Gary Bloomfield is a wildlife artist and illustrator, working primarily in ink and/or transparent watercolor and specializing in birds. He holds a bachelor’s degree in scientific illustration from Humboldt State University.

Published work appears in educational coloring books; various brochures, pamphlets, posters, maps, interpretive signs and displays, and educational and non-fiction books. His work can also be found on numerous T-shirts.
Gary is an avid birder and part-time field ornithologist. Interested in birds for about as long as he can remember, he did not actually start birding until he was nine. He has called Arcata, in northwestern California, home since 1980.

Artist’s Statement:
“I enjoy putting extensive research into my work; from personal observation in the field(birding, sketching and photographing) to comprehensive library and internet delving.”