Award winning artist and wildlife illustrator Chris Shields, graduated from Northwich College of Art and Design in the UK in 1973.
In 1983 after a short career in the commercial art world he followed his passion for wildlife and became a self-employed wildlife artist and illustrator.
Chris has produced to date in excess of twenty thousand wildlife illustrations in over 300 books, numerous calendars, greeting cards, posters and jigsaw puzzles. He has exhibited his paintings widely in the UK and China and has paintings in public and private collections all over the world.
As a wildlife artist & illustrator he has work published by many organizations including:
- A & C Black
- BBC Wildlife Magazine
- Harper Collins
- Random House
- Usborne Publishing
& environmental charities such as:
- WWF (The World Wide Fund for Nature)
- RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
- FSC (Field Studies Council)
- The Wildlife Trusts.
Illustrations Gallery
This section displays a vast selection of natural history illustrations all available to licence for publication. I also take commissions for any specific images you may require.
The gallery is divided into nine sections: Botanical illustrations, Bird illustrations, Fish illustrations, Mammal illustrations, Prehistoric illustrations, Reptile & Amphibian illustrations, Insect illustrations, Other invertebrate illustrations and Composite & General illustrations.
Included here is a ‘Lightbox’ section where you can save chosen images, they will remain here for your convenience should you need to come back at a later date. From the Lightbox you can also send your chosen illustrations with any comments or requests directly to me.
You will also find a very efficient and quick search facility, just key in the species name or subject you require.
So please take a browse through my illustrations, which will be increasing over the coming weeks and I look forward to hearing from you.
Paintings-Gallery
Here you will see a selection of paintings and drawings covering subjects from landscape, seascape and wildlife art to still-life, people and places. Many are available as limited edition prints on paper or canvas.
If you wish to purchase any of the original paintings, prints or illustrations, comment on anything you see on this web site or commission new artwork please email chris@chris-shields.com or use the contact facility in the ‘Favourites’ section of the illustration Gallery.
As a wildlife artist and keen naturalist I have a particular interest in moths and butterflies and always include one in each of my paintings, although they are sometimes very hard to find!
Chris Shields - Wildlife Artist & Tango Artist
From wildlife illustrator to tango artist! Another great passion of Chris’ is Tango Argentino, he has been dancing Tango for eight years and teaching it for five years. Chris taught tango in Shanghai China for two and a half years and is now teaching Tango in Manchester at the Instituto Cervantes. This passion for tango is now beginning to show itself in his paintings and so a new chapter in his career as an artist has begun!
Though still not neglecting his work as a
Wildlife Artist!
www.Chris-Shields.com
www.WildlifeArtist.eu
www.TangoArtist.co.uk
