ACROCANTHOSAURUS & MAGNOLIASA Cretaceous carnivorous dinosaur who’s remains have been found in Texas, Colorado, and beyond. It is well-known for the large vertebrae along its spine which may have formed a tall ridge along its back. This painting won BEST OF SHOW at Zilker Botanical Gardens in Austin, TX at the Prehistoric Art Contest in 2023.
UNTITLED, PaleofantasyscapeA first attempt painting of this particular type of fantasy scape. Please note that dinosaurs and human beings did not exist at the same periods of time. Hence the term PALEOFANTASY. There is a chain of chaos behind our two main characters as they move forward away from the erupting volcanoes in the distance behind them. There is a story here. What do you experience when you look at this painting?
DINOSAUR RIDGE ALLOSAURUS T-SHIRT DESIGNThis Allosaurus design was originally commissioned by Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, CO to be a t-shirt design. Check out their website and support the Ridge with cool dinosaur stuff, or become a member of the amazing outdoor museum.
Pastel DinosaurI painted her just for fun.
GRANDMOTHER, THE ANCIENT ONE
ATTENBOROSAURUS
FUTABASAURASa love song between two plesiosaurs
FLUFFY“Fluffy”, Jody Cross, 2020. A special commission with a hidden “easter egg” of a character from a past BBC show. Can you spot it?
Texas Dinos MuralLocated at Studio San Martian in San Marcos, TX. Painted during SMTX Mural Fest 2022
TEXAS DINO MURALLocated at Studio San Martian in San Marcos, TX
Untitled Paleofantasy (DETAIL)Please see the full painting’s description.
DINOSAUR RIDGE - StegosaurusAt the end of my job at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, CO, I joined the Art Committee and I was voted on to re-paint a new mural on one of three of our on-site Stegosaurus statues. This photo is taken when I am near finished on the Cretaceous side of this dual-period mural. The other side being Jurassic. April, 2021.
DINOSAUR RIDGE - (Detail of) Stegosaurus Statue MuralThe Cretaceous Period side of this Jurassic dinosaur statue.
Morris The StegosaursJodyopteryx with Morris the Stegosaurus statue at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, CO. The very first complete Stegosaurus was discovered near this location in the Morrison Formation (Jurassic Period). I was honored to paint one side of these big statues for the DR Main Visitor Center. I recommend visiting this attraction and taking a prehistoric tour! Three rock formations visible side by side as well as their three time periods, real fossils still in the rocks, and the #1 dinosaur track site in North America!
PLIOSAUR, I
DANG!my very first screen print from college
DINOSAUR TOTEM, IThis is the painting that started Martian Culture Art Experience in San Marcos, TX. It was painted live at Zelicks Icehouse to the tunes of DJ Dumpster Jedi.
SHE HUNTS (detail)
SHE HUNTS
THE CUBISM STEGOSAURUS PROJECT
UNTITLED (DRAGON)Live painted at my first Firefly Gathering Fest in Flagstaff, AZ
FRANCISA simplified painting for the first Dinosaur Art Class taught by Jodyopteryx at Studio San Martian in San Marcos, TX, 2021
DINOSAUR TOTEM, II (DINO ALTAR)I took my dinosaur totem idea and created a 3D sculpture for the beloved ART OUTSIDE FESTIVAL in Apache Pass, TX. This same sculpture later appeared at HILL COUNTRY FAIR in San Marcos, TX.