Jeremy Boot

Jeremy Boot (born 1948) is a South Australian wildlife artist, known particularly for detailed, ornithologically accurate, portraits of birds.

Boot was born in Java and arrived in Australia in 1949. He is a self-taught artist ^[1]

His work has been reproduced a great number of times on playing cards, calendars, notepads, china plates and other high quality media, including limited edition art prints.

Publications

• W. Roy Wheeler (1980). The Birds of Victoria and Where to Find Them. illustrated by Jeremy Boot. Nelson. pp. 173pp. ISBN   9780170053228. ^[2]
• Richard Schodde; Ian J. Mason (1982). Nocturnal Birds of Australia. illustrated by Jeremy Boot. Nelson. pp. 136pp.
• Shane Parker (1985). Birds of South Australia. illustrated by Jeremy Boot. pp. 56pp. ISBN   0958961905. foreword by Sir Mark Oliphant.
• Jeremy Boot (2011). The Art Of Jeremy Boot — A Collection of Twenty Eight Colour Paintings. ISBN   0646560573. also marketed as Birds of Australia

References

1. Max Germaine (1979). Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand. Lansdowne Editions. ISBN   0868320196.
2. "Useful for birdwatchers but not a field guide". The Canberra Times . Vol. 54, no. 16, 229. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 March 1980. p. 8. Retrieved 22 February 2022– via National Library of Australia.