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“He didn’t paint marsh and beach and animals,” Owens writes. “He painted what it was like to live in and amongst them.” From the zig-zag line of pelicans over the surf to the clip-clop of carriage horses downtown, Booth captured the feeling of the Lowcountry in motion — its rhythms, its power and its quiet beauty.

For over 45 years, Jim Booth painted the landscapes that shaped him. He sold more than 100,000 prints and posters, published 144 original works and was widely known throughout South Carolina and along the East Coast, but his impact extended far beyond the canvas. He gave generously to conservation organizations and veterans groups, donated artwork to local schools and causes, and was a founding member of Save the Light, Inc., providing part of the initial funds to help preserve the Morris Island Lighthouse.

His gallery — built with the help of his wife, Virginia, who managed the business so he could continue painting — became a space where collectors connected not just with art, but with the artist himself. As his friend Al Hitchcock recalled: “He could meet a stranger at his studio and entertain everyone with his stories of Vietnam, Folly Beach and other segues to the Lowcountry.”

This book, according to Owens, is her tribute to her father and an invitation to see what he saw: to feel the joy, the struggle, the wonder, and the purpose behind a life devoted to beauty. To understand, as he once wrote: “I must show the world what it is. I must be an artist.”

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