Since Jurassic Park is trending, I might as well mention that the first time I saw the movie, we had won four tickets (via radio call-in) to go see it the day before release in 1993. Now, back then it made you feel a bit privileged, getting to see a movie before it was officially released... so it was a whole event.
All the people who had won tickets (about a hundred of us all together) gathered together in this tiny little screening room at the Tower Theaters in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The screen was small, but that was okay, because none of us was really far away from it... and plus we got free popcorn and soda. Oh, and boxes of Jurassic Park themed "Raptor Bites" candy. That was nice!
Anyway, before the movie started this guy stepped to the front of the room to tell us that we were basically test subjects for the theater's brand new sound system. They had just had it installed, and so far only the people who worked there had experienced it, and it was incredibly deep and rich, to the point where it might even be a bit shocking. We all kinda laughed, then the movie started... and I kid you not, the first big rumble shook the seats so much that some people dropped their popcorn and a few actually stood up. And everyone was looking around like, what the hell? because it sounded like we were literally inside a speaker...
To this day, that is the most immersive movie experience I have ever had. The only other time I went to that theater was when Deadpool came out, and though I will say that the sound system was still as good as the first time, nothing can compare to the feeling I got when my seat shook along with the water in the cup when the T-Rex was drawing near...
Trogon colored troodons! I had this idea bouncing around in my head for awhile. I love drawing/imagining dinosaurs with bird inspired colors and I thought this would be a cool idea for more* paleo pines dinos too.
In 2004 I played with a book idea but never took it to a publisher. I did 100 draft drawings for the proposal (never completed), I'll post a few throughout today. Third is Kronosaurus.
Today's beast and third of the Pride Dinos, Ankylosaurus! Absolute waddling tanks, these guys are so fun, I feel like they deserve more attention than they get.
If you'd like a beast, please check out Bittythings and Beasts.
Our superb mod, Anmebal, created the Birch colour as part of our most recent colour update ⚫🤍. Anmebal has been AMAZING covering the aussie timezones in our discord, and our Allosaurus originate in the Ariacotta Canyon🏜️, so we thought this would be the perfect wee tribute to the both of them (while still showing off the gorgeous Birch colour!) 💕
Befriend a Birch-coloured dinosaur in Paleo Pines!
1994's Bill Morrison poster for the segment "Time and Punishment" of the episode "Treehouse of Horror V" (6x06) of The Simpsons.
Monty B (Comic Art Fans) : "This was done for the poster artwork of the Time and Punishment segment of the Treehouse of Horror episode V. "Treehouse of Horror V" is the sixth episode of The Simpsons' sixth season and the fifth episode in the Treehouse of Horror series. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 30, 1994, and features three short stories titled The Shinning, Time and Punishment, and Nightmare Cafeteria."
Another acrylic painting from 2004. It was commissioned by a publisher for a book called "Being There," but it was never published (as far as I know!). It features Stegosaurus and Diplodocus.