Wayne McLoughlin
Wayne McLoughlin | |
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| Born | 1944 |
| Died | 2015 (aged 70–71) |
Wayne McLoughlin (1944–2015) was a Welsh artist who dedicated his drawings to nature. He was most known for his cover art in Erin Hunter's Warriors and Seekers series.
Early life and education
[edit]As a child, McLoughlin enjoyed exploring Hampstead Heath, London, and later, the swamps of northern Florida. Fascinated by nature, he often recorded his experiences in sketches and paintings.
McLoughlin served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War before studying both Fine Art and Anthropology at San Diego State University.
Career
[edit]He first worked on creating illustrated humor parodies for national magazines, including Esquire, Omni, Yankee, and National Lampoon.[citation needed] Beginning in 1989, McLoughlin created a series of satirical adds for American Cowboy magazine.[1] He also published humorous musings and artwork in Field & Stream magazine.[2][3]
He illustrated for Citibank, Ford Motor Company, IBM, Motorola, Adidas, Texaco, MasterCard, the National Geographic Society, Audubon, Scientific American, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the Nature Museum in Grafton, Vermont. His artwork can also be found in outdoor magazines such as Sports Afield and Sporting Tales,[4] as well as many books and publications that focus on animals and aspects of nature, such as the bestselling Warriors and Seekers novel series.
The Internet Speculative Fiction Database credits McLoughlin with the cover art of dozens of books.[5]
Illustrated books
[edit]- Voices of the Wild by Jonathan London (1993, Crown)[6][7]
- Master Elk and the Mountain Lion by Jonathan London (1995, Crown)[8][9]
- Dunphy, Madeleine (1996). Here is the Wetland. Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN 978-0-7868-2136-5.
- Fireflies by Alice Hoffman (1997)[10]
- Libby, Larry (2001). Someday heaven. Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-70105-7.
Personal life
[edit]He lived with his wife, Jackie, in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Their daughter, Allison, lives in New Hampshire with her husband, Christopher Judkins.[11] Wayne died at age 71 in 2015.
References
[edit]- ^ Orr, Cathy (November 2005). "Laughing at Life". American Cowboy: 72.
- ^ McLoughlin, Wayne (August 1989). "Bassin' for Bucks". Field & Stream: 18.
- ^ McLoughlin, Wayne (August 1992). "The Improved Whitetail". Field & Stream: 18.
- ^ "Wayne McLoughlin". Blue Loon Fine Arts. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Wayne McLoughlin at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ^ "VOICES OF THE WILD". Kirkus Reviews. 1 October 1993.
- ^ Ericson, Joann H. (1994). "Books for children--Voices of the Wild by Jonathan London and illustrated by Wayne McLoughlin". Childhood Education. 70 (3): 172.
- ^ "MASTER ELK AND THE MOUNTAIN LION". Kirkus Reviews. 1 October 1995.
- ^ Volkerding, Rebecca (18 January 2002). "Book review of 'Master Elk and the Mountain Lion'". The Southeast Missourian.
- ^ "FIREFLIES". Kirkus Reviews. 1 September 1997.
- ^ "Wayne McLoughlin". HarperCollins. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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