Marsh Palaeoart Award
The Award highlights the best piece of palaeontological artwork produced in association with a publication, press release, scientific paper or the promotion of palaeontology.
The Award recognises excellent art inspired by fossils from the British Isles. The artist must have produced the work in association with a publication, or the promotion of palaeontology in the British Isles. Illustrations for books, museums and other established science outreach are eligible for the Award, and the art form can take any medium including traditional paint or ink, digital or sculpture.
The Award recognises artwork that has been produced in the last year.
Bob Nicholls - The Primeval Clevedon Bay 2024
Bob’s work strikes the balance of being a bustling scene, full of life, without feeling staged or overcrowded. There is attention to detail in every organism, even those normally overlooked in palaeoart. The judges commented positively on the composition and lighting of the piece. The inclusion of a key made the piece educational, as well as creatively accomplished. The judges liked the fact that everything in this scene could be found in a single piece of rock from this formation. It was agreed that Bob’s work helps to engage new audiences with palaeoart, by depicting fossils that one would be able to find easily while fossil hunting. Bob is an accomplished palaeoartist, with a wealth of experience producing private commissions and educational pieces.
