Safe at Anchor

Safe at Anchor

Oil on canvas, 12x48

sold

The storms move in, and with them comes the promise of relief, a cooling off, a waning of humidity. 

In these thick days, the slightest effort leaves me slick and stained with sweat. I train myself to consider it cleansing, a gift, a way to chase the toxins out. Native Americans use sweat lodges. Norsemen use saunas. This year, all of us on the East Coast simply use the summer. 

Even painting raises perspiration. And it is OK. What I don't like are the bugs, the ticks, the wasps, the huge green flies that take chunks out of me. 

So I use the bug spray, and I use the sun screen, and I use deodorant, and I drink water All The Time, and I remember to be grateful. 

This summer, I am outdoors. This summer, July's heat has crept into my skin and into my bones. This summer, the long arcs of evening aren't wasted on me. I am out in them, and savoring them, and sweating in them. 

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SATURDAY AND SUNDAY! Wickford Outdoor Art Fair! Wickford RI! Find me on Elam Street! 

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Dogs of the Day

Here are Catherine Lenoci's three dogs! From left, Georgia, a mini Australian shepherd who was given to Cat by her kids when she turned 50... next is Guinness, a full-sized Aussie, and Whitey, a 10-year-old Lab. 

I met Cat years ago at the Mystic Outdoor Art Festival. She bought a painting from me, signed up for the blog, and we've been friends ever since. She's an artist, too, who makes delightful paintings, but doesn't sell them. 

Want your pets to be the dog of the day? Send a jpg to me at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com

Maryland Barns

Maryland Barns

Oil on canvas, 6x12
sold

I've been having a blast with these minimal paintings, experimenting, testing, seeing what I like, trying to understand what works and what doesn't.

I'm also interested in just what kind of scene will translate into one of these paintings vs. one of my more typical pile-on-the-paint paintings.

It seems it might just be a decision, and nothing more than that. I'm going to make this painting with a ton of paint, or I am going to make this painting with not much paint.

But my guess is that, as I continue to paint these, I will begin to understand what works and why. I have yet to make one of the minimal ones that is pure landscape, with no objects (I've included buildings and boats). So that will be interesting.

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WANT TO SEE some of these in person? Come to the Wickford Outdoor Art Festival this weekend in Wickford, RI. The show is Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., though I do remember it closing earlier than 6 on Sunday. But there's a new director this year, so perhaps the Sunday hours have changed!

It's a really good show of paintings, drawings, mixed media, photography and sculpture. No jewelry, no ceramics, no clothes, so be forewarned!

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Dogs of the Day

Here are Finnegan and Cooper, two more dogs who live with the talented artist Lori Rowe, outside Chicago. Thanks for sending them!

Want your pet to be the DOD? Send a photo to me at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com.

Thanks for reading!

Afternoon Trees

Afternoon Trees

Oil on canvas, 8x10

please contact me for price and delivery options

Just a reminder that the Wickford Outdoor Art Show is taking place this weekend!

It's in Wickford, R.I., a lovely coastal village north of Newport and south of Providence. It's a fine-art show, and the quality of work is generally spectacular. I was honored to be juried in.


I'm Booth 78, on Elam Street, a small side street, a little quieter than the main drag. I set my booth up last night, and I think it looks pretty good. I will post a photo during the day if I have time.


The show is Saturday and Sunday, pretty much all day. Click here for more info.

Hope to see you there!

Jacobson Arts is located in Gales Ferry, CT