Recently I reconnected with a friend from Junior High School. It’s amazing and a little scary what you can find on a Google search. We had not seen or communicated with each other in over 40 years! It was great catching up. When Gary learned what I was doing with Metal Dinosaurs, he mentioned there…
Placing Pamela on her New Perch & Bug Fair Results
After completing touch ups and adding the clear coat to the Calypso blue, it was time for Pamela to take position on her Special Place. I painted Pamela’s support frame Granite grey to blend in with the new rock base. I have a large amount of pipe insulation – long painful story, but it was…
Pamela the Pachycephalosaurus’ New Pad continued plus…
After allowing the concrete to cure it was time to paint. A trip to the Camarillo Sherwin-Williams store to select the colors. This time I was working toward a granite stone look. I decided on 3 colors Gibraltar, Cyberspace and Offbeat Green. Edrees at Sherwin-Williams was very helpful in providing a second opinion on the…
Pamela the Pachycephalosaurus has a New Pad
A special place for Pamela has always been the plan. After building a raised area with dirt and sand bags, it was ready to cover with concrete. Portland Cement, Quikrete Sand (from Home Depot) and a little water will assist in creating a rock like base for Pamela to show off. My Jumbo Platform Truck…
How to Draw Dinosaurs & other Prehistoric Beasts
I have been taking Drawing Lessons using the Great Courses. The 6 DVD’s with 36 lessons has been working out wonderfully. Most tend to feel you have to be born with the talent, but it can be learned. Using simple geometric shapes circles, rectangles, triangles and ellipses can be a great start in creating a…
Dinosaurs at the Imperial Car Show
This past weekend was the 35th Annual Imperial Owners Statewide Meet held in Port Hueneme, CA this year. A great deal of preparation in weeks prior and my 1960 Imperial LeBaron 4 door Southampton was ready for show. Kevin demonstrates the swivel seats. A touch of a lever and you can easily glide to the…
Let’s Go Fly a Kite!
After another viewing of Disney’s “Saving Mr. Banks”, it was time to Go Fly a Kite. It’s a great movie about how the movie “Mary Poppins” came to be. When they sing “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” you just want to! As a kid I always purchased a Dragon Kite. I lived in Lawndale, California…
Dinosaurs in the Spotlight!
Rock style Solar Lights have been fun to use to highlight the Dinosaurs in the park for a couple of years now. I have had mixed results with the “Destination Summer” Solar Rock lights I purchased at Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBB). The set of 3 (2 small & 1 large) many stopped working after…
Finishing Pamela and more…
Final Touch-ups to the painted spikes, adjustments for overspray and clear coating completed. The original eyes were yellow and small. I had some larger green eyes that work much better with Pamela’s colors. After adding a sufficient amount of silicone glue to the center of the metal eye rings, the new eyes were inserted. Fortunately,…
Happy Easter!
Wishing You and Yours a Very Happy Easter Day Filled with Fun & Inspiration! All the EasterSaurus are out and about delivering Happiness & Treats. Do EasTer Rexes & EasteRaptors really like chocolate bunnies? Or is it a trick to see if someone will reach their hand in side their mouth for a milk chocolate…