Bob Timberlake: ROOTS AND REFLECTIONS

DELUXE EDITION

Roots and Reflections celebrates the landscapes, histories and habitats that have served as the famed North Carolina artist's inspiration. For more than twenty-five years, Timberlake's artistic efforts have been internationally acclaimed for their fine depictions of the regions's life and heritage. Three books have appeared over the years portraying the paintings and the artist.

This exciting book sweeps the reader into the world of Bob Timberlake, a world captured in rich, detailed pictures by photographer Walter Pfeiffer and evocative, insightful essays by North Carolina writer Eddie Nickens. The lively interplay of words and photographs is enhanced by many of Timberlake's well-known paintings as well as a number reproduced here for the first time.

Beyond his paintings, Timberlake has extended his artistic vision into furniture, home furnishings, vernacular architecture and countless objects of everyday living. Millions of Americans now share his vision. Bob Timberlake: Roots and Reflections takes the reader behind the subjects and scenes of the artist's paintings to explore the landscapes, natural objects, crafts, creations and dwelling places that have formed the man and his art and engaged the emotions of a vast audience.

Readers encountering Timberlake's art and designs for the first time as well as those who have long treasured his work will find themselves immersed in a world that captures a fading way of life. To enter the pages of this book is to become a companion on Timberlake's journey through this heritage.