Talk

Lyme Regis Fossil Festival: A DINOSAUR ART LIFE – How Painting and Sculpting Prehistoric Animals Became My Job

Sunday 14 June 2026

Listen to Bob Nicholls, freelance Palaeo-reconstruction artist as he speaks as part of Lyme Regis' Fossil Festival.

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Starts 1:30 P.M.
Adults £7.00
Under 18s £4.00

10% off for members

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Book online at any time, at the Lyme Regis Bookshop and Bridport Tourist Information Centre during normal opening hours, the Marine on Monday mornings 10 – 1, and over the phone on 01308 424901. The displayed price includes a £1 restoration levy.

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Listen to Bob Nicholls, freelance Palaeo-reconstruction artist as he speaks as part of Lyme Regis' Fossil Festival.

Bob began drawing prehistoric animals as soon as he could to hold a pencil, and today he has twenty-six years of freelance art experience.  In this talk Bob will explain his development from an obsessive young hobbyist into a full-time professional illustrator and sculptor.  He will show how his artistic workflows have changed from traditional mediums to digital methods, and finally he will talk through the inside-out palaeo-reconstruction process – fossils to skeleton, to soft tissues, to integument, and behaviour.  The talk will end with a look at Bob’s newest artworks and perhaps some Lyme Regis Fossil Festival exclusives!

The talk will be followed by a Q&A. This event is 1 hour.