John Stuart Booth – English Artist (1928-1980)

Born: London, England. After doing his National Service in the Royal Air Force, Booth worked in advertising for a couple of years before quitting his job to start painting in a rented studio. Though a self-taught artist, he found it easy to sell his compelling landscapes, seascapes and scenes of London. In the 1960s he moved to Lynmouth, North Devon where his paintings began to depict local scenes and seascapes. He later turned to painting scenes of World War II.

Inspired by his love of the sea, he began painting historical sea battles. His last series was of the Battle of Trafalgar, the historic sea battle fought between France and Britain, in which the British won but Horatio Nelson, Britain’s Vice Admiral, died. The collection of paintings on Battle of Trafalgar was purchased by Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, and hangs on the walls of Turner’s boardroom.

He exhibited his work in Lynmouth, Watermouth Castle, North Devon and The Mountbatten Gallery in Portsmouth, all in Devonshire. Several of his World War II battle scenes are now exhibited at Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Shropshire.
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