"Cruising T. rex" A work in progress by Patrick Norton
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Artists are at least as influential as paleontologists when it comes to helping the public understand how living dinosaurs may have looked and behaved. The best dinosaur artists are not only technically excellent sculptors and/or painters, they are also students of dinosaur science who incorporate the latest discoveries into their work.
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Links to a few of the top dinosaur artists working today are provided below.
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Brian Franczak (no website currently available)
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Click here to view an excellent audiovisual presentation by Dr. Tom Holtz, a dinosaur paleontologist, discussing how classic dinosaur art reveals our changing view of dinosaurs over time. A wonderful interactive presentation, sponsored by National Geographic Magazine.
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And Michon Scott shows us more historical illustrations of dinosaurs, going as far back as the 4th century.
