Event: Artist Jim Booth Appearance & Signing
Date: Saturday, October 28, 2000
Location: Southside Gallery, 1001 Pine Log Road
Time: 11 am - 3 pm
 Everyone is invited to meet South Carolina artist Jim Booth and have your Jim Booth art personalized.
Jim Booth, a self
taught artist, has become widely known for his life-like realism. Jim reaches into the
viewers' minds and touches their positive and pleasing thoughts. A very prolific artist,
he uses a wide range of themes to communicate with as many people as possible. Jim is
constantly seeking compositions and mentally working out colors and lighting wherever he
might be. He says, "At times objects or scenes seem to jump out and ask to be
painted. My greatest problem is trying to decide what not to paint."
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1945, Jim has been
drawing and painting for as long as he can remember. While majoring in architecture at
Clemson University, he decided that art was where his future lay. In order to fulfill his
military obligations, he joined the Marine Corps. After four years of service, including
combat in Vietnam, Jim came home to paint full time. In 1977, Jim opened his own gallery.
With a client list now in the thousands, it is easy to understand why Jim's published
works are now in the five digit figures. His collector prints, however, have made his work
available to everyone. Jim now lives in Charleston, South Carolina, on James Island with
his wife, Virginia, and two daughters, Tracey Jeanette and Diana Lynn, who are his
greatest boosters.
Call Jenny Swearingen, Gallery Director at Southside Gallery at 649-6757 to make reservations. |
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