Archelon, the giant prehistoric marine turtle (2022) Original Watercolour by Katya Shiova

In 2020, I came across a vintage photograph of the skeleton of a giant tortoise and a human standing next to it. The height of the man was hardly half the height of the skeleton. It impressed me a lot.
The photo turned out to be a mounted skeleton of fossil turtle, Archelon, which is located in the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University. Specimen is more than twelve feet long, with estimated weight of three tons. Impressive, isn't it? :)
I decided to draw a skeleton with half a plastron, because I wanted to show the bones inside the body.

Size: 29.7x42, watercolor on paper

Every paleo artwork is hand drawn watercolor illustration made with paints Horadam Schmincke and Ukrainian fine art supplies brand Rósa Gallery on a french watercolor paper 300 g/m².
All artworks are unique and one of a kind.

Materials used:

watercolour

Details:

• Watercolour on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 42 x 29.7 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 40 x 28cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Illustrative
• Subject: Animals and birds