Brian Choo presents his artwork in his imaginatively titled...


seadragon


Greetings noble visitor!

My name is Brian Choo. I am an illustrator, writer and vertebrate palaeontologist (studying Devonian fish) who lives in Melbourne, Victoria. Over the years I have produced a range of artwork, both professionally and for fun. Most of my stuff involves palaeontology-related subject matter although I can also depict extant life as well. I've also produced the odd pic for local sci-fi publications.
The BIG picture book (John Long & Brian Choo, Allen & Unwin, 2005) is now available in good bookstores!


For your viewing enjoyment, here are some of my less embarrassing pieces...


pastlife

The depiction of fossil animals as they may have appeared in life has always been my primary artistic driving force  - starting as a 6 year old scribbling crude drawings of dinosaurs ripping each other to bloody-tatters. Paleoart for me forms the perfect balance between whimsical creativity and academic discipline. On the one hand, the fossils and the science creates a firm starting framework. On the other hand, there is so much that we don't know about the appearance and behaviour of  ancient life that there is enough room to have some fun "filling in the blanks".

I've presented the following pictures in descending chronological order based on the age of the subject matter. So, if you view them in order, you'll be transported further and further back in time!

 Click on the red button thingies to go to each picture!
button Snake in the doorway (200,000 bp)

button Big lizard sings the blues (200,000 bp)

button Janjucetus orders sharkfin takeaway(25,000,000 bp)

button Terror in the Antarctic seas (40,000,000 bp)

button Giant swan goes wading (67,000,000 bp)

button Mosasaur in the mood for calamari (70,000,000 bp)

button Serpent swimming over Jerusalem (95,000,000 bp)

button Ichthyosaurs of the inland sea (105,000,000 bp)

button Life in Lightning Ridge (105,000,000 bp)

button A pliosaur in the mood for shark (120,000,000 bp)

button Sauropod from Oz (175,000,000 bp)

button The frozen crested-lizard (180,000,000 bp)

button A really bizarre set of choppers (310,000,000 bp)

button  Gogonasus lounges around (370,000,000 bp)

button  Psarolepis disturbs the peace (400,000,000 bp)

button Anomalocaris on the rampage (530,000,000 bp)

button Domes from the North Pole (3,490,000,000 bp)

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present

Hey, I don't only paint dead creatures! Ever since I took up SCUBA in 2002 I have drawn an ever increasing degree of inspiration from the living marvels of the Australian coast.

 button Giant Cuttlefish

 button  Sea Dragon
 button Red Scorpionfish
   
 button Skunk Anemonefish

 button Western Swamp Tortoise

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All images © Brian Choo

Contact Details
Brian Choo (natural history illustrations)
ABN: 21 276 762 949
email: [email protected]


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