On April 24, Brian Cooley unveiled his latest creations to a large and appreciative audience at an open house held at his studio in Airdrie, just north of Calgary, Alberta.

World reknowned dinosaur paleontologist Dr. Phil Currie was also on hand to dazzle us all with a presentation on his recent work in South America. The event was jointly sponsored by the Dinosaur Research Institute and all proceeds went directly to that non-profit organization.

The creations in question were three life size Alamosauruses. And just how big is life size? The two children, Greg and Diana, are 25ft long each while the mother, Yvonne, is a staggering 75ft long! Yeehaw! You don't get many of them in a hatchback!

A supporting cast of other smaller (but still life size!) dinos was also present along with some actual fossils, but Yvonne and her two rambunctious kids owned center stage.

The project, commissioned for the Children's Museum of Indianapolis Dinodome, was two years in the making and involved the skilled hands of several dozen artists. I had the pleasure of being one of those artists for all of three days near the conclusion of the project.

Like an idiot, I didn't bother to document the actual work in progress. Opportunity presented itself again with the open house and I leapt at the chance to come out and record the results. All I can say is, "Wow!" The dinos are amazing! Have a look at the Photo Gallery to see what I mean.

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