Heading In

Heading In

Oil on black canvas, 10x10, $125

Available at Seaside Antiques and Art, Wachapreague, VA

Even though we don't get out on the water much, I love living near it and watching the boats. The small boat on the left has been sitting in the mud of the salt marsh for at least five years. The boat on the right was just motoring in after a day's fishing. The light, and the sunrises and sunsets on the Eastern Shore are often magical, tinged with pink and gold and tender blues. 

This painting is one of 12 I made for a 2017 Wachapreague calendar. You can buy one for $19 at Seaside Antiques and Art in Wachapreague, or from me, on the Jacobson Arts website. 

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One from the Road 

I'm traveling right now, on the Big Skies Painting Trip. As I write this, I'm in Sheriden, Wyoming, about to head north and west into Montana. I've been having a great trip, and I'm happy with the paintings I've been making for my sponsors. This country is so huge, and so incredibly beautiful, it's a delight and an exciting pleasure to wander, explore and paint! 

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Dog of the Day 

Could he be cuter? Saw him at the Uptown Art Festival in Minneapolis this summer. If you'd like your pet to be the Dog of the Day (doesn't have to be a dog...), please send a jpg to me at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com

The Pink Robe

The Pink Robe 

Oil on black canvas, 10x10, $125

Please click here to email me if you're interested in this painting, or stop by 

Seaside Antiques and Art, Main Street, Wachapreague, VA

It was a cool early morning in the spring, and I was heading out of town to a show. Don't remember which day, what show or anything... But a Main Street resident who still takes the paper had gone out to get it, wearing her robe, and it struck me as a painting and a story and a glimpse into life in a quiet little town. 

This is another of the paintings I've made for the 2017 Wachapreague calendar. It's $19, and you can get it at Seaside Antiques and Art, or from me, either by check or by going to the Jacobson Arts home page and clicking on the PayPal button there, under the photo of the calendar. 

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One from the Road

(I'm on the Big Skies Painting Trip)

In Breezewood, PA, Interstate 70 does a very strange thing. It comes to a complete stop! You're driving along, la-di-dah, at 70 mph, and then all of a sudden, you see signs saying "Expressway Ends." You get to a light, come to a complete stop, take a turn, and then you get on an entry ramp and get back on the highway. Bizarre. I would love to know what politics or persuasion or just exactly what conspired to make this happen! 

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Dog of the Day

It's Scout, our dogs' favorite dog-about-town. Scout takes Bill (seated, in rocking chair) for a walk around Wachapreague pretty much every day. Scout ambles along, making sure Bill gets his exercise ... and also making sure that our dogs get their daily dose of thrilling excitement and obscenely loud barking. She's a wiz at it, that's for sure! It's our dogs' favorite time of day! 

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A Final Thought

"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost." 

- Martha Graham

Trash Day

Trash Day

Oil on black canvas, $125

Available from me (click here to email me)

or Seaside Antiques and Art in Wachapreague

This is another of the 12 paintings in the 2017 Wachapreague calendar, which you can buy for $19, either from me, here (expect delivery in November...) or on site, at Seaside Antiques and Art in Wachapreague. I have to say, I think the calendar came out great! There are paintings of the salt marsh, paintings of boats at the dock and in the harbor, paintings of trees in flower around town - and this one, of John and JD, our public works staff. They mow the town property, put up flags on some of the holidays, and collect the brush and the trash. And watch out, generally, for everyone in town. 

For some unknown reason, every time I put the PayPal button on this page, the page crashes. But you can buy the calendar by clicking on the PayPal button on the Jacobson Arts home page (jacobson-arts.com), or by emailing me (carrieBjacobson@gmail.com)

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One from the Road

I'm heading West, on the Big Skies Painting Trip... On my way, I stopped in Elkhart, Indiana, 

to see the RV Hall of Fame. Here's one of the amazing, fun RVs I saw there!

 It's the smallest Airstream ever made, and is amazingly cool. 

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Dog of the Day

It's Lulu, just home after TWO WEEKS at the vet's. She and Doc were neutered a few weeks ago, and just by wriggling, twisting and scratching, Lulu managed to rip her incision open and tear stitches out from deep inside. So our great vet came in on Sunday, sewed her up and then kept her, sedated and caged for two weeks. We have to keep her quiet at home for two more weeks, and believe you me, that's a tall order, but Peter is working hard at it. Lulu is worth it! 

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A Final Thought

"The first mistake of art is to believe it's serious." 

- Lester Bangs