David O
@anatotitan.bsky.social
Printmaker, designer. Naturey art and gifts at blueasterstudio.com | Paleoartish stuff at chasmosaurs.com/orogenic | He/Him
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David O
@anatotitan.bsky.social
· May 30
Here's a reintroduction thread because it feels like the right time for one. Here's me, my spousal unit Jennie, and the chef statue at Gelsosomo's pizza in Chesterton, IN. We are NOT a throuple - don't believe every cockamamie rumor you read.
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
I'm so beefed 😞
I'm so beefed 😞
November 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
I'm so beefed 😞
I'm so beefed 😞
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Years of work involving an amazing team at BBCSstudios Framestore AppleTV, our series #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge is out now on #AppleTV. Huge thanks to everyone involved. All 5 eps have been released!
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Years of work involving an amazing team at BBCSstudios Framestore AppleTV, our series #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge is out now on #AppleTV. Huge thanks to everyone involved. All 5 eps have been released!
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🚨 Sale! Buttons, magnets and stickers 20% off through Friday. No coupon code needed! 🎨🐡🪶
blueasterstudio.com
blueasterstudio.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🚨 Sale! Buttons, magnets and stickers 20% off through Friday. No coupon code needed! 🎨🐡🪶
blueasterstudio.com
blueasterstudio.com
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“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion….”
OK, but have you seen a northern shoveler reflected in the gently rippling water backdropped by a wash of orange-gold autumn cattails
OK, but have you seen a northern shoveler reflected in the gently rippling water backdropped by a wash of orange-gold autumn cattails
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion….”
OK, but have you seen a northern shoveler reflected in the gently rippling water backdropped by a wash of orange-gold autumn cattails
OK, but have you seen a northern shoveler reflected in the gently rippling water backdropped by a wash of orange-gold autumn cattails
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New in the Blue Aster Studio shop: Tees and sweatshirts! We have a bunch of classic designs and some brand new ones. All apparel ships free! 🐡🎨🪶
blueasterstudio.com/collections/...
blueasterstudio.com/collections/...
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New in the Blue Aster Studio shop: Tees and sweatshirts! We have a bunch of classic designs and some brand new ones. All apparel ships free! 🐡🎨🪶
blueasterstudio.com/collections/...
blueasterstudio.com/collections/...
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#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries.
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries.
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
Monty Don (distressingly) shared a genAI image on his Instagram and the comments are an avalanche of the kind of polite but firm reproach you'd expect from the Gardeners World audience
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Monty Don (distressingly) shared a genAI image on his Instagram and the comments are an avalanche of the kind of polite but firm reproach you'd expect from the Gardeners World audience
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
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Some images here from the new Natural History Museum of Abu Dhabi. This is where Stan and several other recent high-profile dinosaur sales went.
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Some images here from the new Natural History Museum of Abu Dhabi. This is where Stan and several other recent high-profile dinosaur sales went.
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What might be my favourite fossil has been just published by Kiat et al. 2025. Years ago I saw a pic of this Anchiornis specimen in nat geo article and I audibly gasped.preserving not only the feathers but also the original patterns as well. I made this drawing on the spot. Maybe its time to do v2.0
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
What might be my favourite fossil has been just published by Kiat et al. 2025. Years ago I saw a pic of this Anchiornis specimen in nat geo article and I audibly gasped.preserving not only the feathers but also the original patterns as well. I made this drawing on the spot. Maybe its time to do v2.0
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hey if you need a pleasant visual experience this AM, consider the exquisite beetle portraiture of Kenji Kohiyama stulab.jp/gallery_cate...
Micropresence Photograph – Kenji Kohiyama
stulab.jp
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
hey if you need a pleasant visual experience this AM, consider the exquisite beetle portraiture of Kenji Kohiyama stulab.jp/gallery_cate...
Someone is swatting members of my state GOP over their resistance to redistricting and something tells me it ain't Democrats
We cannot progress till we acknowledge the fact that this country has a serious political violence problem on both sides of the aisle, whether it's Republicans trying to kill Democrats or Republicans trying to kill Republicans
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Someone is swatting members of my state GOP over their resistance to redistricting and something tells me it ain't Democrats
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Another Michael Benton dinosaur book? Hard to believe we haven't covered them all by now!
Vintage Dinosaur Art: Dinosaurs (Kingfisher My First Encyclopedia)
Right then – who remembers this one? Hopefully quite a few of you, as it was originally published in 1990 in hardback as part of the Young World series, with this paperback recycling appearing in 2…
chasmosaurs.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Another Michael Benton dinosaur book? Hard to believe we haven't covered them all by now!
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Warp drives. Orbital habitats. Space elevators. The golden age of 20th century science fiction produced dreams with some things in common — they're extensively designed, in no sense real, and possibly strangling the future.
@goldwagnathan.bsky.social on the weird platonism of sci-fi for Heat Death!
@goldwagnathan.bsky.social on the weird platonism of sci-fi for Heat Death!
The Fatal Allure of Yesterday's Tomorrows
On the dangers of seeing science fiction as a template for the future.
heat-death.ghost.io
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Warp drives. Orbital habitats. Space elevators. The golden age of 20th century science fiction produced dreams with some things in common — they're extensively designed, in no sense real, and possibly strangling the future.
@goldwagnathan.bsky.social on the weird platonism of sci-fi for Heat Death!
@goldwagnathan.bsky.social on the weird platonism of sci-fi for Heat Death!
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Autumn Leaf 2
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 127 mm.
A fiery bit of visual comfort now that winter is abruptly come.
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 127 mm.
A fiery bit of visual comfort now that winter is abruptly come.
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Autumn Leaf 2
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 127 mm.
A fiery bit of visual comfort now that winter is abruptly come.
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 127 mm.
A fiery bit of visual comfort now that winter is abruptly come.
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I'm moaning about this in public because I want everyone to realize the cost people around you without employer insurance are facing. Which is to say, >40% of Americans.
I made the mistake of deciding to sign up for health insurance via healthcare marketplace this morning, since all hope of a tax break is gone. The plan I had in 2025 will now cost $1,400/MONTH. The cheapest I can get for 2026 will be a bronze plan $973/month. I'll just be lying here like this:
Had Enough Child In Rain GIF
Alt: A child lies down dejectedly on a sidewalk in the rain.
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm moaning about this in public because I want everyone to realize the cost people around you without employer insurance are facing. Which is to say, >40% of Americans.
Once upon a time I was a nearly prolific illustrator of ancient life forms. Here's a sampling of this 🐡🎨 paleoart from the early 20's.
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Once upon a time I was a nearly prolific illustrator of ancient life forms. Here's a sampling of this 🐡🎨 paleoart from the early 20's.
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My good friend @epyon5.bsky.social is an incredible spray paint artist, but he's not on bsky much so it's my job to inform you all of the absolutely gorgeous UNCLE BABY BILLY he just created. He's taking preorders soon. 🎨
www.instagram.com/reel/DRLd4GG...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRLd4GG...
@epyon5 on Instagram: "Enjoy this time lapse of every spray painted layer needed to create the Uncle Baby Billy spray painted head on cut wood. It's fast and furious, so buckle up.
This coming Sunda...
Get an exclusive look at the making of Uncle Baby Billy's spray painted head, from start to finish. Understand the artistic vision and time required to create this unique piece of stencil art. Join th...
www.instagram.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
My good friend @epyon5.bsky.social is an incredible spray paint artist, but he's not on bsky much so it's my job to inform you all of the absolutely gorgeous UNCLE BABY BILLY he just created. He's taking preorders soon. 🎨
www.instagram.com/reel/DRLd4GG...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRLd4GG...
My good friend @epyon5.bsky.social is an incredible spray paint artist, but he's not on bsky much so it's my job to inform you all of the absolutely gorgeous UNCLE BABY BILLY he just created. He's taking preorders soon. 🎨
www.instagram.com/reel/DRLd4GG...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRLd4GG...
@epyon5 on Instagram: "Enjoy this time lapse of every spray painted layer needed to create the Uncle Baby Billy spray painted head on cut wood. It's fast and furious, so buckle up.
This coming Sunda...
Get an exclusive look at the making of Uncle Baby Billy's spray painted head, from start to finish. Understand the artistic vision and time required to create this unique piece of stencil art. Join th...
www.instagram.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
My good friend @epyon5.bsky.social is an incredible spray paint artist, but he's not on bsky much so it's my job to inform you all of the absolutely gorgeous UNCLE BABY BILLY he just created. He's taking preorders soon. 🎨
www.instagram.com/reel/DRLd4GG...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRLd4GG...
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I just really relate to Ron Trosper
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I just really relate to Ron Trosper
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🚨 BREAKING: We've added a new apparel collection! A dozen or so designs, some classics and some brand new. Available in a variety of styles and colors. Check them out! 🐡🎨
blueasterstudio.com/collections/...
blueasterstudio.com/collections/...
Apparel
Here it is: that classic Blue Aster Studio flavor in wearable form. Time to impress everyone you meet with your wardrobe filled with opossums, squirrels, vultures, turtles, and more! Our tees and swea...
blueasterstudio.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🚨 BREAKING: We've added a new apparel collection! A dozen or so designs, some classics and some brand new. Available in a variety of styles and colors. Check them out! 🐡🎨
blueasterstudio.com/collections/...
blueasterstudio.com/collections/...
Buying this
"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
November 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Buying this
Another Green World (2004 Remaster)
YouTube video by Brian Eno - Topic
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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When you go to buy from an individual creator this season please remember the price at checkout (in person or online) is not what they will see reflected in their account
Fees, immediate taxes, and future taxes cut what they would make often in half
We price for that, so please be understanding!
Fees, immediate taxes, and future taxes cut what they would make often in half
We price for that, so please be understanding!
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
When you go to buy from an individual creator this season please remember the price at checkout (in person or online) is not what they will see reflected in their account
Fees, immediate taxes, and future taxes cut what they would make often in half
We price for that, so please be understanding!
Fees, immediate taxes, and future taxes cut what they would make often in half
We price for that, so please be understanding!