Martin Woodcock

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Martin Wedgwood Woodcock (born January 14, 1935 in Sidcup , Kent , † February 24, 2019 in North Norfolk ) was a British animal illustrator.

life and work

Influenced by Archibald Thorburn and George Edward Lodge , Woodcock taught himself to draw. From 1974 he worked as a professional animal illustrator. In 1975 his first work was published by Collins Publishing under the title A Field Guide to the Birds of South-east Asia . From 1983 he worked as a freelance artist and author. In 1986 Woodcock became a member of the Society of Wildlife Artists . In January 1994 he became president of the African Bird Club, an organization dedicated to the protection of the African avifauna. From 1982 to 2004 he worked as an illustrator for the standard work The Birds of Africa . Woodcock had depicted over 3000 species of birds on 550 color panels. He mainly worked with watercolors , gouache and oil paints .

Woodcock died on February 24, 2019 of complications from cancer that was diagnosed in 2018.

Works (selection)

  • A field guide to the birds of South-East Asia: covering Burma, Malaya, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Hong Kong, 1975
  • Collins handguide to the birds of Britain and Europe (with Hermann Heinzel ), 1978
  • Handguide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, 1980
  • Collins Gem Birds, 1980
  • The Birds of Africa (1982-2004) (Volumes 1 to 7)
  • The Birds of Oman, 1982
  • The Cotingas, 1982
  • Estrildid Finches of the World, 1982 (with Derek Goodwin )
  • Handguide to the Birds of Britain and Europe, 1985
  • Birds, 1986 (German: Vögel, 1994)
  • The Concise Guide to Birds, 1990
  • The Hornbills: Bucerotiformes, 1995 (with Alan C. Kemp )
  • Collins Birds of India, 1995
  • Pittas, broadbills and asities, 1996 (with Frank Lambert )
  • Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 4 - Sandgrouse to Cuckoos, 1997
  • Birds of Liberia, 1998 (with Wulf Gatter )
  • Nightjars and their Allies: The Caprimulgiformes, 2001
  • Illustrated Checklist Birds of South East Asia, 2009
  • Safari Sketchbook, 2010
  • Cuckoos of the World, 2012 (with Johannes Erritzøe )

literature

  • Nicholas Hammond: Modern Wildlife Painting . Pica Press, 1998. ISBN 187-340-355-0 , p. 235.
  • Andrew Richford: Obituary. Martin Wedgwood Woodcock, 14 January 1935-24 February 2019 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 139 (2), 2019, pp. 90-92

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personal data
SURNAME Woodcock, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Woodcock, Martin Wedgwood (full name); Woodcock, Martin W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British animal illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Sidcup , Kent
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 2019
Place of death North Norfolk