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Hi! I'm Orso Moretti. And I'm a paleo and fantasy artist.
And this is my main character and partly alter ego.
Hi! I'm Orso Moretti. And I'm a paleo and fantasy artist.
And this is my main character and partly alter ego.
Just enother Orso sketch
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Just enother Orso sketch
Palaeoplatyceros hispanicus- a muntjac-like deer from the Middle Miocene of Spain. Numerous antlers found on Otero Hill in Palencia allow to trace the age-related dimorphism of these animals. The illustration shows an adult, possibly even old, animal and a younger deer in the background.
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Palaeoplatyceros hispanicus- a muntjac-like deer from the Middle Miocene of Spain. Numerous antlers found on Otero Hill in Palencia allow to trace the age-related dimorphism of these animals. The illustration shows an adult, possibly even old, animal and a younger deer in the background.
Scary paleoart: deers Antifer ultra as skinwalkers.
A little sketch for Halloween. And of course, I know geography separates these deer from Navajo mythology, but nevertheless, it will be like this)
A little sketch for Halloween. And of course, I know geography separates these deer from Navajo mythology, but nevertheless, it will be like this)
October 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Scary paleoart: deers Antifer ultra as skinwalkers.
A little sketch for Halloween. And of course, I know geography separates these deer from Navajo mythology, but nevertheless, it will be like this)
A little sketch for Halloween. And of course, I know geography separates these deer from Navajo mythology, but nevertheless, it will be like this)
Praedamalis howelli - an extinct antelope of the Hippotragini tribe from the Pliocene of Ethiopia, related to the oryx.
October 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Praedamalis howelli - an extinct antelope of the Hippotragini tribe from the Pliocene of Ethiopia, related to the oryx.
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Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖
October 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖
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Dragon in watercolor
February 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Dragon in watercolor
Qilin tungurensis- A newly identified new genus of giraffe from the Miocene of Inner Mongolia, China.
September 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Qilin tungurensis- A newly identified new genus of giraffe from the Miocene of Inner Mongolia, China.
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Late #molluskmonday #molluscmonday
How can you not love Vexillum (Costellariidae)? They look like candy!
#gastropods #mollusc #mollusk
How can you not love Vexillum (Costellariidae)? They look like candy!
#gastropods #mollusc #mollusk
August 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Late #molluskmonday #molluscmonday
How can you not love Vexillum (Costellariidae)? They look like candy!
#gastropods #mollusc #mollusk
How can you not love Vexillum (Costellariidae)? They look like candy!
#gastropods #mollusc #mollusk
Bretzia pseudalces- deer from the early Pliocene of North America.
Since pollen from trees of the genus Taxodium and evidence of seasonal accumulation of deer were found, I tried to depict one of these forests during the period of leaf fall.
Since pollen from trees of the genus Taxodium and evidence of seasonal accumulation of deer were found, I tried to depict one of these forests during the period of leaf fall.
July 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Bretzia pseudalces- deer from the early Pliocene of North America.
Since pollen from trees of the genus Taxodium and evidence of seasonal accumulation of deer were found, I tried to depict one of these forests during the period of leaf fall.
Since pollen from trees of the genus Taxodium and evidence of seasonal accumulation of deer were found, I tried to depict one of these forests during the period of leaf fall.
Mammuthus primigenius- woolly mammoth.
July 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Mammuthus primigenius- woolly mammoth.
I'm not an expert in watercolor painting... but sometimes I want to try)
May 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I'm not an expert in watercolor painting... but sometimes I want to try)
Some fossil shells. I collect modern species, but sometimes I can't resist the pleasure of acquiring fossils. Camptonectes (Boreionectes) breviauris (Taumyr, Russia), gastropod core (Saratov region, Russia), Ampulina sp. (Dax, Landes, France)
May 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Some fossil shells. I collect modern species, but sometimes I can't resist the pleasure of acquiring fossils. Camptonectes (Boreionectes) breviauris (Taumyr, Russia), gastropod core (Saratov region, Russia), Ampulina sp. (Dax, Landes, France)
In addition to creativity, I collect some things. I love colored stones, minerals and seashells. I haven't found much of what's listed here yet. But I saw some very inspiring works of art and thought that I should also show my treasures sometimes)
May 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
In addition to creativity, I collect some things. I love colored stones, minerals and seashells. I haven't found much of what's listed here yet. But I saw some very inspiring works of art and thought that I should also show my treasures sometimes)
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Just finished!
"Lioconcha I" (26" x 20") ink and graphite on paper
#art #contemporaryart #canadianart #fineart #sciart #drawing #artist #seashells #bivalves #marinelife
"Lioconcha I" (26" x 20") ink and graphite on paper
#art #contemporaryart #canadianart #fineart #sciart #drawing #artist #seashells #bivalves #marinelife
March 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Just finished!
"Lioconcha I" (26" x 20") ink and graphite on paper
#art #contemporaryart #canadianart #fineart #sciart #drawing #artist #seashells #bivalves #marinelife
"Lioconcha I" (26" x 20") ink and graphite on paper
#art #contemporaryart #canadianart #fineart #sciart #drawing #artist #seashells #bivalves #marinelife
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New work!
'Verriculum II' (20"x26") dry pigment on paper.
This work depicts part of the pattern adorning a cone snail (Conus archiepiscopus f. verriculum). Details in comments below.
#art #contemporaryart #fineart #sciart #drawing #artist #worksonpaper #seashells #seashell #mollusk #mollusc
'Verriculum II' (20"x26") dry pigment on paper.
This work depicts part of the pattern adorning a cone snail (Conus archiepiscopus f. verriculum). Details in comments below.
#art #contemporaryart #fineart #sciart #drawing #artist #worksonpaper #seashells #seashell #mollusk #mollusc
March 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
New work!
'Verriculum II' (20"x26") dry pigment on paper.
This work depicts part of the pattern adorning a cone snail (Conus archiepiscopus f. verriculum). Details in comments below.
#art #contemporaryart #fineart #sciart #drawing #artist #worksonpaper #seashells #seashell #mollusk #mollusc
'Verriculum II' (20"x26") dry pigment on paper.
This work depicts part of the pattern adorning a cone snail (Conus archiepiscopus f. verriculum). Details in comments below.
#art #contemporaryart #fineart #sciart #drawing #artist #worksonpaper #seashells #seashell #mollusk #mollusc
And now a little fantasy. I wanted to depict my character as a dragon. I'm not sure it looks like one, but I'm happy with the dragon. And some fragments for detail.
May 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
And now a little fantasy. I wanted to depict my character as a dragon. I'm not sure it looks like one, but I'm happy with the dragon. And some fragments for detail.
Samotragus crassicornis- an antelope-like or goat-like ungulate from the Miocene of Greece.
May 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Samotragus crassicornis- an antelope-like or goat-like ungulate from the Miocene of Greece.
While I'm taking a break to create new works with prehistoric animals, here's a spoiler)
May 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
While I'm taking a break to create new works with prehistoric animals, here's a spoiler)
Bohlinia attica- prehistoric giraffid, miocene of Europe.
May 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Bohlinia attica- prehistoric giraffid, miocene of Europe.
Bramiscus micros- newly discovered early giraffid from the Pakistan. The whole skull of the animal has not yet been found and there is an opinion that it could have had four ossicones, but I still focused on the two existing frontal horns, slightly indicating the theoretical rear ones.
April 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Bramiscus micros- newly discovered early giraffid from the Pakistan. The whole skull of the animal has not yet been found and there is an opinion that it could have had four ossicones, but I still focused on the two existing frontal horns, slightly indicating the theoretical rear ones.
Hippotragus leucophaeus or Bluebuck- an animal from the hippotragin subfamily, which finally disappeared in the early 19th century. For me, this was one of the most difficult images, since I had to use not only photographs of a few stuffed animals, but also the results of genetic research)
April 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hippotragus leucophaeus or Bluebuck- an animal from the hippotragin subfamily, which finally disappeared in the early 19th century. For me, this was one of the most difficult images, since I had to use not only photographs of a few stuffed animals, but also the results of genetic research)
Tragelaphus strepsiceros grandis - a large subspecies of the greater kudu from Olduvai.
April 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Tragelaphus strepsiceros grandis - a large subspecies of the greater kudu from Olduvai.
European lion Panthera leo europaea. Yes, yes, real lions (not cave lions) lived in Europe as early as the first century AD.
April 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
European lion Panthera leo europaea. Yes, yes, real lions (not cave lions) lived in Europe as early as the first century AD.
Inostrancevia alexandri. A predatory therapsid from the late Permian period. Some of the largest predators of their era, the inostraneviа became extinct before the start of the Triassic.
April 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Inostrancevia alexandri. A predatory therapsid from the late Permian period. Some of the largest predators of their era, the inostraneviа became extinct before the start of the Triassic.
Another striped loss.
The thylacine or Tasmanian wolf/tiger is a marsupial that inhabited Australia and Tasmania. It was finally exterminated in the first half of the 20th century.
The thylacine or Tasmanian wolf/tiger is a marsupial that inhabited Australia and Tasmania. It was finally exterminated in the first half of the 20th century.
April 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Another striped loss.
The thylacine or Tasmanian wolf/tiger is a marsupial that inhabited Australia and Tasmania. It was finally exterminated in the first half of the 20th century.
The thylacine or Tasmanian wolf/tiger is a marsupial that inhabited Australia and Tasmania. It was finally exterminated in the first half of the 20th century.