Second edition including the work of more artists and with a foreword by Bill Oddie published 2004 “This is a fully revised and updated new version of a popular RSPB handbook to the art and joy of drawing birds. John Busby beautifully conveys his own remarkable ability to capture the grace and notion of living […]
Drawing Birds: an RSPB Guide 1st ed.
First edition published 1986 “John Busby looks at birds with the eye of a birdwatcher and artist, and explains his techniques with the ease and enthusiasm of the expert teacher. The book is divided into six sections. The introductory chapter describes some of the ways artists have looked at birds in the past and […]
Mural Notes by the Artist
St Columba’s Mural Notes by the Artist “The mural was painted in 1959 in place of the original stained glass window, bricked up in 1957. Mark Kemp instigated the original idea and the theme of the painting, though changes were made as the design progressed, under the guidance and encouragement of the new Rector, George […]
Christ in Glory – mural
This magnificent mural in the Scottish Episcopal Church of St Columbas-by-the-Castle in Edinburgh was painted by John Busby in the late 1950’s. Some digging in the National Records of Scotland office brought to light the vestry minutes at the time the mural was commissioned and a Church Newsletter from April 1981 was unearthed which had […]
Birds of Mallorca
A guide for the birder or naturalist embarking on a holiday in Mallorca with illustrations of the island by the author. It examines all parts of Mallorca with regional accounts from the Salinas de Levant’s saltpans in the south, to the northern Sierras and the coast and back lanes of Cala D’Or. Pat Bishop, with […]
Commissioning of the mural in St Columba’s by the Castle 1959
Notes from the Vestry minutes 1957-1960 With the stained glass in the original East Window of St Columba’s in a very poor state of repair, the church considered three options: to repair the glass (at the huge cost of £500), to fill in the windows making a complete East wall for a mural or wooden […]
John Busby Seabird Drawing Course
The John Busby Seabird Drawing Course runs annually in June based near North Berwick in East Lothian. Now led by Darren Woodhead, plus tutors Kittie Jones, Nik Pollard and Pascale Rentsch, it is open to anyone with an interest in drawing nature in the field whether a keen amateur or established artist. Be inspired by […]