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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Newest #watercolor #paleoart is the newly described tyrannosaur, Tromelosaurus solumons “frightful lizard from the lonely mountain”. I referenced Smaug’s scene from the Hobbit in a few ways here. See if you can figure them out.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Dryptosaurus, Hadrosaurus, and good pizza? Only one place we could be. #NewJersey #motherland

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Newest #watercolor is Eucritta the “True Creature from the Black Lagoon”. I like doing #paleoart with spooky monster names in October. 🎨🎃

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Photos of the process. Took about 3 hours total.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Newest #watercolor is Garudimimus. I did this start to finish live at one of the dinosaur park’s open houses. #paleoart

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Drexel University is choosing to shut down the country’s oldest natural history museum, The Academy of Natural Sciences, for “funding” reasons (even though it costs .6% of their annual budget and they spent WAY more on ai nobody wants this year!) Go to save-the-academy.org to help.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’ll be doing a live watercolor demo at the Maryland Dino Park’s (Laurel, MD) open house tomorrow starting at 10am. Come learn about #paleoart and help find some fossils! 🦕🦖

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Had to get incredible griffin stickers by @thegorgonist.bsky.social now I’m paralyzed what to put them on. Mtg deck box?

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Aaaaaaaand without cheating (requesting specific figures) I have officially completed the set.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Happy mantis season to those who celebrate.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If you see this, quote with your fall vibe art! 🍂🎃

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

More… (My 5yr old daughter plays with them don’t judge me)

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I haven’t posted a new painting in months due to moving house and the school year starting up. But here is a tiny part of a bigger scene I’m working on. #paleoart

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

“Sorry we don’t serve happy meals this early…BUT WE CAN GIVE YOU THE TOY.” Hello Kitty and Toho kaiju is such an ingenious collab.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

7 yr old me: Did we ever do it? Did we ever get the #JurassicPark series 2 Scutosaurus and Estemmenosuchus? (Which were never released) 37 yr old me: *welling up* Yes. Yes we did.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Long story short my wife rescued a Green Frog from the pool, took them inside for the day (to release at dusk when it’s safer) Frog jumped out and squeezed into a crack behind the stove. 2 popped floor boards later all is well. 🐸

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This #fossilfriday I’m sharing some of the dinosaur tracks that just went on display at the Maryland Natural History Museum in Baltimore. Some of these look like ornithopod which is cool since their bones are pretty rare here.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

If you see this, post your marine-themed art!

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Visited the newly renovated Maryland Museum of Natural History today to see my silesaur art in the exhibit.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

My daughter’s chameleon drawing is effing adorable.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My daughter with our Rhino Ratsnake. 🦏🐀🐍

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

New salamander set up! Top 3 tanks are from left to right 2yr old, then 5yr old, then parents (at least 15yrs) Spanish Newts.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Tiny yard anurids. Pickerel Frog and American Toad. 🐸

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Some birding today. Got our target American White Pelican which normally doesn’t venture into the DC area! 🪶

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Did not expect to see my photo and my painting at the public library today as part of their dinosaur scavenger hunt! 🦖🦕📚

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“Field office” trip yesterday with the paleo team surveying for fossils. Just found some lignite(wood) and a pinecone but plenty of wildlife including a Box Turtle and American Eel.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Yup. Looked up Jarman dinosaurs. Here it is.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Cardinal flowers first bloom! It’s almost as tall as the mailbox!

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Found this toy pteranodon at a local children’s museum. Not actually familiar with it. @tetzoo.bsky.social thoughts?

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Almost cried in the library over this kids book. Holy crap.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Cataloging the Priconodon tooth with the root found by a volunteer last week. If you’re familiar with ankylosaurs you can tell how huge this is.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Freshout toad! Almost mistook it for a small cricket! 🐸

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Hats off to whomever animated this. He drinks exactly like real reptiles do and not the tongue lapping dog/cat style.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

And fyi I did not kill her or her eggs. They were CAREFULLY relocated across the street.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Outdoor umbrellas are like nature’s booster packs. You never know who’s gonna be inside! 🕷️🥚

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Me: Universes Beyond isn’t my thing. Also Me: lol dinosaurs go weeeeeee!

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

It’s stoopid baby season. Check out this fledgling Red-shouldered Hawk running and screaming around my work like a dork. 🦅

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I watched a YouTube video and learned which cereal codes go to which figures in the blind boxes and I feel so powerful.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Before and after fixing the shower head. And by fix I mean it needed to be a dinosaur. 🦖

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Moving our house must look so weird to normal people.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Newest #watercolor is Leptoceratops, who I’ve depicted terrorizing large predators multiple times over the years. He’s also featured at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum in an interactive exhibit. Finally getting a detailed portrait. #paleoart #dinosaur

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Very thankful my “grail species” to keep was simple. Marbled Salamander. My favorite amphibian and one of my all time favorite animals.

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Total of four reptiles encountered during yardwork today. A big Eastern Garter Snake, 2 Five-lined skinks, and Wormsnake. 🐍🦎🦎🐍

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