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Landscape and wildlife artist, illustrator and author

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Recently SOLD

Looking for a picture that is no longer in the galleries?  Someone else might have got to it first!

Starlings in a wind, Orkney
signed watercolour 20 x 27 cm (in mount 33 x 40 cm) SOLD Text under mount reads, "These are the Zetland subspecies - darker and less spotted than on the mainland. Starlings are the commonest land birds on Orkney"
Glen Quoich, Mar estate by John Busby
Glen Quoich, Mar estate
pen and wash drawing 31 x 24.5 cm SOLD illustration from Scotland's Nature in Trust p2, signed, 1998
Fan-tailed Warbler
unsigned watercolour 10 x 11 cm SOLD
Corn Bunting singing
unsigned watercolour 9 x 7 cm in mount 20cm sq SOLD original illustration from On the Rocks by Bryan Nelson p.171
Fan-tailed Warbler by John Busby
Fan-tailed Warbler
12 x 10 cm Watercolour in mount 25 x 20 cm SOLD
House Martins collecting mud by John Busby
House Martins collecting mud
14 x 20 cm Pen and wash in mount 25 x 30cm SOLD
King penguin brooding young by John Busby
King penguin brooding young
pen and wash 17 x 17 cm SOLD Illustration from The Penguins
Roosting red footed Boobies with relaxed drooping wings against blue sky by John Busby
Red-footed Boobies roosting
watercolour, unsigned 23 x 14 cm in A4 mount SOLD
Landscape Remembered, Rackwick Bay Orkney 2007
Landscape Remembered, Rackwick Bay Orkney 2007
signed oil on canvas 70 x 91 cm SOLD
Fulmar chasing a Peregrine, Harris
watercolour 15 x 20 in mount 25 x 30 SOLD
Crab plovers by John Busby
Crab plovers
14 x 20 cm pen and wash in mount 25 x 30 cm SOLD
view of coast from hill on Unst, Shetland by John Busby
Unst, Shetland
pen and wash drawing 24 x 20 cm SOLD illustration from Scotland's Nature in Trust p240
Lapwing by John Busby
Lapwing
18 x 18 cm initialled Pen and wash in mount 30cm sq SOLD
Dunlins by John Busby
Dunlins
12 x 19 cm Pen and wash in mount 25 x 30 cm SOLD
Ravens standing over dead mouse by John Busby
Ravens and dead mouse
unsigned pen and wash drawing 13x19cm in mount 30 x 25cm SOLD Brown-necked Ravens, illustration from "The birds of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan" p150
Brown Noddy Terns, Aldabra Lagoon
signed* pen and wash 14 x 23 cm SOLD *signed on back illustration from Lines from Nature p.25
Red-necked Phalarope, female swimming in still water by John Busby
Red-necked Phalarope, female
11 x 13 cm Pen and wash in mount 20 x 25cm SOLD illustration from "Birds of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan" p 90
Young Gannet
unsigned drawing 20 x 14 cm (in mount 30x25) SOLD illustration from Lines from Nature p.54
Mistle Thrush by John Busby
Mistle Thrush 1981
9 x 13 cm signed pen and wash in mount 20 x 25 cm SOLD
Sparrowhawk and prey
unsigned drawing 13 x 17 cm in mount 25x30cm SOLD
Curlew and Redshank, Aberlady
signed drawing 24 x 25 cm in mount 40x40cm SOLD
Two Red Kite chicks
unsigned drawing 11 x 17 cm SOLD original illustration from Lines from Nature p.117
Merlin pair
unsigned drawing 9 x 15 cm SOLD original illustration from Lines from Nature p.113
Siskin
11 x 13 cm initialled Pen and wash in mount 20 x 25cm SOLD
one twite sitting on barbed wire and three flying in background by John Busby
Twite
13 x 11 cm Pen and wash in mount 20 x 25 cm £100 buy now
Juvenile Golden Eagle head
unsigned watercolour 11 x 15 cm in mount 20 x 25cm SOLD
Cranes by John Busby
Cranes
18.5 x 12 cm Pen and wash in mount 30 x 25 cm SOLD
standing Ringed Plover on shoreline with flying swallow by John Busby
Ringed Plover and Swallow
11 x 16 cm Watercolour in mount 25 x 20 cm SOLD
Blackbuck and bee-eaters
unsigned pen and wash drawing 10 x 11.5 cm in mount 20cm sq SOLD
Gannets Bowing 2002 by John Busby
Gannets Bowing 2002
signed watercolour 30 x 25cm SOLD
Slender-billed Gull
unsigned watercolour 13 x 13 cm SOLD illustration from Lines from Nature p.43
Inky Crane 1994
signed ink drawing 10 x 20 cm in A4 mount SOLD
Loch Lomond by John Busby
Loch Lomond
pen and wash drawing 30 x 23 cm SOLD illustration from Scotland's Nature in Trust p170
Heron and Gulls, Baron's Haugh 1990
Heron and Gulls, Baron's Haugh Reserve
signed watercolour 1990 28 x 23 cm SOLD
Osprey flying off with fish in talon by John Busby
Osprey
16 x 12cm Watercolour in mount 25 x 30 cm SOLD
Pintails on water, one dabbling with upturned tail by John Busby
Pintails
12 x 19cm initialled Pen and wash in mount 30 x 25cm SOLD
Pygmy Owl sitting in pine tree by John Busby
Pygmy Owl, Bern Tierpark
Watercolour, signed, 1992 11 x 10 cm in mount 20 x 25cm SOLD
Red-footed Booby and Chick on nest
Red-footed Booby and Chick
unsigned watercolour 11 x 20 cm SOLD
Smew reflections
15 x 12.5 cm initialled Drawing in mount 25 x 20cm SOLD
Snow buntings
watercolour 10 x 21 cm (in A4 mount) SOLD original illustration from Land Marks & Sea Wings p71
Little Terns on the shore by John Busby
Little Terns on the shore
watercolour, initialled 14 x 28 cm SOLD
Desert Horned Lark
signed watercolour 12 x 17cm (in A4 mount) SOLD original illustration from On the Rocks p.159
Gannet and chick 1993
Gannet and chick 1993
signed drawing 18 x 25 cm SOLD
Hollyhock and Bee
unsigned drawing 21 x 10 cm in A4 mount SOLD original illustration from On the Rocks by Bryan Nelson p.5
Highland Cattle, Canna by John Busby
Highland Cattle, Canna
Drawing 8 x 20 cm SOLD illustration from Scotland's Nature in Trust p60
Hoot Owl, USA by John Busby
Hoot (or Little) Owl, USA
drawing, signed 1997 19 x 14 cm SOLD
Long-tailed Skua by John Busby
Long-tailed Skua
14 x 20 cm signed Pen and wash in mount 24 x 30cm SOLD
Otter, female by John Busby
Otter, female
Signed Drawing 9 x 13cm in mount 20 x 25 cm SOLD
Blue tits threatening behaviour
signed watercolour 1996 10 x 16cm (in mount 25 x 30) SOLD
Sparrowhawk and prey
signed pen and ink drawing 1988 10 x 18 cm SOLD illustration from Birds in your Garden p.140
Raven by John Busby
Raven
13 x 11 cm Drawing in mount 25 x 20cm SOLD
Nightingale by John Busby
Nightingale
12 x 11 cm watercolour in mount 25 x 20 cm SOLD
Great-crested Grebe
signed watercolour 11 x 17 cm in A4 mount SOLD original illustration from Looking at Birds p.29
Collared Dove by John Busby
Collared Dove
14 x 20 cm initialled Pen and wash in mount 25 x 30 cm SOLD
Barn Owl Study 1
unsigned drawing with some colour 14 x 10 cm SOLD original from Lines from Nature p.144
drawing of a flightless rail chick by John Busby
Flightless Rail chick
unsigned drawing 11 x 11cm illustration from On the Rocks by Bryan Nelson, p88 SOLD
Sooty Shearwaters by John Busby
Sooty Shearwaters
14 x 20 signed Drawing in mount 25 x 30 cm SOLD
Starlings
12 x 18cm initialled pen and wash in mount 20 x 25cm SOLD
Drawing of Giant Tortoise on Aldabra by John Busby
Giant Tortoise, Aldabra
signed drawing 15 x 16cm SOLD
Red-footed Booby on the nest, Aldabra
signed drawing 16 x 16cm pen and wash in mount 30cm sq SOLD
Dotterel by John Busby
Dotterel
14 x 18 cm signed Pen and wash in mount 25 x 30cm SOLD Illustration from ' Scotland's Nature in Trust' p143
Sleeping Pine Marten
signed watercolour 2004 16 x 16 cm SOLD original illustration from Lines from Nature p.157
Kittiwake Preening Studies
signed pen and wash drawing 23 x 14 cm SOLD
Sandwich Terns by John Busby
Sandwich Terns
18 x 14 cm initialled pen and wash in mount 25 x 30cm SOLD
Ringed Plover by John Busby
Ringed Plover
11 x 16 cm Watercolour in mount 25 x 30 cm SOLD
Lapwing and Ringed Plovers in a strong wind
unsigned drawing 10 x 14 cm (in mount 20 x 25 cm) SOLD
Corn Buntings, three by John Busby
Corn Buntings, three
16 x 12 cm Pen and wash in mount 25 x 20 cm SOLD
Little Awk by John Busby
Little Awk
14 x 20 cm initialled Pen and wash in mount 25 x 30cm SOLD
Red Kite flying
unsigned watercolour with some spotting on paper 9 x 9 cm SOLD original illustration from Lines from Nature p.116
Jackdaws in a Stiff Wind 2000
Jackdaws in a Stiff Wind 2000
signed watercolour 25 x 43 cm Framed SOLD
Gannets on the Bass 1987
Gannets on the Bass 1987
signed watercolour 28 x 35 cm SOLD A slightly smaller watercolour version of the iconic oil painting of the same name
Leach's Petrel by John Busby
Leach's Petrel
14 x 20 cm Pen and wash in mount 25 x 30cm SOLD
Cook Straits, New Zealand 1991
Cook Straits, New Zealand 1991
signed watercolour 26 x 35 cm SOLD Giant Petrels, Royal Albatross, Shy Mollymawk, Sooty Shearwater
Barn Owl in flight 1 by John Busby
Barn Owl in flight 1
watercolour, unsigned 8 x 16 in mount 20 x 25 SOLD
Lark Sparrow by John Busby
Lark Sparrow
9 x 13 cm signed Watercolour in mount 20 x 25 cm SOLD
Lapwings in a Spring Field
SOLD
Birds over Pinkish Estuary c2001
Birds over Pinkish Estuary c2001
oil on canvas 50 x 39 cm SOLD
Merlin, found in Orkney 1978
signed watercolour 1978 27 x 33 cm SOLD some spotting on the paper illustration from Lines from Nature p.30
Sandwich Terns and Black-headed Gull 2007
Sandwich Terns and Black-headed Gull 2007
signed watercolour 25 x 34 cm SOLD
Tufted Ducks by John Busby
Tufted Ducks
20 x 15 cm pen and wash in mount 25 x 30 cm SOLD
Swan and Pochard and Swallow
Swan and Pochard and Swallow
signed watercolour 12 x 18 cm SOLD
Dancing Cranes
Dancing Cranes
signed 32 x 20 cm SOLD
Crichton Evening 1993
Crichton Evening 1993
signed oil on canvas 36 x 46 cm SOLD
Landscape within a Granite Rock II 1988
Landscape within a Granite Rock II 1988
signed oil on canvas 86 x 110 cm SOLD The inspiration for a tapestry by the Dovecot Tapestry Company in Edinburgh
Landscape for a hunting kestrel
Landscape for a hunting kestrel
SOLD
Rainbow Landscape 1972
Rainbow Landscape
signed oil on canvas 120 x 173 cm SOLD
drawing of Giant Tortoises sheltering from the sun, Aldabra by John Busby
Giant Tortoises sheltering from the sun, Aldabra
unsigned drawing 11.5 x 22 cm illustration from On the Rocks by Bryan Nelson p.187 SOLD
Artic Terns by John Busby
Arctic Terns
15 x 20 cm initialled watercolour in mount 25 x 30cm SOLD
Inner Hebrides in Summer. Canna, with Rùm in background by John Busby
Inner Hebrides in Summer. Canna, with Rùm in background
unsigned drawing 23 x 23 cm SOLD illustration from 'Scotland's Nature in Trust' p53
Common Sandpiper by John Busby
Common Sandpiper
12 x20 cm initialled Pen and wash in mount 25 x 30 cm SOLD
Unst, ruined croft & sheep
Unst, ruined croft & sheep
unsigned drawing 20 x 23 cm SOLD Illustration from ' Scotland's Nature in Trust' p244
Corncrake by John Busby
Corncrake
9 x 13 cm initialled watercolour in mount 20 x 25 cm SOLD
Dormouse by John Busby
Dormouse
12 x 16 cm pen and wash in mount 20 x 25 cm SOLD
Goldcrest by John Busby
Goldcrest
13 x 11 cm initialled pen and wash in mount 20 x 25 cm SOLD
Hedgehog and milk bottles by John Busby
Hedgehog and milk bottles
12 x 16 cm pen and wash in mount 20 x 25 cm SOLD
Manx Shearwaters by john Busby
Manx Shearwaters
14 x 22cm initialled pen and wash in mount 25 x 30cm SOLD
Ring Ouzel, Torridon by John Busby
Ring Ouzel, Torridon
16 x 16 initialled Pen and wash in mount 30cm sq SOLD Illustration from ' Scotland's Nature in Trust' p81
Song Thrush chick by John Busby
Song Thrush chick
9.5 x 11 cm signed Drawing in mount 20 x 25 cm SOLD
Spotted Crake by John Busby
Spotted Crake
14 x 15 cm pen and wash in mount 30 cm sq SOLD
Spotted Flycatcher by John Busby
Spotted Flycatcher
13 x 11 cm initialled Drawing in mount 25 x 20 cm SOLD
The 'Argo' by John Busby
The 'Argo'
drawing 15 x 19 cm in mount 25 x 30cm SOLD the small vessel by which the artist 'escaped' from Aldabra
Blue tits threat display by John Busby
Blue tits threat display
watercolour 13 x 15 cm unsigned in mount 20 x 25 cm SOLD
Gannet greeting display by John Busby
Gannet greeting display
watercolour 12 x 17 cm unsigned, in mount A4 size SOLD
Widgeon Amongst the Rocks 2006
Widgeon Amongst the Rocks 2006
signed watercolour 18 x 18 cm SOLD
Curlews on the ground by John Busby
Curlews on the ground
initialled 14 x 20 cm pen and wash in mount 25 x 30cm SOLD
Hermit crab & Giant tortoise by John Busby
Hermit crab & Giant tortoise
unsigned drawings both 8 x 11 cm in A4 mount SOLD
Guillemot by John Busby
Guillemot
14 x 18 cm initialled Pen and wash in mount 25 x 30cm SOLD
Tropic bird & Seychelles Fody by John Busby
Tropic bird & Seychelles Fody
two drawings in brown ink unsigned 11x8 and 8x11 cm in A4 mount SOLD
Red-footed Boobies, Aldabra
Red-footed Boobies, Aldabra
signed ink drawing 12 x 17 cm SOLD
Aldabra lagoon by John Busby
Aldabra lagoon
watercolour 22 x 32cm unsigned in mount SOLD
Bog cotton and Divers by John Busby
Bog cotton and Divers
14 x 20 cm Pen and wash in mount 20 x 25cm SOLD
Jay display by John Busby
Jay display
15 x 18 cm signed Watercolour in mount 25 x 30 cm SOLD Illustration from 'Birds in your Garden' p74
Mallard rising by John Busby
Mallard rising
18 x 14 cm Pen and wash in mount 30 x 25 cm SOLD
Otter with fish by John busby
Otter with fish
13 x 11cm signed Drawing in mount 25 x 20 SOLD
Tawny Owl by John Busby
Tawny Owl
watercolour, unsigned 9 x 11 cm in mount 20 x 25cm SOLD
Long-eared Owl, watercolour by John Busby
Long-eared Owl, watercolour
watercolour unsigned 16 x 16 cm SOLD
Barn Owl in flight 2 by John Busby
Barn Owl in flight 2
watercolour unsigned 11 x 16 cm in mount 20 x 25cm SOLD
Rooks over fields by John Busby
Rooks over fields
12 x 16 cm Watercolour in mount 25 x 30 cm SOLD
Blackbird and Berries 1988
Blackbird and Berries 1988
signed drawing 12 x 16 cm SOLD
Golden Oriole by John Busby
Golden Oriole
watercolour 13 x 11 cm signed, in mount 20 x 25 cm SOLD
Humbolt penguin preening 1996
Humbolt penguin preening 1996
signed ink drawing 9 x 11 cm SOLD
Humbolt penguin calling 1996
Humbolt penguin calling 1996
signed ink drawing 8 x 14cm SOLD
Black Guillemots - 'Tysties'
Black Guillemots - 'Tysties'
signed watercolour 15 x 20 cm SOLD
Pink-footed Geese by John Busby
Pink-footed Geese
14 x 20cm initialled Pen and wash in mount 25 x 30cm SOLD
Blue-footed Boobies diving for fish 1 1999
Blue-footed Boobies diving for fish 1 1999
signed watercolour 39 x 30 cm SOLD Published in Land Marks & Sea Wings p 139
Alpine Accentor by John Busby
Alpine Accentor
14 x 15 cm signed Watercolour in 30cm sq mount SOLD
Barn Owls, young in the nest by John Busby
Barn Owls, young in the nest
16 x 16 cm Drawing in mount 30cm sq SOLD
Blue tit on the feeder by John Busby
Blue tit on the feeder
13 x 9 cm Watercolour in mount 25 x 20 cm SOLD
Quiet Estuary, 1991
Quiet Estuary, 1991
signed watercolour 12 x 15 cm SOLD
Blue-footed Boobies displaying Sold

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