The SETI Institute is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Cosmic Chronicles Literary Prize

Submission deadline: September 1, 2025.

The Cosmic Chronicles Literary Prize is a new initiative from the SETI Institute’s Artist in Residence (AIR) program. Cosmic Chronicles is a contest for emerging writers of all ages whose work explores questions of life, intelligence and consciousness in the universe.

For the full contest rules: https://www.seti.org/news/the-seti-institute-is-now-accepting-submissions-for-the-2025-cosmic-chronicles-literary-prize/

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Zoom in to a mountain of sauropod flesh, from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR (2023), by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press). #Brachiosaurus #Bruhathkayosaurus #Supersaurus #Argentinosaurus #Maraapunisaurus and #Mamenchisaurus

Detox Doodles!

This is a habit of drawing something every time I feel the urge to scroll unnecessarily. It helps stop the bad habit and start a new good habit of sketching daily!

This page is all about ducks, who are just silly!

This is a unique hand made cyanotype on watercolour paper (11” x 14”) with an image of grasses wildflowers with collaged lino block printed butterflies. The butterflies are both found here in Ontario: the yellow and black (with red and blue spots) Eastern tiger swallowtails (Papilio glaucus) and 1/2

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

A mountain of sauropod flesh, from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR (2023), by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press)

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

A male (leaping) & female Confuciusornis with anatomy, plumage & colouration based on fossil evidence, from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR (2023), by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press).

Who or what will be the pollinators of the future and what will or will not be pollinated?

Join me for my artist talk Thursday, June 26 at 12:00 - 1:00 EST to hear my take on this see my art about pollinators.

https://zoom.us/j/91236050990?pwd=kWFFwR71jUUW2mkmXIX5hRXxJFwKbm.1

A closer look at yesterdays new dinosaur species, Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, from the Morrison Formation. It is always a big thrill to be the first to reconstruct a new species.

Toned paper experiment with black brush pen and white gel pen! Had to draw this amazing disapproving Corgi giving epic side eye... I am judged.

I’ve created a lot of bird art in my Perpetual Journal this Spring; here are 2 species to beautify your timeline: Lesser Goldfinch & Western Bluebird. You can read more on my All About Birds Part 3 post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/all-about-birds-part-3

Committed to finishing this one in between the chaos. #art #owl #wipwednesday #birdart #sciart #drawing #artist #ArtistsOnMastodon

Here's my skeletal reconstruction of Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, from the new paper by Maidment and Barrett 2025.

I’m giving a talk tomorrow about my work about the Future of Pollination tomorrow for #ManufacturedEcosystems

You can join live or watch later if you want to hear about how I approached this and the artwork I made for the exhibit!

https://zoom.us/j/91236050990?pwd=kWFFwR71jUUW2mkmXIX5hRXxJFwKbm.1

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

The changing size and shape of Triceratops' head as it ages, from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR (2023), by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press).

Another sketchbook page with corvids! Tried out the Sailor fude 45 fountain pen, super fun!

Timelapse of my painting "Full Moon," part of the Moonlit Capybaras Collection!

Fresh watercolor #sciart in the shop. One of each artologica.etsy.com