Date: Friday, June 6, 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Montana Natural History Center
Cost: Free!

Come and join paleontologist and artist Jason Poole for a live drawing and illustration session, where he’ll share tips and tricks for drawing dinosaurs, fossils, and other wild creatures. First Friday guests are invited to participate and practice new learned skills and enjoy an exhibit featuring Jason’s artwork. Jason is also signing copies of his education and coloring book, Dinosaurs Behaving Badly.

Curious artists, illustrators, and wildlife enthusiasts of all ages are welcome!

Drinks and light refreshments provided.

About Jason C. Poole: Jason has worn many hats, Adjunct Professor of Paleontology, Scientific Illustrator, art teacher, and Paleontology field instructor. Jason has excavated dinosaurs on three continents, including Africa, South and North America. Paralititan, Dreadnoughtus and Suuwassea are three dinosaurs worked on by Poole, all were new to science when discovered and two of which are supermassive titanosaurs. Poole is also a Paleontological Artist who has published in National Geographic and whose art work appears in many museum and private collections.

Jason resides in Missoula Montana and can often be found sketching in the studio and the great outdoors.