Bringing Up 'Saur Subjects

Hi!  My name is Rick Spears (no, not the comic book writer) and I have been drawing and sculpting for as long as I can remember. I am fortunate to have a career where I can continue to be creative in 2 and 3 dimensions!

My work is representational and usually within the realm of Natural History.  You know how most little kids go through a dinosaur phase?  Well, I never grew out of mine.  I don't know what it is about dinosaurs that I find so fascinating, but do I ever!  I really enjoy drawing and making models of prehistoric creatures as they may have looked in life.  No matter how much one can glean from the fossil record, there is still a lot of guesswork involved in making restorations of extinct animals...  say, maybe that's what I find so intriguing...

I also like cryptozoology: the study of "hidden animals" such as Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. Again, maybe the attraction comes from piecing together what is known about a mysterious animal, then adding one's own speculative scientific plausibility, or SSP*, to create an image of said animal. 

                                                 ( *Not to be confused with Kenner's SSP Racer toys from the 70s )