From Ice Age to Cretaceous Period Battle

A couple of years ago, we had lost power for a couple of days. It is amazing just how dependent that we have become on electricity to provide all of those creature comforts that we all seem to have taken for granted. We did however have a generator since we had to buy one during the great ice storm of 2009. We were with out power for over a week with that storm- while some in neighboring towns went without for two weeks.  At that time, we were thinking a new Ice Age was soon upon us.

Another Design inspired by the 2009 Ice Storm

Basically, we ran the generator for a couple of hours early in the morning and at 5:00 PM so that we could get the house up to temperature and prepare our meals.  I had no intention of running my Power Mac and our LCD TV on it. The weather was unseasonably warm with plentiful sunshine. I was comfortable with a heavy sweater and a blanket over my legs. As my computer wasn't available for use during the work day, I literally went back to the drawing board. Because I pretty much do everything digitally these days, It had been quite a few years since I had really devoted any serious time sketching and drawing on real paper using actual pencils and pens. I knew that this was going to be fun because I had no deadlines looming at this time.  I was inspired to just sketch, so I just put pencil to paper and started doodling. Of course, I just had to render some dinos, which were pretty much my favorite subject matter when I was a kid.

T Rex vs Triceratops Line Drawing

Last week I scanned those sketches from a couple years back and reworked them in Photoshop- making some edits and adding in the color. The dinosaur illustration above depicts a classic confrontation between Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex. I imagined a scene having taken place at the dawn of the Cretaceous Period.  In this epic battle, the three horn impales sharp tooth. The T Rex is mortally wounded and the rogue Triceratops goes on to live another day.  After completing the art, I added the title 'Epoch' and posted the designs on a couple of Mudge Studios Pod shops. There, you'll see a variety of Dinosaur t-shirts, stickers, posters, refrigerator magnets and other novelties. I'll post some links to these dino items below.

T Rex vs Triceratops T-Shirt at Zazzle

T Rex vs Triceratops Tee at RedBubble

Free Woolly Mammoth Illustration

Free Woolly Mammoth Print at our IDigDinosaurs Shop
Shop for more Posters & Prints online at Zazzle.com

Free Woolly Mammoth Print by Mudge Studios: "Depicted is a rogue woolly mammoth as it perseveres through the relentless snow, sleet, wind during the ice age only to become yet another extinct species of yesteryear's Megafauna. Nothing was able to save the Woolly Mammoth back then, but today may be all together a whole different story. Scientists are once again talking about the potential to clone a woolly mammoth- should living cells be found among the beautifully preserved frozen mammoths that were recently discovered during the 2012 Yana Expedition in Siberia. Evidently they found some beautifully preserved mammoth fur and bone, which could hold the key to a successful woolly mammoth cloning. If those intact cells containing their nucleuses are found to be living, then a living mammoth clone could very well be created- using a Japanese technique involving the insertion of woolly mammoth DNA into an elephant embryo. Only time and testing will determine whether the Expedition has truly uncovered a viable resource for such an endeavor. Free Woolly!"

More Woolly Mammoth Merch at our Zazzle Shop

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Prehistoric POLO T-Shirt Design

Prehistoric POLO - Gawking With Dinosaurs Shop | Skreened - Ethical Custom Apparel: "Gawking with Dinosaurs Graphic featuring a Polo Player riding on the back of a T Rex type dino playing some Polo... of course. Gotta Love those Prehistoric Past Times!"
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I Dig Dinosaurs Triceratops

I Dig Dinosaurs Triceratops - Gawking With Dinosaurs Shop | Skreened - Ethical Custom Apparel: "I Dig Dinosaurs t-shirts and gift ideas from Mudge Studios. Featured is Triceratops skull on Great Birthday Gift Ideas for Dinosaur Lovers of all ages. The name triceratops means three-horned face."
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Running With Dinosaurs - Gawking With Dinosaurs Shop

Running With Dinosaurs - Gawking With Dinosaurs Shop | Skreened - Ethical Custom Apparel: "This Gawking with Dinosaurs Design features a young man losing his baseball cap while running a T Rex type Dino. All seems well and good... well, until the dinosaur gets sick of the whole leash thing! Check out more of Mudge's Dinosaur Humor at our Skreened shop"
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BabyNameosaurus Rex Edit to include your Babys name!

I Dig Dinosaurs Shop Also at Zazzle.com

I Dig Dinosaurs at Zazzle.com

BabyNameosaurus Rex by Mudge Studios from Zazzle.com: "BabyNameOSAURUS Rex bodysuit  for dinosaur lovin babies and toddlers. “That’s a really cute Dinosaur outfit!” That’s just what you’ll hear from the other Mommies when they see your tyke’s one-of-a-kind baby bodysuit, customized with your little one's name on it just for you. Made from 150g, 100% cotton jersey, it’s got short sleeves and three silver-coloured snaps for bottom/nappy closure. Just be sure to replace 'BabyName' with your child's name and add it to the 'osaurus' using the same line of text."

BabyNameosaurus Rex by IDigDinosaurs

Also Featured is Our  I'm Two...... Million Years Old with our funny baby T Rex in diaper and little dino blocks at T Rex's foot. Great fun for the little Tyrannosaur in your family. Baby TRex art by Mudge Studios.

I'm Millions of Years Old Dino Shirt by IDigDinosaurs
Make your dinosaur t-shirts custom on zazzle.

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Stegosaurus Always Forgot

Stegasaurus Always Forgot

Stegosaurus Forgot by Mudge Studios | Skreened - Ethical Custom Apparel: "$24.99
UNISEX ORGANIC TEE   (More Styles...)
American Apparel certified organic 100% combed cotton t-shirt has a fitted / vintage fit & medium-lightweight jersey fabric. Sizes: SM-3XL

Description:  Stegosaurus Always Forgot. And Who could point the finger at this poor creature? Stegasaurus had a small head and a short neck. Its Brain to Body mass ratio was extremely low. This Dinosaur only had a brain the size of a walnut, after all. Funny Dino posed like the classic statue 'The Thinker' by Rodin. Great Dinosaur Gift Idea for dino lovers with a sense of humor"

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The Awesome Dino Art of Charles R. Knight

Brontosaurus 1897
By Charles R Knight [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The dinosaur art of one the great pioneers of Paleoartist Charles R. Knight has awed me and influenced my dinosaur art since I was a young child. The iconic painting of the Brontosaurus above is one of the first examples of dinosaur art that stirred my youthful imagination and transported me back in time into the world of the terrible lizards . Like most of images that Charles R. Knight had produced during his prolific career, this classic image has been etched into the archives of my mind for over four decades now!

Charles R. Knights was a New York Artist who became famous for his spectacular paintings of dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals that can be seen or found in many publications and in several museums across the country. Charles attended the Metropolitan Art School at a very young age on route to becoming a very successful commercial artist. Knight's fascination with all things wildlife and nature often brought him to the American Museum of History. This activity eventually caught the eye of Dr. Jacob Wortman. Knight would land his big break when the Museum commissioned him to create some watercolors for the Museum's fossil halls. The series was a great success which would lay the foundation for a very long lasting relationship with the American Museum of History.

Dimetrodon 1897 American Museum of Natural History
By Charles R. Knight. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Smilodon 1905 American Museum of Natural History
By Charles R. Knight [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Soon, Knight's work caught the attention of other prominent museums like Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Chicagos' Field Museum of Natural History, The Smithsonian, The Carnegie Museums and several Zoos such as The Bronx Zoo, etc. Knight also contributed to National geographic, did freelance illustration for several books and magazines as well as lecturing on the topic of prehistoric life across the states.

Thank you Charles R. Knight for your dedicated contribution to this most interesting artform, currently known as Paleoart! 

Knight working on Stegasaurus in 1899
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

T-Rex Loves Pushups Refrigerator Magnet

T-Rex Loves Pushups Refrigerator Magnet by Mudge Studios from Zazzle.com: "Just had to ad this T Rex Yoga Blocks design after thinking about one of my previous posts about the whole T Rex Hates Push Ups Joke. T-Rex adapted and now loves pushups... with yoga blocks. Funny dinosaur design in response to the whole T Rex hates pushups phenomenon. Also make a great gift idea for yoga lovers. Inspired by my sister who instructs Yoga classes. I really dig dinosaurs. Enjoy! "

T-Rex Loves Pushups Refrigerator Magnet by IDigDinosaurs
Browse more Dinosaur Magnets

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Little T-Rex T-shirts and More

Little T  Rex Shop at CafePress

Little T-Rex T-shirts and More: "Thanks for visiting Our Little T-Rex online shop! Find a variety of Lil' T Rex gear for your little baby, infant or toddler. You'll find unique T- Rex merchandise with the art of Mudge Studios on t-shirts, mugs, stickers, and more. Our Little T-Rex products feature Lil' T Rex sporting a diaper and that prehistoric roar. Also- Check out the Tyrannosaurus Rex blocks at dino's feet:) T Rex Rules... all other dinos drool. Our Little T-Rex design makes a great gift idea for the youngest of dinosaur lovers. Perfect for that Dinosaur Birthday Party, Dinosaur Party favors, Stocking Stuffers and Christmas Presents. "

Screenshot of Little T Rex Shop

Our Little T Rex shop also gives you the opportunity to 

Add your child's name to Some of our  Little T-Rex designs in the Top Line. For example- replace "Myname"osaurus with "Robert"osaurus. You can also Customize the relationship to our "Daddy's" Little T-Rex design in the Top Line. For example- replace "Daddy's" with Mommy's, Grammy's, Grampy's, Auntie's, etc.

For a little comic relief we've added our I Pooped Today, OM NOM NOM NOM, I'm Kind of a Big Deal and our I'm the Big Brother Little T-Rex gift shop for that special dinosaur loving baby, infant and toddler.  Enjoy! RAWR!

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