Up for Buy it Now or Best Offer is the original book cover artwork painted by my late brother George A Bush ( 1953 to 2023 ) . "The Prince & the Quakeress" 1989 written by Jean Plaidy. She also writes under the name Victoria Holt. Published by Fawcett Books.
This is painted on masonite board and measures 20 x 13 1/4 inches. The painting area measures 17 x 10 3/8 inches. Like most all of my brothers paintings, the attention to detail is truly amazing !
This was hand painted long before computer generated art started being used on book covers. That form of art started being used in the late 1990's by many publishing company's as it cost them quite a bit less that hiring a talented illustrator.
Down below in this ad is a list of my Brothers lifetime accomplishments. It's a long one thats for sure. George was well known in the art industry throughout his career spanning from the late 1970's to the late 1990's. There were not a lot of his works sold publicly till now, after his unfortunate passing. Prices on his paintings that did sell to the public through places like Heritage Auctions, eBay and some private galleries, ranged from $750 to $10,000.00 and that was years ago.
You can find out more about George by doing a search for George A. Bush or George Arthur Bush Artist / ILLUSTRATOR. Unfortunately with a name like his, web searches keep popping up things related to the former president George W. Bush. Even though the middle name is different, you still have to search past the former president items. Below in this listing is more information about my late Brother George.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL, NO RETURNS WILL BE ACCEPTED. So should you have any questions or concerns PLEASE CONTACT ME and I will be glad to answer any questions you might have. Thank you for looking !
SHIPPING... The painting will be well packed and protected for shipping. I wont be packing it up till it has sold, so please allow one to two business days for shipping. The painting will be insured for the full sale amount and signature conformation will be required. I am charging $35.00 for insured shipping via USPS , Priority Mail.
There will be an additional $65.00 charge for shipping to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. All other shipping outside of the US will be handled through eBays Global Shipping Program.
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More about my Brother....
Around 2001 George was diagnosed with M.S. ( Multiple Sclerosis ). A disease that affects different people in different ways. For George the first sings of something being wrong started with his eyesight. Of all things to be affected first, for him as a professional artist on the top of his career, he told me that he was having spells where his vision started jumping / twitching as he described it. That was in 1995 and ever so slightly it got worse as time went on. He kept on with his artwork till his vision got to the point where it took him months to complete just 1 painting. That was around 1998. His wife was a really good artist so she continued a bit doing paintings for paperback book covers. It was a joint effort as George with several different reading glasses taped together would do some of the higher detailed areas on her paintings like the faces and hands.
Slowly George started losing his balance and the strength in his legs, then his arms, It was so hard to see such a talented Brother just fade away. So sad. đ
A List of my Brother Georgeâs lifetime accomplishments as an Artist, illustrator and sculpture.
PAINTING CREDITS AND COVER ILLUSTRATIONS
Clients:
. Ballantine Books/Random House
. Harcourt Brace &Jovanovich
. Fawcett Books
. Harper & Row
. Dell Publishing/Delacourt Press
. Pinnacle Books
. Bantam Books
. Tor Books
. Marvel Comics Group
. Leisure Books
. Warner Books
. Zebra Books
. Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster
. Doubleday Book Club
. The Bradford Exchange
.Tyndale House Publishing
. Danbury Mint
. HBO Video
.The Franklin Mint
.USA Network/ TV Guide
. Harlequin Books
. Readers Digest
. Victor Books
. Manor Books
. Thomas Nelson Publishing
. Berkley Books
BOOK SERIES ; WESTERNS, ROMANTICS
. Twin Colt series/Dell
. Reno series/ Tyndale House . Torn Slater series/Warner
. Max Brand westerns/Warner
* Luke Short westerns/Dell
* The Stanton Saga/Dell .Tom Blackburn westerns/Dell
* Long Rifle series/Fawcett
. Colt Revolver series/Fawcett
. Dirk Returns series/ Harper& Row
. Contempory Heartfire/Zebra . Regency romantics/Fawcett
. Harlequin silhouette desire series
. Bantam Loveswept line . Bantam Bad Boys series
. Jean Plaidy Queens of England series/ Fawcett
. Women of the west series/Tor
. Jane Feather series/ Bantam
SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY BOOKS
. Long Arm of Gil Hamiiton / Larry Nivin / Ballantine Books
⢠Wolf of Winter / Bantam Books
. Brak the Barbarian / John Jakes / Dell Publishing
. Kiss rock group poster/ Kiss comics vol.2 / Marvel Comics Group
. The Haunting of Sara Hardy/USA Network/ TV Guide
. Epic magazine/cover and two interior illustrations / wrote Detour in vol. 1
. Marvel Robin Cook mystery audio cover/Simon&Schuster
. A Way Home / Theodore Sturgeon / HBJ Books
SPECIAL PROJECTS
* Dr Zhivago collectors plate series / The Bradford Exchange
* The Impossible Spy / HBO Video
* Sculpture / The Danbury Mint
* Assistant to project conceptualist on the movie Bram Stoker's DRACULA
. Sculpture development artwork / The Franklin Mint
* Product logo illustration / Triamedic Nitelight childrens medication
* Limited edition T. Rex sculpture 1992 / Prohistoric Creations by G. Arthur Bush
* Jet Propulsion Lab / NASA Educational CD rom
* Lost World: Jurassic Park product illustrations for Milton Bradely Co.
. Cretaceous Dawn painting used in 1998 Dreamworks movie âDeep Impactâ
. Dave Prowse, DARTH VADER in the STAR WARS movies, âHammer House of Horrorsâ poster and T-shirt painting
MONSTER ATTACKS magazine/ cover and interior poster
SPECIAL PROJECTS
DR ZHIVAGO collectos plate series/ The Bradford Exchange!
THE IMPOSSIBLE SPY| HBO home video package illustration
MOSES sculpture for the DANBURY MINTI Collection
TYRANNOSAURUS REX limited edition sculpture, Sculpied, cast, and marketed by artist.
TRIAMINIC NITELITE children's medication/ package illustration
DINOSAUR ADVENTURE young adult book series, written by G. A. Bush.
ADVERTISING PROJECTS include illustrations for: BAN deoderent, AVIANCE perfume, and MISTY cigarettes.
Construction of fully articulated dinosaurs used to pose for paintings.
Animated movie, THE LAST OF THE GREAT BEASTS, entered in the KODAK teenage movie contest at age 17.
EDUCATION
ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH Asociate degree in commercial an.
LaRoche COLLEGE: Bachelor of Science degree in art and design.