Richard Johnson
My passion for birds and drawing them started when I was around nine years old. At first it was birds of prey which
most fascinated me, but growing up by the coast in the north-east of England provided the inspiration for my
interests to broaden. I was soon into all species and out birding regularly, working my local patch at every
opportunity. Art was still a major part of my life at this time, and after a course in graphic design in the early
1990’s I went on to study illustration in Maidstone, graduating in 1997. Since then I have worked on a variety of
projects from books and journals to information panels for British nature reserves. My work is included in a
forthcoming field guide to the Birds of Argentina, and I am about to start work on another South American guide,
the Birds of Bolivia.
Visit Richard Johnson's website www.stitchbird.co.uk
