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Photo by Aaron Camens, taken at Lake Callabonna Fossil Locality
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FUPS 2020/2021
PalaeoArt Competition Online Gallery!
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2D Traditional/Mixed Media Art
John Barrie- Kanawinka Billabong 'Contact!'
Carnivorous Megafauna, Wonambi naracoortensis and Thylacoleo carnifex make contact at a Pleistocene Billabong. Sites along the Kanawinka Escarpment produce amazing fossils of these and many other species.
Judges Comments:
Beautiful use of light and I love the colours on the water, there’s something about this painting that makes me think of the Coorong. An original take on a battle between two apex predators of the Pleistocene that shows the artist’s own unique style without being heavily influenced by the plethora of Thylacoleo reconstructions out there.
Gorgeous. The muting colours evoke a steamy billabong that stretches off forever and the hint of rainbow on Wonambi is a reminder of the First Australians that walked this country with these animals.
I love the detail in the scales and wrinkles. The water and the background scenery draws one in, its background sereneness contrasting with the foreground antagonism.
3D Models
Shannon Gillespie- Thylacoleo carnifex
Sculpture of Thylacoleo carnifex
Judges comments:
There’s something about the proportions that suggests a young Thylacoleo, coming home from a long and exhausting practice hunt. He’s adorable yet still has that slightly menacing predatory feel. A well-executed sculpture with a lot of attitude!
Judges comments:
There’s something about the proportions that suggests a young Thylacoleo, coming home from a long and exhausting practice hunt. He’s adorable yet still has that slightly menacing predatory feel. A well-executed sculpture with a lot of attitude!
Shannon Gillespie- Thylacoleo carnifex
Sculpture of Thylacoleo carnifex
Judges comments:
There’s something about the proportions that suggests a young Thylacoleo, coming home from a long and exhausting practice hunt. He’s adorable yet still has that slightly menacing predatory feel. A well-executed sculpture with a lot of attitude!
Judges comments:
There’s something about the proportions that suggests a young Thylacoleo, coming home from a long and exhausting practice hunt. He’s adorable yet still has that slightly menacing predatory feel. A well-executed sculpture with a lot of attitude!
Shannon Gillespie- Thylacoleo carnifex
Sculpture of Thylacoleo carnifex
Judges comments:
There’s something about the proportions that suggests a young Thylacoleo, coming home from a long and exhausting practice hunt. He’s adorable yet still has that slightly menacing predatory feel. A well-executed sculpture with a lot of attitude!
Judges comments:
There’s something about the proportions that suggests a young Thylacoleo, coming home from a long and exhausting practice hunt. He’s adorable yet still has that slightly menacing predatory feel. A well-executed sculpture with a lot of attitude!
Shannon Gillespie- Thylacoleo carnifex
Sculpture of Thylacoleo carnifex
Judges comments:
There’s something about the proportions that suggests a young Thylacoleo, coming home from a long and exhausting practice hunt. He’s adorable yet still has that slightly menacing predatory feel. A well-executed sculpture with a lot of attitude!
Judges comments:
There’s something about the proportions that suggests a young Thylacoleo, coming home from a long and exhausting practice hunt. He’s adorable yet still has that slightly menacing predatory feel. A well-executed sculpture with a lot of attitude!
Carey Burke- A Slice of Time
30 Million years ago, Southern Australia- An unnamed shark cruises lazily across the reef, surveying the nooks and crannies for tasty morsels…
This scene was constructed using a block of Eocene aged fossiliferous limestone collected from Henschkes’ Quarry during the 2020 Vertebrate Palaeontology field trip. It recreates a hypothetical moment during the deposition of the stone itself. The shark has no opinion either way.
Judges Comments:
This is a great little diorama. I particularly like the use of the fossiliferous limestone, bridging the gap between a “living” reef and the skeletons of marine organisms long dead. Suggested shark names include Tabbit’her, Thing That Should Not Be and Garry.
Clever piece of resin-work. Using the Henschke’s Quarry limestone was genius. The million-dollar question – can it be used to open stubbies?
This scene was constructed using a block of Eocene aged fossiliferous limestone collected from Henschkes’ Quarry during the 2020 Vertebrate Palaeontology field trip. It recreates a hypothetical moment during the deposition of the stone itself. The shark has no opinion either way.
Judges Comments:
This is a great little diorama. I particularly like the use of the fossiliferous limestone, bridging the gap between a “living” reef and the skeletons of marine organisms long dead. Suggested shark names include Tabbit’her, Thing That Should Not Be and Garry.
Clever piece of resin-work. Using the Henschke’s Quarry limestone was genius. The million-dollar question – can it be used to open stubbies?
Carey Burke- A Slice of Time
30 Million years ago, Southern Australia- An unnamed shark cruises lazily across the reef, surveying the nooks and crannies for tasty morsels…
This scene was constructed using a block of Eocene aged fossiliferous limestone collected from Henschkes’ Quarry during the 2020 Vertebrate Palaeontology field trip. It recreates a hypothetical moment during the deposition of the stone itself. The shark has no opinion either way.
Judges Comments:
This is a great little diorama. I particularly like the use of the fossiliferous limestone, bridging the gap between a “living” reef and the skeletons of marine organisms long dead. Suggested shark names include Tabbit’her, Thing That Should Not Be and Garry.
Clever piece of resin-work. Using the Henschke’s Quarry limestone was genius. The million-dollar question – can it be used to open stubbies?
This scene was constructed using a block of Eocene aged fossiliferous limestone collected from Henschkes’ Quarry during the 2020 Vertebrate Palaeontology field trip. It recreates a hypothetical moment during the deposition of the stone itself. The shark has no opinion either way.
Judges Comments:
This is a great little diorama. I particularly like the use of the fossiliferous limestone, bridging the gap between a “living” reef and the skeletons of marine organisms long dead. Suggested shark names include Tabbit’her, Thing That Should Not Be and Garry.
Clever piece of resin-work. Using the Henschke’s Quarry limestone was genius. The million-dollar question – can it be used to open stubbies?
Carey Burke- A Slice of Time
30 Million years ago, Southern Australia- An unnamed shark cruises lazily across the reef, surveying the nooks and crannies for tasty morsels…
This scene was constructed using a block of Eocene aged fossiliferous limestone collected from Henschkes’ Quarry during the 2020 Vertebrate Palaeontology field trip. It recreates a hypothetical moment during the deposition of the stone itself. The shark has no opinion either way.
Judges Comments:
This is a great little diorama. I particularly like the use of the fossiliferous limestone, bridging the gap between a “living” reef and the skeletons of marine organisms long dead. Suggested shark names include Tabbit’her, Thing That Should Not Be and Garry.
Clever piece of resin-work. Using the Henschke’s Quarry limestone was genius. The million-dollar question – can it be used to open stubbies?
This scene was constructed using a block of Eocene aged fossiliferous limestone collected from Henschkes’ Quarry during the 2020 Vertebrate Palaeontology field trip. It recreates a hypothetical moment during the deposition of the stone itself. The shark has no opinion either way.
Judges Comments:
This is a great little diorama. I particularly like the use of the fossiliferous limestone, bridging the gap between a “living” reef and the skeletons of marine organisms long dead. Suggested shark names include Tabbit’her, Thing That Should Not Be and Garry.
Clever piece of resin-work. Using the Henschke’s Quarry limestone was genius. The million-dollar question – can it be used to open stubbies?
Nimue Gibbs- Varanus priscus
I only got to finish the head 😂 I made this with no pattern, so of course it’s gonna take me more than a couple of weeks. But I think she looks cute.
Judges Comments:
What a cute little Meghead! There’s definitely a hole in the market waiting for crocheted Aussie megafauna.
A smiling assassin. Cute as, look forward to seeing the finished piece.
Judges Comments:
What a cute little Meghead! There’s definitely a hole in the market waiting for crocheted Aussie megafauna.
A smiling assassin. Cute as, look forward to seeing the finished piece.
Nimue Gibbs- Varanus priscus
I only got to finish the head 😂 I made this with no pattern, so of course it’s gonna take me more than a couple of weeks. But I think she looks cute.
Judges Comments:
What a cute little Meghead! There’s definitely a hole in the market waiting for crocheted Aussie megafauna.
A smiling assassin. Cute as, look forward to seeing the finished piece.
Judges Comments:
What a cute little Meghead! There’s definitely a hole in the market waiting for crocheted Aussie megafauna.
A smiling assassin. Cute as, look forward to seeing the finished piece.
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