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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I’ve recently finished a number of commissions and felt it was time to make something for my own enjoyment. #Tyrannosaurus is always a joy. #paleoart #sciart

An illustration of the two-legged meat eating dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

My newest interpretation of #Therizinosaurus. Certainly, the best of the mega theropods ;)

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

I need to finish all episodes of the new Walking with Dinosaurs, but so far it’s got quite a range of highs and lows. And also…chat, is there perhaps a faint echo of a paintpaddock piece in contemporary paleomedia?

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Many of my colleagues view the story and fate of #Keiko the orca as a failure. I think this underplays the effort and hard work of many smart, passionate people. We learned a lot about cetacean rehabilitation. Keiko got the dignity of passing away in his home waters, far from his tiny tank.

An illustration of an orca, a black and white dolphin. This individual was known as Keiko. His tall dorsal fin is flopped over on one side.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Moisturized, thriving, in my lane, 130 million years ago ✨ #Amargasaurus #sciart

An illustration of the long-necked dinosaur, Amargasaurus. It is partially submerged in a forested body of water. A frog sits on a lily pad in the foreground.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Henry the T. rex returns with a new look and coffee cup! 🦖

A cartoon Tyrannosaurus depicted holding a reusable coffee cup.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I drew a quick Guanlong during an art night / impromptu Jurassic World screening with some friends. #sciart #dinosaur

A drawing of a two-legged meat-eating dinosaur called Guanlong.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

#Olorotitan joins the paddock! This hadrosaur had a distinct, hatchet-shaped crest that was probably used for visual display and sound production. #sciart #paleoart #dinosaur

An illustration of a four-legged herbivorous dinosaur known as Olorotitan. It is mostly brown with dark stripes along the body that lead to striking white markings on the tail. The dinosaur has a yellow growth from the head that serves as a display feature.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

An illustration of Mesoplodon traversii, or the spade-toothed whale. There are no confirmed live sightings of this species; everything we know about them comes from dead individuals.

An illustration of a spade-toothed whale, a type of beaked whale. It’s colored gray, white, and black with a small dorsal fin. The whale is surrounded by three orange squids. The illustration is made to look like a photo taken in the deep sea.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

An #Alamosaurus piece I made for my buddy @crikeyitschristian.bsky.social a little while ago. It remains one of my favorite sauropod works, and this species is slowly climbing up on my favorites list.

A large, green sauropod dinosaur (Alamosaurus) wandering in a coastal environment.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#Orcas are found all over the world, but few are as striking as the Antarctic varieties. This is a male belonging to the B1 ecotype. Smaller and stouter than other varieties, B1s also feature a pronounced dorsal “cape” and large eye spots. #cetacean #killerwhale #dolphin #scientificillustration

A male “B1” orca, or killer whale. It has a large eye spot and pronounced dorsal “cape” that stretches from behind the tall dorsal fin and across the body. It is colored dark gray with sharp white/yellowish accents.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Nearly a year old, this remains one of my best and favorite pieces. See if you can find the other torvosaur.

A Torvosaurus attempts to escape the wrath of a provoked Brachiosaurus in a dusty forest clearing.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 03/10/2024

Hello Bluesky! Another preview of some upcoming work. Any guesses?

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

The scuffle was mercifully short for the baby Rhamphorhynchus, now crushed underfoot by an opportunistic Compsognathus. Ever vigilant, the little predator surveys its surroundings before digging in.

A small feathered dinosaur known as Compsognathus stands over its prey, a baby toothed pterosaur.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

A doodle from tonight featuring Compsognathus.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 11/09/2023

She’s going to fossilize like this.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 28/08/2023

It’s the start of the dry season. Eager to get a head start on procuring enough calories to sustain him through this period, a male Apatosaurus knocks over a tall tree. This is the first of many that will be felled.

An illustration depicting the long-necked sauropod, Apatosaurus, knocking a tree down with its neck.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 27/08/2023

Good morning from the resident gremlin.

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 23/08/2023

Tokitae / Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut 1966 - 2023

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

Preview of an upcoming piece. I wonder what species it is…

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Charles Nye 🎨🦕 @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

Eventually, we’ll get our creature to be as adventurous as Fitz. For now, she’s content being a full time blanket goblin.

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