tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post272010476035843520..comments2023-10-29T06:50:22.166-04:00Comments on Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs: Vintage Dinosaur Art: George SolonevichUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-62768215307290541282013-09-06T09:40:18.788-04:002013-09-06T09:40:18.788-04:00Thanks for bringing these illustrations back into ...Thanks for bringing these illustrations back into light. I remember getting a Scholastic poster of these illustrations back in the first or second grade. It was unique because they were rather "scary"- nothing else back then, or since, looked like them. Great stuff.TomWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11812240844228967971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-87170068076293980092013-09-06T09:35:49.384-04:002013-09-06T09:35:49.384-04:00Thanks for bringing these illustrations back into ...Thanks for bringing these illustrations back into light. I remember getting a Scholastic poster of these illustrations back in the first or second grade. It was unique because they were rather "scary"- nothing else back then, or since, looked like them. Great stuff.TomWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11812240844228967971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-29765594191437691482013-08-14T16:40:59.860-04:002013-08-14T16:40:59.860-04:00These are incredible depictions. Probably not very...These are incredible depictions. Probably not very helpful from a scientific standpoint, but nothing dating before the 70's is anymore, I guess. <br />I had this book as a kid too, as well as another Scholastic paperback illustrated by Arnold Roth. Both had surrealistic illos that were very grotesque and distorted, but drawn with such careful detail, that you were forced to accept what you were seeing. The cover in particular is amazing. The odd lighting from underneath and the variations going from high-contrast detail to washy brushstrokes are worth spending time with.<br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885271094483228148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-873439755776248072013-08-14T16:40:14.303-04:002013-08-14T16:40:14.303-04:00These are incredible depictions. Probably not very...These are incredible depictions. Probably not very helpful from a scientific standpoint, but nothing dating before the 70's is anymore, I guess. <br />I had this book as a kid too, as well as another Scholastic paperback illustrated by Arnold Roth. Both had surrealistic illos that were very grotesque and distorted, but drawn with such careful detail, that you were forced to accept what you were seeing. The cover in particular is amazing. The odd lighting from underneath and the variations going from high-contrast detail to washy brushstrokes are worth spending time with.<br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885271094483228148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-57652982942397898412012-05-10T01:40:42.747-04:002012-05-10T01:40:42.747-04:00I enjoyed this book as a kid. Solonevich's di...I enjoyed this book as a kid. Solonevich's dinosaurs look as if they were modeled in clay--an effect that I really liked, and still do (even though they're clearly not very accurate). Thanks for stirring some pleasant memories.Aaron Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146735072488009653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-2759816983671912592010-02-04T00:22:36.500-05:002010-02-04T00:22:36.500-05:00Awesome post! Thanks for reminding me that I'v...Awesome post! Thanks for reminding me that I've got this book on my shelf somewhere.iPreparatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998682923423320978noreply@blogger.com