Background
Harris was born in Epping, Essex.
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Alan Harris
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After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from Middlesex Polytechnic in 1980, he began his career as a freelance bird illustrator. In 1982 he was elected Bird Artist of the Year by bird journal British Birds. Foreign his illustrations Harris undertook numerous field studies, which led him chiefly to the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
Influenced by Charles 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.
Membership
As a teenager, he became active in bird ringing, and in 1978 he became a member of Rye Meads bird ringing commission. Since 1988 he has been a member of the artistic staff of this magazine. In 1989 he was a jury member of the competition Bird Artist of the Year.
