Nautalistoid is a 36" by x 48" multi-media acrylic 3-D painting of a fossil known as an Ammonite. Ammonites in nature occur if the fossil record as large as three feet or more across but when found they weigh several hundred pounds. Often they can't be removed from where their found without damage and can't be cross-sectioned due to the fact that there are no saws large enough to do the job.  Using earthen material, native dyes (when possible) and examples of smaller ammonites that have been cross-sectioned for inspiration, I have created a representation of how the majesty of a three foot cross-sectioned ammonite might present and in a version that can be placed on a wall and enjoyed.

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