For the Love of Birds
The Illustrations of Jane Shull Beasley
by Jane Shull Beasley
illustrations by Jane Shull Beasley
- Jane Shull Beasley left her mark as an exquisite artist, radio personality, avid birder, and owner of one of Montana’s most notable destination stores, Birds and Beasleys, in Helena. Now, thanks to her daughter Sandy Shull, her many fans can own a collection of Jane’s beautiful colored pencil renderings, complete with species information and fun facts that Jane loved to share.
80 pages, 11 x 8.5, 70 illustrations
hardcover
ISBN 10: 978159152282X
ISBN 13: 978-1-59152-282-9
$24.95
RELEASE DATE
December 2020
- 70 colored pencil illustrations
- Lifelike depictions
- Beautiful compilation of nature and art
- Informative commentary from Jane.
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Jane Shull Beasley drew with a pencil as a child. As a commercial art student at the University of Idaho, she explored other media. Study of costume design at Emerson College in Boston, began her professional art career as a teacher and designer of costumes for theater. Her husband’s career moved them to Montana in 1954 where her career changed to motherhood, commission artwork in pencil, pen, acrylic and th enchanting world of stoneware clay. Looking back at Jane’s lifetime, we see a theme of birds and nature; birding with her father as a young girl, flying an airplane at 15, high up in the sky with the birds, sculpting animals, and drawing the birds, butterflies and flowers in this collection. Jane’s love of nature is shared with feather and furry friends, capturing a nuance, a mood in painting, clay sculpture or relief. Her work is in homes, galleries, businesses and trade throughout the U.S. |