissops fish.

#SciArt #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #Pliosaur #Pliosaurus #SeaRex #Jurassic #JurassicWorld
October 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A zoom into my reconstruction of the "sea-rex," a Jurassic pliosaur. This piece was commissioned by The Etches Collection, which is where the spectacular skull is exhibited. Also pictured is a smaller "sea-rex"

#SciArt #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #Pliosaur #Pliosaurus #SeaRex #Jurassic #JurassicWorld
October 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
New artwork drop for #FossilFriday

Here's my reconstruction of the "sea-rex," a Jurassic pliosaur. It was commissioned by The Etches Collection, which is where the spectacular skull is exhibited.

#SciArt #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #Pliosaur #Pliosaurus #SeaRex #Jurassic #JurassicWorld
October 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It's marine reptile Thursday!
Here's my digital painting of the giant #ichthyosaur, #Temnodontosaurus, or, as BBC News called it, the " #SeaDragon Dinosaur Dolphin." This is the 10m long Rutland specimen (Larkin et al 2023).

#SciArt #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #WildlifeArt #Jurassic #JurassicWorld
October 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's marine reptile Wednesday!
Here's an acrylic painting from 2021, depicting a #Cretoxyrhina (top left), Squalicorax (#sharks, bottom right), & two #Tylosaurus (juvenile left, adult right). This was a private commission.

#SciArt #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #Mosasaurus #WildlifeArt #JurassicWorld
October 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's marine reptile Tuesday!
Here's a digital painting from 2021, featuring #Baptanodon, a Late #Jurassic #ichthyosaur from Wyoming, USA. It was commissioned by The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. The greyscale image was my draft drawing.

#SciArt #PaleoArt #Dinosaurs #WildlifeArt #JurassicWorld
September 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It's marine reptile Monday!
Okay, that's not a thing, but here's an old acrylic painting from 1999. It depicts a #Liopleurodon breaching with an unfortunate #Metriorhynchus in its jaws. It was commissioned for a TV series that was never made.

#SciArt #PaleoArt #Dinosaurs #Pliosaurs #JurassicWorld
September 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
September 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, by @deanrlomax.bsky.social & illustrated by @bobnichollsart.bsky.social, is OUT NOW!

The book tour will include events across the UK, USA, Canada, & Europe; starting at the Oxford Museum of Natural History on Friday, 10 Oct 2025.

#PaleoArt #SciArt #Dinosaurs #Birds
September 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Today is THE day. “The SECRET LIVES of DINOSAURS” has arrived! 🦖

Holding this in my hands for the very first time. Honestly, I have so many emotions. It looks absolutely stunning. In full colour!

I cannot wait for you to read this.

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September 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Our new book, THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, is out today!
Written by Dr Dean Lomax & 49 full-colour illustrations from me – you can buy it on Amazon or from the publisher (link in bio). The fossils in this book will blow your mind!

#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #Dinosaurs #WildlifeArt #JurassicWorld
September 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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A reminder about the #SVP2025 workshop "Palaeoart Past and Present: the view from the UK" for those last-minute early-bird [=cheap] conference registrants! It's shaping up to be a great one-day pre-conference event: please come along if you're a #paleoart fan attending SVP!
September 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨

We’ve just seen this, by creator “Menapian” - a 4,998-piece set of the Great Exhibition (1851) Crystal Palace - complete with a bonus Megalosaurus and Ichthyosaur…

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September 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, coming Sept 23, 2025. Available worldwide.

Thanks to the brilliant @restingdinoface.bsky.social for such a fantastic endorsement!

“THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS”, written by @deanrlomax.bsky.social.

#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Dinosaurs
September 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM