Land marks and sea wings
£75.00 + p&p
Medium:
hardback book
Dimensions:
30 cm x 25
cm
Condition:
new
Note:
signed
Author:
John Busby
Artist:
John Busby
Publisher:
Lavenham
Published:
2005
Pages:
160
ISBN:
0 9526 2369 2
Quote:
"In April
2000 Joan and I visited Sweden to see the
arrival of the cranes. On the marshes at
Hornborgasjon in central Sweden some 8000
birds gathered, the nearest only a hundred
yards away, spreading out over the fields
and marshes, mingling with whooper swans,
ducks and coots...I find myself responding
to movement and shape; trying as I draw, to
touch the deep ancestral link between bird
and man, and the reverence so many cultures
felt for the crane dance."
Review:
"Landscape
and birds have been twin passions in John
Busbys life since childhood. In Land Marks
& Sea Wings paintings and drawings
spanning more than half a century are
accompanied by his perceptive writings:
from the Yorkshire of his youth he takes us
to his adopted Scotland and on his
worldwide travels-from Shetland to the
Falklands and from Aldabra to the
Galapagos, he has recorded the spectacular
wildlife with accuracy and artistry in a
style which is uniquely his own. Although
Johns landscapes will be less familiar to
wildlife enthusiasts, they are at the heart
of his artistic endeavour. They bring to
life the places which have inspired him,
but they are also an endeavour. They bring
to life places which have inspired him, but
they are also an exploration of wider
horizons of meaning by an artist who truly
reads the land. The combination of
wildlife, landscapes and Johns reflections
on life and art, make this one of the most
beautiful and important books ever
published by a wildlife artist. Text and
paintings by John
Busby."
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