… must be better than viewing online, right? A selection of the mounted originals are still available to see in the gallery until the new year several of which are not on our website. Do take the opportunity to see them face to face while you can.
Pictures
All Hallows Eve
This haunting drawing of a Barn Owl is an illustration from “Birds by Night” by Graham Martin. John was asked for ‘an owl on a skull’ for the frontispiece, but countering that that was a very unlikely combination to be found in nature, offered this picture. The Barn Owl, full of life, perches on a […]
Rock pools and the coast
The North Sea coastline of East Lothian has the most interesting layers of coloured rocks: sandstones, limestones and red conglomerate rocks with lines of quartz and basalt lava from the volcanic activity of many million years ago. John had a fascination with rock pools since childhood. He has written about it several times in his […]
Visions of Nature Exhibition
We were delighted to be take part in Gallery Q’s exhibition “Visions of Nature” in their gallery at 160 Nethergate, Dundee. Gallery Q So lovely to see these pictures on the wall rather than on a screen; one can really appreciate the subtleties of colour and line when close to the originals. I do urge […]
A lucky find
I was recently contacted by someone asking for more details about a picture they had found by a bin, liked a lot, and taken home. It was nicely framed but not showing a signature on the front, luckily it had a small label stuck on the back saying that the artist was John Busby and […]
New exhibition June and July 2023
It was a lovely exhibition and I do hope you were able to see it. Some of the pictures sold I have put in the Recently Sold gallery, and I hope to start a new gallery of Framed Pictures soon so that you can see the others. —————- We’re just in the last stages of […]
Searching for otters
A recent request for ‘any little pencil drawings of otters not already on the website’ saw me in the studio gingerly opening the drawer marked “Mostly mammals”. As I have written before, John had several chests of architect’s plan drawers to accommodate sketches, unframed watercolours, old illustrations and the like. Although shallow at only about […]
Interesting juxtapositions 1
It’s off to a new owner! The sale of this picture has brought back happy memories of visiting the Old Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh with Dad. On the Royal Mile, deep in Edinburgh’s Old Town this gloriously higgledy-piggledy museum was one of a kind. I remember the small rooms piled high with toys on […]
New Additions
Here are some of the newest additions to the website – enjoy! Those with a BUY NOW button are available from our online shop. The others won’t be far behind but please contact us to discuss options, particularly if you need international delivery. click on picture for details
Jordan bird illustrations
In 1995 John was asked to illustrate the then definitive guide to birding in Jordan, Ian J Andrews’ Birds of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Full of photos by the author, John’s illustrations add a depth of interest and drew on his experience of the country in the 1970’s and 1990’s. As always his illustrations show […]