Here is a small selection of work for various books.
Many of these plates (and others) are for sale, unframed, unmounted, postage included; contact me - timworfolk at gmail dot com.
I've worked on quite a few books over the years and still have a number of original plates for sale. If you're interested in buying an original from any of the books I've worked on, drop me a line, it may still be available.
Shrikes: A Guide to the Shrikes of the World. Lefranc & Worfolk, 1997. Pica Press.
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Grimmett, Inskipp & Inskipp. 1998. Helm.
A Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka. Harrison & Worfolk. 1999, OUP.
A Field Guide to the Birds of South East Asia. Robson, 2000. New Holland.
Cuckoos of the World. Erritzøe et al 2012. Helm.
One of my first projects as a 'professional' illustrator was a Field
Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka, written by John Harrison. I don't like
to look back at much of my earliest efforts, but this is one I'm still
fairly satisfied with. I did a lot of the plates, like this, on coloured
paper; I've never used it since.
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Marsh Terns, Little and Saunders' Terns - Sri Lanka 23x33cm £300 |
A few years ago Oxford University Press asked us for a revised edition. Predictably they weren't happy to pay for me to repaint all the plates but I did get chance to update this one, including the newly discovered Serendib Scops Owl.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HF4m_iKH2kMTjpxAL7LNIEKnX8eqxlO1uGXnWOX6tytGGC1RvUbQi9yW6VkoVuktOGD2ffprej6WMJaeTbXeAZWIGiyfu5JHwxBtxJZITPRIlxoddrlvbftHTE35uYks2ISPa6_VfTo/s1600/Sri+Lanka+plate+33.jpg) |
Small Owls, Frogmouth and Nightjars - Sri Lanka 23X33cm £350 |
Publishers always like to economise and if they can reuse illustrations, they will. When New Holland produced a Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, written by Susan Myers, they took most of the figures from their South-east Asia guide by Craig Robson. Because I'd done many of the plates for that I was asked to paint a few new birds. These next pieces are not plates as such, the figures were cut and pasted in the book alongside my older work and I certainly noticed a difference in quality.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy21rmcReinr8giC_MzoXYKFTfsQEZd6YteU3NbvvgS-8-2or2QhHR-nlp8ttzHx9Kx_mgqOaJM66Ql2XnL5yrgQNhBofw9QWo0QXhVRAjByGaXt11zRh2NI3ksXoYBidgq0mvs05Cp3E/s1600/birds+of+borneo+barbets+and+woodpeckers+etc.jpg) |
Barbets and Woodpeckers - Borneo Not for sale |
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Nightjars, Frogmouths and Swifts - Borneo Not for sale |
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Parrotfinch and Munias - Borneo Not for sale |
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Australian Pratincole - Borneo Not for sale |
Next a couple of plates from the Helm Cuckoos monograph.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDd0d-F3RYbbN313NoFpeQX40Kr4MFx6O1-ceBqtdWBkEByNZ289TGUlAqlvdxaRwDq-MlCQIpgfOJ6CDn6DfGbSVSoDTvMooS80h4_gWsdjqpJgEuzWzC6wUcHu-dj__cmQV0RcAirw/s1600/cuckoos+plate+20.jpg) |
Malkohas and small Neotropical Cuckoos Sold |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CeHp0w5J9hWmnqtPrZa1gCWVEXd5kF21JogMweKgltGPJF3Yzu7WcZWE9UqXJ8Pi-mHyCaYc2XL-3B7OhWcXd0Zw6gQr4dAz2BHkACLvk4XW-Hs84QoyaJb1xPS62haYpBuZM5Oi-Zc/s1600/cuckoos+plate+34.jpg) |
Neotropical Cuckoos 23x33cm £350 |
I mentioned elsewhere the sadly defunct China field guide project; here are a few plates that never saw the light of day.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuK1Xgf5ISlnDpLF5MzMmgUQWJEw2sVgtETOeoZbzttyVmG1C82MvoPbPQH1FHuGm-BLguNY8CZncosZqGbXiAur10st-qMMVH_jLKfjq1A9ZQHwMV59JgoZt34gd7KLpHbKUEhoCc-0Q/s1600/Birds+of+China+pittas+etc.jpg) |
Broadbills and Pittas - Birds of China Not for sale |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u0133itUhhLkvN3uVfeisAqjD2CM1VDZ0UC99HYLvMCSvN4BoHBOxB2HiIhuW02gDi3ivcColjHip9FiTkhP2nqlELvTDWYtalOwvQjMP1n16PFY2wFpn2DHJWWWv3GYBo7wr85yDC4/s1600/Birds+of+China+larks+etc.jpg) |
Larks - Birds of China Not for sale |
Next two of the shrike plates, which may be of interest. These are labelled as they might yet be used in an updated Shrikes of the World.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlod5KUrtJLcvxJ9FauAALlzG1WJnlwUpuDOsMCXZwZRJkVAOH1fJWg3iAYYrSfMulVykFu7idxt43f2cXQc1lTAOSOdxg_rjHr17cKahty59tcOWDoWUsC-fa4WUHMC28eAaKYBTR1w/s1600/Birds+of+China+grey+shrikes+etc.jpg) |
Grey Shrikes - Birds of China Not for sale |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiCl1DKwbQqYwEfF0Jv2c_Qoh2fZy_d5jUwCPzigB70KLI9fuJguSKyASVo0yMW1FTtTNLmVI5JR79ifS-Xeq4mYd4e56We1gCTI4TRx2RThGxvJBWZhWgrTv8Cn3uzTzoSYOuWDwHt8/s1600/Birds+of+China+cristatus+complex+shrikes.jpg) |
Smaller shrikes - Birds of China Not for sale |
Last for now, a cover illustration for Avian Survivors by Clive Finlayson, these were designed to go on the spine.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbItJpB0vaifhri4RLAW5enB8xzK8nVArSxQVj2qgDsC_0r1hyScq5M26w-5VfxQ1jMb2nrhHFn8kQB6RT6q612JCSb-oCe5yYxYj9sDm0tR4QBDYSTrfVT1CfwuJhwvx-x4Xh-L8lpf0/s1600/crag+martins.jpg) |
Crag Martins Sold |
I recently bought "Shrikes of the world". I really like your artwork. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteHi David, thanks, good of you to say so.
ReplyDeleteHi Tim, I noticed your name is recorded as one of the illustrators for the Wildlife Guide Malaysia published in 2008 by New Holland Publishers. ISBN: 10987654321
ReplyDeleteI'm based in Sabah, Borneo & I am a Forest Ranger & Expedition Leader mainly operating in a variety of national parks and forest reserves in Sabah.
I'm impressed with the artwork shown at the rear of the book & I was wondering if there is anyway
i could request for the images, or indeed gain permission to use the
images, by creating a wildlife check list for specific parks in Sabah? Of
course credits would be given etc, i noticed a variety of artists
participated & i'd be grateful for any help you may give or suggest. I've been unable to find a way to contact you, therefore i thought i'd post here. Hope you don't mind.
shaun@borneo-outdoor-expeditions.com
Look forward to hearing from you,
Kind regards
Shaun Davies
Hi there, congratulations for your work, it's really useful and makes identification really easy! I have seen some bird illustrations on the web labelled to your name, is this one yours too? http://fabioschunck.com.br/site/en/brazilian-portuguese-pesquisa/projetos/
ReplyDeleteIf so, may I ask for the technique you used? Thanks and greetings from Chile!