Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph

Oil on black canvas, 18x18 

Please email me at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com for price and availability

THIS IS AN interesting time of the year for me, and probably for many painters. I have one, maybe two shows, coming up, but that's it until 2019. 

So far, I've only been rejected by shows I've applied for next year. That's daunting - but par for the course. A number of top shows, ones that I haven't cracked - YET - make their decisions late in the year. 

I am working hard on 101 Dogs project paintings, and am pleased to say that I can see the end of the project. 

But that's it. This is the one time in the year when I can experiment, try stuff that might or might not work, and paint without the pressure of immediate deadlines. It's also the one time in the year when I can kick back a little and maybe not work every single day. And I've been enjoying both paths. 

The Chief Joseph paintings are part of the experimental phase. So far, no one likes them except me, and Eastern Shore artist Bethany Simpson. Everyone else's responses run from "meh," to "Ick." But I love them, and am going to try one more before I move on. 

What do you think? 

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Cool New Stuff! 

YES! THE 2019 WACHAPREAGUE calendar is ready, with 12 paintings by me. (You can see them all on the "available" page of the Jacobson Arts website.)

The calendars are $20 each, including shipping - or you can get them at Seaside Art & Antiques, Main Street, Wachapreague; or The Book Bin, in the Rose's shopping plaza, in Onley, VA. 

I will be at the Historic Onancock School on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., as part of the Eastern Shore Artisans Guild Holiday Tour - and I will have calendars and, I hope, books, with me. 

The books are $25 each. They are softcover books, 8 inches by 8 inches, and contain more than 40 of my 2018 paintings - from the Eastern Shore, Newfoundland and Utah. 

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Dog of the Day

I want to go where they're going! 

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A Final Thought

"Art is our memory of love. The most an artist can do through their work is say, 'Let me show you what I have seen, what I have loved, and perhaps you will see it and love it, too.'"

- Annie Bevan

Running Before the Storm

 Running Before the Storm

Oil on canvas, 36x60

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On Tuesday, I head to Florida for the Boca Raton Museum of Art Fine Art Show - and I know it is going to be a fabulous show for me!

Though my first time in Florida was not good, sales-wise, it opened my eyes and my soul to a whole lot of possibilities - and forced me to make changes in attitude and action that already are paying off.

Those first Florida shows prompted me to start working with Prosperity Coach Joe Skelly. They brought me to the idea of my sponsored painting trip, which is coming up in March. They made me examine my mode of transport, and the wisdom of keeping my beloved teeny camper.

And most of all, they made me get even more serious about my success - and vow to have even more fun painting and going to shows.

What felt like a failure at the moment has been transformed into a success, and I am grateful. So off I go to Boca Raton, and the February Florida Success Tour!

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p.s., there is still time to join the following wonderful sponsors and take part in my "To Tubac and Back" adventure! To read more about it, and join these supportive folks, click here! 

Kathryn Yamartino

Tiffany Williams

Laurie Cooper

Dov Kugelmass

Pat Hart

Blake Wenz

Maggie Platte

Donald & Paula Cooper

Kristen Singh

Linda Fite

Nancy Russell

Sherry Svec

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This year, my booth will actually have a SIGN! WHEE! 

Ta-da!

Grimlock

Grimlock

Commission

For anyone following the ins and outs of our home sale here in CT, feel free to let up a little cheer - the water test came out A-OK, and so the sale of the house can go through.

I am doubly, triply glad about this, because my water duties this past weekend (running the hose for 10 minutes every hour) meant that, at the very last minute, I had to pull out of the Meet the Artists show in Olde Mystick Village. Again, I apologize to anyone who went to the show looking for me!

This weekend, I'm in a show in South Norwalk, CT, the SoNo Arts Festival. I'm in Booth No. 448.... Don't know where that is, but I imagine the booths will go in numerical order, so I should be findable. This is a new show for me, and I have heard it's excellent!

The following weekend, it's the Mystic Outdoor Art Festival! This is a good, busy time.

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