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About the Artist

Richard Hanna

attended both Public and Private Schools
awarded an Associate in Arts (Ceramics) and Sciences (Geology}
from Mountain View College,
Dallas, Texas
May 16, 1986
I have been smitten with the Palaeontology bug since the "Sinclare" dinosaur exhibit came through Dallas when I was 5 years old. I can still see the huge "Brontosaur" and "T-Rex" in all their fiber-glass glory in the late sixties. Needless to say I collected TONS of 'fossils' that summer and in the years that followed.

I started sculpting during the summer of 1987
My first works were all in 1/35th scale
since one of my favorite hobbies (other than fossil hunting) is building scale models. I have been a member of I.P.M.S.for almost 20 years and have won over 300 local and regional awards for my scale models , 1/6th and 1/35th scale sculptures.

In 1990 I realized most of us would never be able to collect or even touch fossils like those found in Solnhofen(some even have armed guards) so I decided to make my own. I studied my references and bought more, you can never have enough Dinosaur books. On the Preceeding pages are some of the results. All shown are available as either ceramic or resin casts, very limited production, hand finished, signed and numbered
by Richard Hanna

It's me out looking for fossils !!!!