Hi, my name is Øyvind M. Padron.

I'm 20 years old and live in Norway. Currently I'm working, but next year I'll study at the University of Trondheim , Norway (NTNU), where I live. After that I plan to continue with paleontology, either professionally or as an amateur.

I've always been into paleontology, as far back as I can remember. When I was a kid, my interest for dinosaurs went far beyond "T-Rex and Raptors", I already read Norman's Dinosaur Encyclopedia as an 8 year old. When Jurassic Park came out all the other kids also wanted to be interested in dinosaurs but it troubled me - because I noticed again and again that they

Recently I've been away and had little time for my interests. Now, a couple of months after I've gotten back to Trondheim, things have settled down now and I finally have time to catch up on one of my greatest interests, Paleontology.

I'd like to get into deeper discussions with others who are interested in paleontology to exchange theories and information. Currently I'm doing a new series of illustrations that are going to reflect new theories, and my own

I have no actual plans about what to do with my artistic abilities, except that if someone's interested in buying some of my work, an agreement could be made. Besides prehistoric and present animals, I've also drawn many cartoons, and have written several funny stories.

Øyvind M. Padron