Light illuminates the bottom of an ocean we've never known. The Arctic sea, 67 million years ago. Marine snow floats slowly everywhere; the ocean floor is a long blanket of organic matter, harboring a diverse range of microorganisms. Cephalopods similar to deep-sea squid (Bathyteuthis) swim there. From the surrounding darkness, enormous shadows emerge, more than six meters long: large plesiosaurs of the genus Abyssosaurus, from the family Cryptoclididae. These lizards found their way to the deep sea and are our first concrete example of plesiosaurs with clearly bathyplagic adaptations. This painting takes place at a depth of more than 2,000 meters, where light doesn't reach.

Bahariya Formation - Sea

thylacinus portrait warmup

A matter of perspective

alphadon workinprogress~

Otodus megalodon being attacked by a pair of Leviathan melvillei, part 2 of my "old oceans" portfolio project

repost because I got anxious and deleted the last one

A hunter's peril, a painting depicting four extant Antarctic species. Leopard seals scare the heck out of me, and I find these mammals very peculiar in terms of appearance and habits. Their only main predator is the sea menace: Orcas. They can't compete with these intelligent hunters.