Burgess Shale Critters - Artwork

[jhw]

First off, great work guys! Some really impressive art in this section. Here's a piece I collaborated on with the eminent Sam Gon Ohu III. We did this over 10 years ago, but have gotten many requests to use it in a variety of media over the years, (recently in a text book) so I kind of dust it off a little each time and thought I'd post it here. Full explanation is on Sam's excellent trilobite site and can be found here: http://www.trilobites.info/triloclass.htm%C2'>

[jhw]

Link didn't post for some reason. http://www.trilobites.info/triloclass.htm

[sseth]

Great work. I love the classic nature of it. Thanks for sharing

Seth

[Triops808]

I love Burgess Shale life recreations! Wow, you know Dr. Sam Gon III? I've emailed him a couple of times with questions, he's really nice! He's a real Trilo-Hero of mine:) Great artwork, I'd love to see some of your more recent pieces too:)

[jhw]

Thanks guys! @aetobatus, yeah, Sam's a great guy. When it comes to bugs, he's the man! Looks like you 2 are neighbors. He's at the nature conservancy in Honolulu. Glad to oblige on some more doodles. Regards, JW

Edited January 10, 2014 by jhw

[Herb]

[lissa318]

Great artwork!!! Thanks for sharing it!

[Pagurus]

Nice work! Are these illustrations for children's picture books? They look great.

Mike G

[jhw]

Thanks! Actually I did most of these for illustration contests on Worth1000.com. I guess my style is rather "child like" though. Ha, ha.

[LordTrilobite]

Thanks guys! @aetobatus, yeah, Sam's a great guy. When it comes to bugs, he's the man! Looks like you 2 are neighbors. He's at the nature conservancy in Honolulu. Glad to oblige on some more doodles. Regards, JW

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I love the look on that nautiloid. It's all like "I forgot something...".

[32fordboy]

Great stuff! Sam seems like he'd be a hoot to work with.

[Triops808]

Hi again JHW, those art works are fantastic:) I love the color work, and I love fanciful fantasy art of dinosaurs with people, and especially that winged trilobite too! What dinosaur is that chasing the dragonfly? Is it Ornitholestes? Have you submitted your work to 'Prehistoric Times' magazine?

[xonenine]

thanks for sharing these works of art here, I had come to enjoy several through internet searches, they are always a breath of fresh air, one can't help but stop and take them in

Edited January 11, 2014 by xonenine

[lissa318]

Whimsical is the word that came to my mind seeing your additional pics. I really like it.

[jhw]

Thank you so much for the nice comments! It is appreciated! JW

[Auspex]

I have seen some of your illustrations, jhw, in different publications, and have enjoyed them. I am glad to put a face to the artist

[jhw]

Thanks Auspex! I'm happy to be involved with this community, if only in a small way. You guys do a great job running this site! Really nice mix of information and interesting characters!

[Ash]

I'm loving this new section of the forum.

[Wrangellian]

I wanted to say the same thing as Auspex - seen that pic in various places, nice to 'meet' the artist!