Alan Harris (bird illustrator)
Alan John Harris (born April 10, 1957 in Epping , Essex ) is a British bird illustrator.
Life
Harris has been a bird ringer since 1973 . In 1978 he became a member of the Rye Meads Vogelberinger Commission. In 1980 he received a Bachelor of Arts in graphic design from Middlesex Polytechnic . He then began his career as a freelance bird illustrator. In 1982 he was named Bird Illustrator of the Year by the British Birds magazine. Since 1988 he has been the artistic collaborator of this magazine. In 1989 he was a jury member for the Bird Illustrator of the Year competition . Harris undertook numerous field studies for his illustrations, which took him mainly to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Influenced by Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, Robert Gillmor , Peter Hayman , David Morrison Reid Henry , Robert Bateman and Lars Jonsson he makes his drawings with watercolors , gouache and acrylic . He is also an admirer of the bird illustrator David Quinn . In addition to numerous illustrations in British Birds and other magazines, Harris illustrated the books Swallows by Pete Tate (1981), A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe by John Gooders (1986), The Macmillan Guide to Bird Identification by Keith Vinicombe and Laurel Tucker , Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World by James Hancock and M. Philip Kahl (1992), Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers by Kathie Fry and C. Hilary Fry (1992), Finches and Sparrows: An Identification Guide by Peter Clement and John Davis (1993) and The Macmillan Birders's Guide to European and Middle Eastern Birds by Hadoram Shirihai and David A. Christie (1996). From 1988 to 1993 he was part of the team of illustrators for volumes five to seven of the standard work Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa by Stanley Cramp .
literature
- John E. Pemberton: Who's Who in Ornithology, Buckingham Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-9514965-8-9 , p. 169
- Nicholas Hammond: Modern Wildlife Painting. Pica Press, 1998. ISBN 187-340-355-0 : p. 229
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Harris, Alan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harris, Alan John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British bird illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Epping , Essex |