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John Busby, Artist

Landscape and wildlife artist, illustrator and author

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Miscellaneous Book Illustrations

Some illustrations from:

  • Aig an Oir, At the Edge: SWLA artists visit Scotland’s Altantic Oakwoods, Robert Burton, publ. Landford 2005
  • Birds in your Garden : Tony Soper and Roger Lovegrove, publ. Guild 1989
  • Birds of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Ian Andrews 1995
  • Drawn to the Forest: Society of Wildlife Artists in the New Forest, Robert Burton, publ. Wildlife Art Gallery 2001
  • On the Rocks: J Bryan Nelson, publ. Langford 2013
  • The Penguins: Tony D Williamns, publ. OUP 1995
  • Portrait of a Living Marsh: Robin D’Arcy Shillcock, publ. Inmerc BV 1993
  • Tigers: Artists for Nature in India, Nicholas Hammond, Wildlife Art Gallery 2000
    Garden birds, June
    initialled watercolour 1989 26 x 19 cm £400 original illustration for Birds in your Garden June's Chapter
    Book cover design for Birds in your Garden
    initialled watercolour 25 x 17 cm in mount 40x30cm £400 original for cover of Birds in your Garden
    Boxing Hares
    unsigned watercolour 16 x 17 cm (in mount 30cm sq) £150 buy now original illustration from On the Rocks by Bryan Nelson p.176
    Chaffinch pair 1988
    Chaffinch pair 1988
    Signed watercolour 11 x 22 cm £250 buy now illustration from "Birds in your Garden" p34
    Dipper
    unsigned drawing with green wash 14 x 14 cm in mount 30cm sq £150 buy now original illustration from The Herald newspaper and in On the Rocks by Bryan Nelson p.288
    Eating and Standing Tiger Studies 1997
    Eating and Standing Tiger Studies 1997
    signed drawing 50 x 40 cm £600 original illustration from "Tigers" Artists for Nature Foundation p46
    Great Spotted Woodpecker, February
    signed watercolour 1989 20 x 19 cm £350 original illustration for Birds in your Garden February's Chapter page
    Greenfinch warning
    signed pen and wash drawing 1988 12 x 21 cm £200 original illustration from Birds in your Garden p.128
    Ground Thrush, Christmas Island
    unsigned watercolour 10 x 10 cm in mount 20cm sq £100 buy now original illustration from On the Rocks by Bryan Nelson p.118
    Guardian of Bolderwood, 2000
    Guardian of Bolderwood, 2000
    signed pencil drawing 32 x 24 cm Illustration from Drawn to the Forest £350
    Jackdaws and berry pickers by John Busby
    Jackdaws and berry pickers
    14 x 20 cm Pen and wash in mount 25 x 30 cm £130 illustration from "Birds in your Garden" p46
    Jay in tree by John Busby
    Jay in tree
    12 x 16 cm Watercolour in mount 25 x 30cm £130 buy now Illustration from 'Birds in your Garden' p28
    view of open oak woodland  with mossy boulders by John Busby
    Oakwoods, Loch Sunart 2004
    signed pencil drawing 30 x 30 cm £250 illustration from Aig an Oir, At the Edge: SWLA Artists in Scotland's Atlantic Oakwoods, Robert Burton, publ Langford Press 2005 p.150
    Red Deer stags with locked antlers on white background  by John Busby
    Red Deer stags jousting
    unsigned watercolour 15 x 23 cm Framed £300 original illustration from On The Rocks by Bryan Nelson p177
    Redwing on berries, November
    signed watercolour 1988 21 x 17 cm £400 original illustration for Birds in your Garden November's Chapter
    Rowan and Dragonfly
    unsigned pen and wash drawing 29 x 18 cm £150 illustrations from "Beinn Eighe" p.101 and 104
    large flowering pelargonium /geranium on window sill with stork nest building in background by John Busby
    Spring Arrivals Seen Through the Window 1992
    signed watercolour 37 x 25 cm £please enquire Framed Illustration from Portrait of a Living Marsh p59 WWF Poland
    Swallow feeding chicks
    unsigned watercolour 11 x 8 cm in mount 25x20cm £100 buy now original illustration from On the Rocks by Bryan Nelson p.168
    Bark Textures 2004
    Venerable oak and young birch, 2004
    signed charcoal drawing 32 x 24 cm £300 illustration from Aig an Oir, At the Edge: SWLA Artists in Scotland's Atlantic Oakwoods, Robert Burton, publ Langford Press 2005 p.94
    view through interesting tree branches of loch, boat and far side of glen by John Busby
    View Across the Water 2004
    signed watercolour 37 x 28 cm £500 Salen Woods, Sunart, Scotland's West Coast illustration from Aig an Oir, At the Edge: SWLA Artists in Scotland's Atlantic Oakwoods, Robert Burton, publ Langford Press 2005 p.32
    Waved Albatross displaying
    unsigned watercolour 18 x 22cm in mount 40cmsq £400 buy now original illustration from On the Rocks by Bryan Nelson p.50
    willow warblers wing waving display
    signed pen and wash drawing 12 x 21 cm £200 original illustration from Birds in your Garden p.41
    view of tree trunks and leaf-strewn forest floor in winter by John Busby
    Winter Trees, Bolderwood, 2000
    signed watercolour 35 x 25 cm illustration in Drawn to the Forest p4 £450
    gnarled fallen tree trunk in New Forest looking like a mystical animal by John Busby
    Woodland Creature 2000
    signed pencil drawing with pastel 32 x 25cm Illustration from Drawn to the Forest p51 £350

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