Stillness Before the Strike

This 11x14 graphite sketch captures a hauntingly intimate moment in deep prehistory: a Spinosaurus crouched low in the mire, half-submerged in a primordial swamp. Rendered entirely in graphite, the piece uses rich tonal contrasts and fine detail to evoke the creature’s textured scales, soaked and glistening with swamp water. Its elongated snout hovers inches above the surface, nostrils flaring, eyes locked—focused on something unseen just beneath the murk.

This piece invites viewers into a forgotten world, where time moves slow and danger waits in silence. It’s not just a sketch—it’s a cinematic still from a story 100 million years in the making.

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