Paintings, Calendars, Sponsorships, Books & More! Ho Ho Ho!

California Calling Book!  Filled with paintings, photographs and writing from my 2014 painting trip. Starts at $22.79; order two before Dec. 19, using the code 2PLUS, you will get 20 percent off. Order three or more by Dec. 19, use the code 5PLUS, and you'll get 30 percent off. Blurb says it can get the books to you before Christmas if you order on or before Dec. 19. 

 
California Calling calendar! $12.99 on Lulu. Twelve paintings from my California Calling trip! Lots of fun!

Sponsorships! Be a part of my upcoming trip, or give the experience to someone you love. Most sponsorship levels get you original plein air art from the trip. Click here to find out more. 

Gift certificates!  Drop me an email and I'll send you a pdf of a gift certificate for a painting, a sponsorship, or a pet portrait! My email is carrieBjacobson@gmail.com

Available Paintings! 

The paintings below are available directly from me. 

Paintings by me are also available at Center Framing and Art in West Hartford Center, CT; Current Reflections in Wachapreague, VA; Harbor Gallery in Norfolk, VA; J. Gallery of Fine Art in High Point, NC; and JWV Artists, Charlotte, NC. 

Please click here to check Jacobson Arts to see what paintings are available in which galleries! 

Order soon to get them in time! 

Calla Spiral

Oil on black canvas, 12x12, $200

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Into the Hills

Oil on canvas, 10x30, $200

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Blue Petals

Oil on canvas, 18x36, $200

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Tennessee Afternoon

Oil on canvas, 10x10, $100

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October  on the Eastern Shore

Oil on canvas, 10x10, $100

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Blue October Hills

Oil on canvas, 10x30, $300

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Blue Plate Special

Oil on canvas, 10x30, $150

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Cheriton Cove

Oil on canvas, 8x10, $100

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Christmas Dreams - and Quick Cheese Layer Bake

Christmas Dreams

Oil on canvas, 10x10

I don't do many abstracts, and most of the ones that I do, I don't like much. I usually destroy them. But this one, I do like - at least in part because it arrived in my consciousness with the "Christmas Dreams" title.

And Christmas, of course, is coming - as is Hannukah, which starts on Thanksgiving Day. I'm hoping that this year, lots of you will give paintings as presents!

In addition to any of my available paintings, you can also give:

• a pet portrait (please let me know ASAP if that's what you're planning - there's still time, but we're cutting it close), 
• a gift certificate for a pet portrait
• a gift certificate for a painting from my upcoming trip to Arizona... more on that in my next post. 

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On the Easel

Nice, huh? What you don't get from this is how big this sunflower painting is - 48 inches by 48 inches! Whee! I'm painting it for my first 2014 show, the Southwest Arts Festival, in Indio, Calif. 

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Quick Cheese Layer Bake

The memory of this, a childhood treat, came to me Sunday morning as I was looking in the icebox and thinking about brunch. I called my brother and he found the recipe - in my grandmother's handwriting. 

Here it is: 

12 slices bread

1/2 lb Kraft Old English sliced cheese

4 eggs

2 1/2 cups milk

salt and pepper

mustard

minced onion

Arrange 6 slices of bread in a greased 12x8 baking dish

Cover with sliced cheese, then the rest of the bread, in another layer. 

Beat eggs, milk, seasoning, pour over bread and cheese. Let sit for one hour. Bake 50 mins in a 325-degree oven. 

I used a smaller pan, less bread, less milk, and whatever cheese I had in the house. Also, I used dried onions, and no mustard. It was fabulous! Not healthy, no, but delicious. And easy. 

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Dog of the Day

I was at the vet's office the other day, when a man came in with this little kitten in a crate. A few moments later, a mother and her little girl came in with another crate. The man gave the kitty to the little girl, who wasn't so sure, at first, that she wanted him. Then she decided that she did, but she was going to change the kitty's name from Friday to something else. I suggested "Saturday." 

Want your pet to be the Dog of the Day? Send me a jpg at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com