Comments on: Better Things: The Life & Choices of Jeffrey Catherine Jones http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=118 the sketches and studies of Tom Babbey Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:43:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: tb http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=118#comment-5396 tb Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:49:42 +0000 http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=118#comment-5396 Of course; People like Knight did the best they could (and a fantastic job, at that) with the information they had at the time. I love the early days of Paleo-art, both for the craftsmanship and skill those early illustrators had, and as a nostalgic snapshot of how much can change with new finds and theories. I was meaning to reference Jones' dinosaurs in that comment in my original post, and how she pulls the charm from people like Howard and Knight in the type of aesthetic she reaches for, specifically in paintings like the one linked below: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zD76GyK9Tjo/SV69zVVxiAI/AAAAAAAAATs/oD9P6t24nZA/s1600/jeffrey_jones_pellucidar.jpg That piece was done in the late 90's; Her conscious decision to grab for that "look" is all kinds of fun. Of course; People like Knight did the best they could (and a fantastic job, at that) with the information they had at the time. I love the early days of Paleo-art, both for the craftsmanship and skill those early illustrators had, and as a nostalgic snapshot of how much can change with new finds and theories.

I was meaning to reference Jones’ dinosaurs in that comment in my original post, and how she pulls the charm from people like Howard and Knight in the type of aesthetic she reaches for, specifically in paintings like the one linked below:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zD76GyK9Tjo/SV69zVVxiAI/AAAAAAAAATs/oD9P6t24nZA/s1600/jeffrey_jones_pellucidar.jpg

That piece was done in the late 90’s; Her conscious decision to grab for that “look” is all kinds of fun.

]]> By: Al Harron http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=118#comment-5395 Al Harron Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:36:05 +0000 http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=118#comment-5395 Well, be fair to Howard: 1930s palaeontology and evolutionary theory wasn't comparable to modern science. This was the era of Piltdown man, after all. Well, be fair to Howard: 1930s palaeontology and evolutionary theory wasn’t comparable to modern science. This was the era of Piltdown man, after all.

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