Description
TERANCE JAMES BOND SADLY PASSED AWAY IN APRIL 2023. ‘A BOND WITH BIRDS’ IS THE LAST BOOK OF HIS WORK.
ISBN 978-0-9551695-0-2
Hardback, 112 pages, 300mm x 240mm
Published: September 2011
It was clear from his schooldays in Suffolk that Terance James Bond was destined for a career in wildlife art. He grew up on a farm during the 1950s, learning to love the fields, trees and birds surrounding him. An early talent with pencil and paintbrush was nurtured by his teachers, and TJB was already selling pictures at the age of 13. Successful exhibitions in Ipswich during the early 1970s persuaded him to abandon engineering and turn professional, and Terry continued to paint birds for the rest of his life.
‘A Bond With Birds’ was launched in September 2011 to coincide with Terry’s 65th birthday and a major exhibition. The signed limited edition has sold out, but we have a small number of artist proof copies for sale. The book lifts the veil on Terry’s early years, charts his progress from an Ipswich drawing office, and showcases a number of the most impressive paintings completed in the five years since his previous book and one-man show in 2006.
In addition, ‘A Bond With Birds’ contains some 35 pictures produced for the 65th birthday exhibition, in Lavenham, Suffolk, in which he combined large and complex works (Goshawk, Tawny Owl, Barn Owl and Little Owl) with charming smaller studies of Warblers, Titmice and other garden favourites.
