Charles Nye 🎨🦕
@thepaintpaddock.bsky.social
Illustrator specializing in paleoart and marine mammals 🦕🐋 • PhD candidate @ Oregon State University; conservation genomics & eDNA 🧬 • 🚫 No to GenAI • [email protected] for inquiries • 🇵🇭🇺🇸
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baby asian elephant from memory
November 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
baby asian elephant from memory
My newest interpretation of #Therizinosaurus. Certainly, the best of the mega theropods ;)
October 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
My newest interpretation of #Therizinosaurus. Certainly, the best of the mega theropods ;)
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I don’t want to generate or receive an email, document, manuscript, PowerPoint deck, post it note, grocery list, novel, film, or hit list that has been generated with AI.
I write because I love writing. I love writing even when I'm struggling with a writing problem that is killing me. Finding a way through that problem is both intensely rewarding and also helps me become a better writer. There is no reason for me to ever outsource that.
there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually
October 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I don’t want to generate or receive an email, document, manuscript, PowerPoint deck, post it note, grocery list, novel, film, or hit list that has been generated with AI.
I need to finish all episodes of the new Walking with Dinosaurs, but so far it’s got quite a range of highs and lows.
And also…chat, is there perhaps a faint echo of a paintpaddock piece in contemporary paleomedia?
And also…chat, is there perhaps a faint echo of a paintpaddock piece in contemporary paleomedia?
May 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I need to finish all episodes of the new Walking with Dinosaurs, but so far it’s got quite a range of highs and lows.
And also…chat, is there perhaps a faint echo of a paintpaddock piece in contemporary paleomedia?
And also…chat, is there perhaps a faint echo of a paintpaddock piece in contemporary paleomedia?
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Introducing Mosura fentoni, a new radiodont from the #BurgessShale.
Paper here: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2…
Thi#fossilil species has 3 eyes, spiny claws, wing-shaped swimming flaps, and a unique abdomen-like body region.
Paper here: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2…
Thi#fossilil species has 3 eyes, spiny claws, wing-shaped swimming flaps, and a unique abdomen-like body region.
May 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Introducing Mosura fentoni, a new radiodont from the #BurgessShale.
Paper here: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2…
Thi#fossilil species has 3 eyes, spiny claws, wing-shaped swimming flaps, and a unique abdomen-like body region.
Paper here: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2…
Thi#fossilil species has 3 eyes, spiny claws, wing-shaped swimming flaps, and a unique abdomen-like body region.
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Who knew a fish could express "What the fuck was that?" with such ease.
May 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Who knew a fish could express "What the fuck was that?" with such ease.
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trying to switch off the AI bloatware that has been pinned to the top of every single menu in every single app
April 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
trying to switch off the AI bloatware that has been pinned to the top of every single menu in every single app
Many of my colleagues view the story and fate of #Keiko the orca as a failure. I think this underplays the effort and hard work of many smart, passionate people.
We learned a lot about cetacean rehabilitation. Keiko got the dignity of passing away in his home waters, far from his tiny tank.
We learned a lot about cetacean rehabilitation. Keiko got the dignity of passing away in his home waters, far from his tiny tank.
April 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Many of my colleagues view the story and fate of #Keiko the orca as a failure. I think this underplays the effort and hard work of many smart, passionate people.
We learned a lot about cetacean rehabilitation. Keiko got the dignity of passing away in his home waters, far from his tiny tank.
We learned a lot about cetacean rehabilitation. Keiko got the dignity of passing away in his home waters, far from his tiny tank.
Moisturized, thriving, in my lane, 130 million years ago ✨ #Amargasaurus #sciart
April 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Moisturized, thriving, in my lane, 130 million years ago ✨ #Amargasaurus #sciart
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I mean, seriously. Was ever an animal more aptly named? It looks like a guardian forest spirit.
March 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I mean, seriously. Was ever an animal more aptly named? It looks like a guardian forest spirit.
Henry the T. rex returns with a new look and coffee cup! 🦖
March 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Henry the T. rex returns with a new look and coffee cup! 🦖
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NEW EPISODE! 🦕
Ellen is joined by paleoartist and marine biologist @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social for a review of the ancient giants that towered over the late Jurassic world: Brachiosaurus! Check it out wherever you get podcasts!
Ellen is joined by paleoartist and marine biologist @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social for a review of the ancient giants that towered over the late Jurassic world: Brachiosaurus! Check it out wherever you get podcasts!
March 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NEW EPISODE! 🦕
Ellen is joined by paleoartist and marine biologist @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social for a review of the ancient giants that towered over the late Jurassic world: Brachiosaurus! Check it out wherever you get podcasts!
Ellen is joined by paleoartist and marine biologist @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social for a review of the ancient giants that towered over the late Jurassic world: Brachiosaurus! Check it out wherever you get podcasts!
March 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
March 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I know we’re tired of the politics talk, but I just need to rant.
International friends, stop accusing every American you meet as being complicit in Trump’s bullshit. This happened to me in Australia & I had no real outlet for it at the time, and now I’m seeing it happen increasingly to others.
International friends, stop accusing every American you meet as being complicit in Trump’s bullshit. This happened to me in Australia & I had no real outlet for it at the time, and now I’m seeing it happen increasingly to others.
March 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I know we’re tired of the politics talk, but I just need to rant.
International friends, stop accusing every American you meet as being complicit in Trump’s bullshit. This happened to me in Australia & I had no real outlet for it at the time, and now I’m seeing it happen increasingly to others.
International friends, stop accusing every American you meet as being complicit in Trump’s bullshit. This happened to me in Australia & I had no real outlet for it at the time, and now I’m seeing it happen increasingly to others.
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March 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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JUST OUT!!! Happy to announce my first publication, coauthored with @davehone.bsky.social, Tim Gomes, and Joseph Peterson. Meet Infernodrakon hastacollis - a new name for the azhdarchid from the Hell Creek Formation! Life restoration by @jhemiptera.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
JUST OUT!!! Happy to announce my first publication, coauthored with @davehone.bsky.social, Tim Gomes, and Joseph Peterson. Meet Infernodrakon hastacollis - a new name for the azhdarchid from the Hell Creek Formation! Life restoration by @jhemiptera.bsky.social
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Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals.
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests
New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies
scim.ag
February 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals.
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
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With an overwhelming amount of submissions, your donations for the #ArtemisPaleozoo's first Bug-Off Valentine's Fundraiser were a smashing success! Raising upwards of $10,000, we are thankful for the many (and we mean many) names our guest's submitted. 🪱🍏
Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️
Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️
February 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
With an overwhelming amount of submissions, your donations for the #ArtemisPaleozoo's first Bug-Off Valentine's Fundraiser were a smashing success! Raising upwards of $10,000, we are thankful for the many (and we mean many) names our guest's submitted. 🪱🍏
Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️
Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️
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So glad for people to get to see some of the animals I've spent the past couple of years looking after! I had the wonderful opportunity to design the looks of many of the species, and have worked on each animal in detail across the VFX process.
Walking with Dinosaurs premieres later in 2025!
Walking with Dinosaurs premieres later in 2025!
January 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
So glad for people to get to see some of the animals I've spent the past couple of years looking after! I had the wonderful opportunity to design the looks of many of the species, and have worked on each animal in detail across the VFX process.
Walking with Dinosaurs premieres later in 2025!
Walking with Dinosaurs premieres later in 2025!
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Hi new followers! I love creating illustrations and infographics to share information, especially when it comes to killer whales. Here is a recent one I made covering killer whales of the Gulf
of Mexico (and that’s the only name I’ll ever call it 😉)
of Mexico (and that’s the only name I’ll ever call it 😉)
January 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Hi new followers! I love creating illustrations and infographics to share information, especially when it comes to killer whales. Here is a recent one I made covering killer whales of the Gulf
of Mexico (and that’s the only name I’ll ever call it 😉)
of Mexico (and that’s the only name I’ll ever call it 😉)