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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Accommodation booked for next years Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, can’t wait to be back in beautiful Lyme Regis again!! Don’t know what I’ll be doing but I’ll be there with a smile 🏴‍☠️🖤

Smiling rogue, full of mirth, long of beard. Holding a display featuring a brightly coloured and patterned Stegosaur in a forest

Smiling bearded rogue in a subtle waistcoat, surrounded by many of the most beautiful and talented people that worked the event

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

So this years palaeo pumpkin ended up being a homage to one of my favourite places in the World, the incredible @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social ! I decided to go for a breaching CPD Icthyosaur with the sclerotic rings in the classic pineapple ring style.

Pumpkin carved in the shape of a Icthyosaur from Crystal Palace featuring a pronounced sclerotic ring

Icthyosaur models at Crystal Palace Gardens in London, the first examples of life sized Palaeoart and absolutely iconic

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

One of the best things I made this year for sentiment and passion alone, a gift to an incredible young Palaeo enthusiast and her wonderful family who I got to surprise with this at Lyme Regis. I like working with marine scenes, and I’m really happy they liked it ☺️

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Feathered traces in trackways, and some more beautiful Dinosaur models and dioramas. A book absolutely packed with art including the margins of the text itself in places.

Trackways suggesting feather traces and some more beautiful William Stout art

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

From Donald Gluts 1982 edition of the Dinosaur dictionary, feathered Dinosaurs from 1976 from the legendary William Stout, and Mark Hallet also producing a fully feathered Theropod. This book was embracing the idea of with footprints, Archaeopteryx and in some of its wonderful artwork

Spinosaurus in an arid environment drawn by William Stout

Gular pouch and using its hands to help swallow prey whole

Beautiful feathered Syntarsus and it’s nice to show a small Theropod tackling small prey items

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

A definite highlight of this year was the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, getting to help run a the Palaeoart Workshops and Museum quarter was a joy. Thanks to @nataliajagielska.bsky.social for the trust and opportunity, @davehone.bsky.social and @iszi.com for being wonderful and very popular!! 🦖 🎨

Smiling bearded rogue in a subtle waistcoat pointing at the podcast hosts of Terrible Lizards. The fantastic author, podcaster, and presenter Issy and all round Palaeo Titan and official “mate” Dave Hone. They are holding surprise gifts they later swapped around due to sentimental reasons 🥰

Dinosaur models crafted by my partner in Palaeoart crime Karen Fawcett, what was the crime? She stole the show….

Miragaia or possibly Dacenturus in a garden, under the Lyme Regis sunshine

A brightly coloured Irritator holding up a display of brightly coloured Irritators

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Post an Orange Transformer (This was rather harder than I expected as it seems orange isn’t very common with the Decepticons)

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Painted 142 (I think) prehistoric animals this year, including these Tyrannosauroids for @neilgostling.bsky.social and his wonderful Hidden In Stone Exhibition. These formed a display based on teeth and revealed a diverse Theropod assemblage that was fun to recreate ☺️ peerj.com/articles/154...

Large Spinosaurid standing over a an Iguanadontid carcass while the smaller Tyrannosauroid circles warily

Tyrannosauroid, wet of feathers, fleet of foot, approaches the carcass of a dead Iguanadontid

Large Spinosaurid standing over a an Iguanadontid carcass while the smaller Tyrannosauroids circle warily knowing it can’t stop them all at once but not wanting to risk the danger

Large Spinosaurud standing over a an Iguanadontid carcass while the smaller Tyrannosauroid circles warily around.

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

A little reprise for Fossil Friday from my beloved National Museum wales as this incredible 3D printed mammoth occupies the space at the entrance!

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

An unlucky Sauropodlet gets snatched up by a Megaraptoran before it can splash across a shallow stream. These make prehistoric animals 140-141 for the year, but I’ve been tinkering with this print for a while. Rather pleased with the base as it’s practice for possible future projects

Feathered Dinosaur in a foliage rich river bed biting down on a baby Sauropod it snatched up from the ferns before it could escape

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Something a little more verdant and colourful on the go as a little desk top thank you present, started incorporating plug in trees this year as it’s easier to transport and also should make future construction easier. Added a little resin water for a shallow stream so just needs the Dinosaurs 🦕

Picture frame full of of modelled up vegetation, ferns, flowers, shrubs and with a small stream running along the middle of it

Plasticard tube used to create a more secure peg to attach the trees into the base

Picture frame full of of modelled up vegetation, ferns, flowers, shrubs and with a small stream running along the middle of it

The white socket is a plastic are tube designed to hold a tree in place and to be removed easily for storage

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

“Victim of unexpected laughing via tumbling multituberculates” I love my friends 🖤

Smiling bearded rogue, creased of face, happy of smile, with dimples showing the true depth of his happiness. Also wearing a hat

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

They really did choose some truly iconic artwork for this book, and I think this would be my first ever encounter of the fabled @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social since my copy is from 1988 and I’d only been alive a few years at that point 😅 Some truly beautiful vintage Palaeoart on display here

Pterosaurs restored with bat like wings flying above a gorgeous landscape. Check out the rays of the sun and those ferns

Megalosaurus looking a little leaner than its usual representation and again a stunning and detailed landscape

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Provably one for @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social but while going through some boxes in my attic I found my childhood copy of John Man’s Dinosaur, which features some classic Palaeoart, as well as some rather lovely model photography. I might have found the reason I like so much foliage in my displays 😅

Trio of Sauropods with two of them leaning upwards to reach higher ferns

Gorgeous models of Allosaurus and Stegosaurus in a verdant Jurassic landscape

Diplodocus model in a verdant fern rich scene

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Got around to framing up this awesome @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social Transformers piece that I commissioned a while back, Steve’s been involved in two of my childhood passions via Transformers and Dinosaurs, so it’s a real honour to have original art by a legend in the industry. Such a talent!

Black and white artwork of several transforming robots combined into a single gestalt entity, above them are planes flying and explosions and debris is everywhere

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

So as it’s almost that time of the year and I’m clearing my phone of pics here’s last year’s Parasaurolophus Palaeo Pumpkin. Based this off some gorgeous @serpenillus.bsky.social art he drew for me as part of his Patreon. Not sure if I’ll be doing one this year but these are always fun to carve 🖤

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Was a massive influence on some of the first Dinosaurs I painted in 2023, the almost military like camouflage patterns were very inspiring. Such an awesome artist!

Baryonyx dinosaur model with green and black colours

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

A Fossil Friday WIP on this beautiful Microraptor 3D print that I’m painting up for the jovial titan of U.K. Palaeo @neilgostling.bsky.social and thanks to the always awesome and helpful @davehone.bsky.social for the sense check earlier, on the anatomy of this Dinosaur! Getting there slowly! 🦖 🖤

3D printed skull, neck and torso of Microraptor. Painted up in weathered dirty bone colours

3D printed skull of Microraptor. Painted up in weathered dirty bone colours

3D printed legs and hips of Microraptor. Painted up in weathered dirty bone colours

3D printed skeletal of Microraptor. Painted up in weathered dirty bone colours

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Making some progress on this beautiful replica Microraptor skeleton, should be finished by next week so I can get it assembled and finally see it all together. This replica and many others available from the wonderful and extremely talented dinosaurskeletons.co.uk

Small Theropod skull balanced on a hand, with sclerotic rings in place and painted in natural bone colours

Neck bones of small Theropod. Held up between finger and thumb

Ribs, shoulders, and backbone of small Dinosaur

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Saw something very unexpected in the forest today….

Small herbivorous dinosaur, brown and white with blue markings feeding on soft lichen

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Today’s fossil friday is a WIP of a commission piece for noted palaeontologist, podcaster, author, mate, international jet setting Pterosaur/Tyrannosaur/Spinosaur expert and all round legend @davehone.bsky.social Happy Fossil Friday!!

Ochre, white, red, black and brown patterned Dinosaur toy. The body is chunky, the scales tabular, the noggin is huge. The beak is sharp, the tail and head share the sane colours for signalling and it’s been a joy to paint so far

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Suchomimus family from this years @dinoconuk.bsky.social charity auction. Inspired by the classic DK Suchomimus model and the art of the iconic Luis Rey. Was very happy with what this piece raised for charity and quite emotional as it did so 🥹😅🖤🏴‍☠️

Brightly coloured Suchomimus parents. The mother has her young feeding whine nestled protectively in her tail as she relaxes. Her mate catches a much smaller fish and pulls it from the water causing ripples to spread. The ground is red, and the foliage vibrant and green next to the teal, orange and yellow Dinosaurs

Brightly coloured Suchomimus coloured a burnt teal, orange and yellow, with black markings

Book cover showing a green theropod Dinosaur

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Day off and a much needed 20,000 steps in the mountains enjoying the sunshine and quiet

Mushrooms clustered around a rotten tree

A cavern of mushrooms and fungi in a large tree hollow

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Sculpted ammonite made from Milliput and around a cm long or so, made a bunch of them to add a little extra detail to the water

Sculpted ammonite from putty and held in palm of a hand

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Fossil Friday flashback to Lyme Regis 2024 and one of the displays I’m most proud of, homaging Mary Anning, Walking With Dinosaurs, the incredible @emilyhiggs-art.bsky.social and also err Transformers… Really delighted how this came out and it was donated to the brilliant Lyme Regis museum 🏴‍☠️🖤🦖

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Happy Transformers Day! A diverse franchise all about change and one that has resonated with me from my earliest memories of getting G1 Prowl, Thundercracker and Skywarp to the middle aged man I am now whose still collecting those figures and very happy to do so! Till All Are One!!

Smiling less bearded rogue in London with Optimus Primal

Prime time smiling rogue meeting Optimus a few years ago in London

Large statue of Optimus Prime in the London sunshine

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

One of the pieces that fulfilled a lifelong dream thanks to the kindness of @nataliajagielska.bsky.social as this display homaging Mary Anning was officially donated to the wonderful Lyme Regis Museum in 2024. Also thanks to @davehone.bsky.social for his invaluable help and advice on Pterosaurs.

Dimorphodon patterned in orange, blue and white launching off an outcrop with ferns and mossy rocks below, a second Dimorphodon clings to the rocks behind it.

Dimorphodon patterned in orange, blue and white clings to the rocks with ferns and water beneath it

The lagoonal environment with ferns and mossy rocks above the water

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Artists quote with your blue art 🎨 Not an artist, but I do like blue….

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Also just remembered the Grith from Xenozoic Tales, which are humanoid Dinosaur descendants that communicate through scrabble tiles, resembling Dinosauroids that hit the gym and bulked up (while skipping leg day) I’m sure they were inspired by the Dinosauroid too

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

This is a hand made and somewhat infamous version found at the Dinosaurland museum in Lyme Regis, I think as I recall the original Dinosaurs Past & Present featuring that incredible Séguin sculpt in the exhibit banned all photography? I think I’m remembering that right @tetzoo.bsky.social?

Close up on the noggin of a Dinosauroid, the eyes are big. The face is pointy. It might haunt your dreams if it ever lets you sleep again

Dinosauroid in a glass cabinet at Dinosaurland in Lyme Regis

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

A little thank you gift I received at DinoCon last month painted up on my break, a lovely Spinosaurus fridge magnet cast in resin with loads of little details and texture. Fun little 30 min project and love the concept 🖤🏴‍☠️

Model of a Dinosaur skull on a brown Ricky base, with patches of green foliage. Held in a hand in front of a grey brick wall

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Mastermind Creations took there Optus body frame, and built Optimus’s greatest rival and adversary around it. Hyper posable, incredibly dynamic, and laden with menace and potential. It is peak Megatron at the very height of his prowess and powers. The Stormbringer design is peak Megatron for me

Silver, red and and black robot. Advancing forwards with hand spread open

Silver, red and black robot with visual effects adding a fusion cannon glow to the image

Close up on the face and vest of silver robot, with curved lines etched into the chest

Artwork of large menacing robot barely noticing a tiny human that found him. Drawn by E.J Su for IDW comics

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Always fascinating when a new paper is published and it reminds you of vintage Palaeoart and speculation from your childhood. This latest work from Leicester university is poignantly reminiscent of the ideas and art of Beverly and Jenny Halstead. le.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Dinosaur book, a theropod scratching at a Sauropod on the cover. Most likely a green Ceratosaurus

Juvenile pterosaurs in a nest, with fluffy pychnofibres and muted colours

Young pterosaurs caught up in a ferocious storm, rendered brilliantly with driving wind, hail, rain and scattered pterosaurs in the storm

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Loved these gorgeous “what if?” sketches inspired by the models of @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social and the earliest findings of Iguanadon. Was such a joy to tell the story of this animal and the participants were all phenomenally talented. Amazing crowd both days and so much art and creativity 🥹🖤🏴‍☠️

Rhino horned Iguanadon enjoying the water

Iguanadon artwork based off the first skeletal

Sketch of a hypothetical Iguanadon reconstruction based off the knowledge of herbivores today

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Getting to base the Beginner Art Workshops during @dinoconuk.bsky.social on the @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social was really wonderful and this Terrible Lizard is based on the podcast logo of that rather excellent show! Thanks again @iszi.com and @davehone.bsky.social for being so kind and lovely 🏴‍☠️🖤🦖

Green Crystal Palace Megalosaurus in a garden

Green Crystal Palace Megalosaurus on a table

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Perhaps my second favourite Dinosaur is the beautiful Miragaia and I made this display originally as a surprise gift to @iszi.com however it turns out @davehone.bsky.social loves Miragaia and Iszi loves the @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social so they did a cheeky swap. I’m just happy they liked them ☺️🏴‍☠️🖤

Long necked, spiked and colourful Dinosaur, in a garden setting with lots of trees and flowers

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

It’s a wonderful rendition of this thoughtful Megalosaurus I painted for Lyme Regis in 2024 and brought along to the art workshops in Exeter.

Megalosaurus 3D print. Long and thoughtful of noggin, stripey of body, muscular of limb.

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

It’s a very well established trope but it certainly does give character to the animal…

The iconic and peak Tyrannosaurus rendition

Frog noggined Tyrannosaurus in Bristol Museum

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Painting for an exhibition meant I wanted them to stand out. At close to 18 metres in real life length they were not hiding but the dappled greys was to help blend into large forests, but nearer the rivers and lowlands of the Wealden these giants towered over the terrain. Was lots of fun to paint 🥹

Sauropods. Small of noggin, long of neck, mighty of limbs. Walking through a small scale replica of Cretaceous England. They are are grey and yellow, striped for camouflage yellow for communication

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

So thanks to the wonderful @neilgostling.bsky.social this year I got to work with British Sauropods. Even at 1/35th scale these are pretty large and I really enjoyed the challenge of painting and modelling up the Wealden for these Cretaceous giants to feel at home in

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

@polydontid.bsky.social I use a two part casting resin, I pour this into the already modelled up base board (in this case with the edges sealed with uv resin) to minimise leaks. I usually tint it with a little blue or green so it’s easier to mix through and then leave it to set.

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

One Irritator waits patiently for the fish to get close, the other has fed and is clambering up the bank using its gular pouch to hold the fish. I added lots of vegetation purely as speculation because fishing in the shade seems more sensible. It also upped the colours and added scale

Clear resin pour revealing fish, vegetation, foliage and the Irritator waiting with its nostrils above the water

Fish caught the Irritator clambers up the bank to eat in peace

The tail in the water was a placement mistake that added a nice touch of detail in terms of showing the animal off better

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I added plenty of foliage, ground up foam, clump foliage, scatter flock. This got sealed with scenic glue helps bring the piece to life. I added sculpted fish for detail, placing them near the patient Irritator (not a reference to me again) then did a resin pour with casting resin.

Glued and sealed groundwork foliage added over a small display base

Checking the placement of the animals helps, especially when they are telling a story with the posing

Sculpted lungfish, made of a two part epoxy putty and painted in silver and brown. The resin pour is slowly approaching them…

Resin poured, fish swimming, noggin delicately in the water

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

So one thing I often find translating art into 3D (except for the work of @emilyhiggs-art.bsky.social which just always works) is the need to add extra details, in this case the extra spots of black and white replaced the heavy scaling in the art. The colours are similar but not exactly the same

Fish eating Dinosaur, orange and caramel hued with black socks

Fish eating Dinosaur, orange and caramel hued with black socks with bright orange gular pouch and a fish

Fish eating Dinosaur, orange and caramel hued with black socks with extra markings added to its leg and chest

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

So because I’m several cliches in a pink waistcoat, a picture frame base, sealed with UV resin. I added Krautcover sand mixture over find high density foam, a load of scenic glue, and then I painted it all various shades of brown, grey, tan, etc. wanted different rocks in the river bed.

Insulation foam covered in pva glue and sand

Close up of sand mixture over the display

Painting the different rocks in a variety of colours individually

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Fossil Friday with some behind the scenes on my first Luis Rey inspired Diorama. In this case a striking and vibrant Irritator (I’ve been called much the same this past weekend🤣) and the thread will have some WIP pics and rage by stages. Any questions or queries it’s also an AMA so off we go! 🏴‍☠️

The vibrant art of my icon and hero Luis Rey featuring the fish catching Irritator

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Thank you to @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social for inspiring me to base the beginner art workshops on your beautiful and iconic statues. Getting to visit them in 2023 was truly a transformative moment in my life and I can’t quite believe I get to teach hundreds about Palaeoart history with a smile ☺️🦖🏴‍☠️

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Thank you to all the beautiful, enthusuastic, welcoming new people I met. People who travelled from Poland for the the very first time to attend. The French contingent who brought Gallic flair. My fellow Celts. People I invited specially because how they make people smile. Thank you all ☺️🖤🏴‍☠️

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James Pascoe @jamespascoe.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Thanks to the wonderful @saralutra.bsky.social for help & support during the event, her beautiful art was a highlight. To @gaffamondo.bsky.social and @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social for providing colouring sheets. I brought a eclectic mix of things to inspire and break the ice at the workshops 🏴‍☠️🦖 Pt6

Various props and pieces for the art room

Beautiful colouring sheets for the quiet room

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