Iguanodon

by Owen Weber

Iguanodon, a herbivore living 126 – 122 million years ago, is one of the most famous dinosaurs, it was the 2nd dinosaur ever to be named. It was an interesting hadrosaur, because it has a strange spike growing out of its hand, possibly used for defense, and it also had a prehensile fifth finger they could use for foraging food or gripping branches. An adult Iguanodon was about 33-43 feet long and weighed about 3.4 tons. It could walk on two legs or four, and had a beak covered in keratin with one row of teeth on the top and bottom of the mouth for grinding plants.

Although Iguanodon is a bulky dinosaur, I have alway liked how unusual that spike was on its hand. I love hadrosaurs, they always seem so beautiful, and their great size must have made them so awesome to behold, especially in a large group. The iguanodons are roaming through the dusty desert, in search of food and water. I was inspired by the path elephants make to new territory, some die along the way, some get lost.

The painting was done in oils on paper mounted to masonite.

Product Height: 6.5"
Product Width: 9"

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Owen Weber

Owen William Weber is a working illustrator, living in Astoria, NY. He attended Hartford Art School, graduating with a BFA in Illustration and a minor in Art History. Much of his commissioned work is based in the Fantasy genre. His personal work has evolved into mostly paintings of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. His work is primarily painted traditionally using oils on masonite.

Recently, Owen’s work has been included in such annuals as Spectrum 23 and 26, The Society of Illustrators 54, Illustration West 44 and 52, Infected By Art vol. 2-8, and the Art Renewal Center’s 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 Annual Salons. He lives with his wife, Sarah, their daughter, Dagmar, their son, Einar, and their black cat, Mim.
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