Partial to Home: A Memoir of a Charmed Life

by Bob Timberlake and Jerry Bledsoe

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878086812
• ISBN13: 9781878086815
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Down Home Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Partial to Home

This is a very interesting life story of the amazingly talented Bob Timberlake. I was hoping that it would tell about how he does his art. It doesn't. I'm still glad I got it. As an art student, I like to study the work of other artists. He encourages that. He also made the comment that someone gave him the advice to stick to one medium, so many art students are so busy trying different mediums that they can't succeed at any of them. He credited that with being part of his success. That and hard work. He tells of trying to enter a competition and getting there a day late. He wasn't able to enter until the next year. He was glad because his work improved so much that year...

Well written account of an interesting man

I began reading 'Partial to Home' in an attempt to gain some background info on Timberlake for a press release about the upcoming exhibit of his work here at the App. Cultural Museum. I found that, unlike some autobiographies, it was hard to put down. Every aspect of Timberlake's life (his family, his upbringing, his ancestors, his artwork) was remarkably intriguing, and you really feel as though you come to know the man behind the "empire" that has evolved from his passionate love of painting. The situations and people encountered along his way, along with his keen ability to express his feelings for each, create an account of his life that will linger with me for quite some time. It leaves you with a comfortable, warm feeling of loving (and keeping in touch with) those around you and the satisfaction that comes from accomplishing your dreams.

YOU DON'T NEED A DEGREE TO APPRECIATE BOB TIMBERLAKE

This is an extremely readable book about the popular artist, Bob Timberlake. If you are from North Carolina, you will recognize many of the locations he and Jerry Bledsoe write about. If you are not from NC, you are welcome to "set a spell" and watch a boy grow up in a small-town world not unlike Mayberry (yes, there were really towns like that in NC). Surprisingly, Bob was not born with a paintbrush in his hand: this is something he happened into as an adult. Many of the seemingly simple events of his life converged to make him the artist he is today. You will learn what makes Bob Timberlake stand out from the pack and the values that keep him grounded.