RAYMOND HARRIS CHING (NEW ZEALAND, b.1939)

RAYMOND HARRIS CHING (NEW ZEALAND, b.1939)
Nuthatch
watercolour and bodycolour on buff artist's illustration board
20 x 21.5 cm (8 x 8 1/2 in)

Illustrated p.147 Readers Digest Book of British Birds 1969
Confirmed as an original by Ray Ching during a visit with the artist on 3rd August 2024

Raymond Ching (born 1939), also known as Raymond Harris-Ching and Ray Ching, is a New Zealand painter. Ching is known for his contemporary bird and wildlife paintings. His ornithological illustrations have appeared in books such as The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds.

Published in 1969, The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds has become the world's most successful and biggest-selling bird book, translated into over ten European languages and many, many editions in hardback and paperback. It remains in print and has had an enormous influence over both bird lovers and artists.