Tyler Keillor’s Paleoart exhibit will open on Saturday 11/20 at the Lake County Discovery Museum in Wauconda 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The exhibit demonstrates how he blends art and science to bring prehistoric creatures to life. 

Tyler writes to ESCONI, “One of the items on display is a plaque I sculpted at my art booth during the ESCONI Fossilfest 2000.”

The exhibition features Keillor’s reconstructions of various dinosaurs and prehistoric beasts, including predatory dinosaurs Rugops and Herrerasaurus, ancient fish Tiktaalik, giant prehistoric snake Sanajeh, and winged reptile Ramphorynchus. Text panels and captions written by Keillor shed light on his inspiration and process.

The exhibit also includes a state-of-the-art hologram of Herrerasaurus, created by Zebra Imaging. The hologram is based on a 3-D laser scan of a model made by Keillor, and features the dinosaur’s skull in skeletal form, as well as fleshed out.