Kurt "Jake" Jacobson Statement Kurt R. Jacobson – Artist Statement & Information I started drawing as a small child and have had a burning passion for creating art all my life. It is a passion that has to come out, and when I paint, seeing the painting take life is what drives me. Being born and raised in Alaska has given me a love for the outdoors that I try to express in my artwork. I paint in Oils and Acrylics, and love Pen & Ink also. My paintings are of Alaska, its Scenery, Wildlife, People and Culture. I am a realist painter with a touch of impressionism. I paint in Acrylics when I want fine detailed paintings. I use oils for a more impressionistic painting. I paint on Canvas or Gessoed Hardboard. Working very closely with nature “en plein air” (on location), has led to a greater appreciation to the natural world around us. Light is the motivating factor; without it there would be nothing. To capture the light and how it makes the colors vibrate and tell a story is my goal when I paint. Working on location forces me to be in touch with the moment, allowing me time only to work fast and loose, capturing the emotions and light of the moment. When I create a larger more detailed major work in my studio, I use the plein air paintings as reference, so I can match the emotions evoked at the time I painted them. All paintings are a “moment in time”; I strive to make my paintings make the viewer stop and linger in that moment and its
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Kurt "Jake" Jacobson
StatementKurt R. Jacobson – ArtistStatement & Information
I started drawing as a smallchild and have had a burningpassion for creating art allmy life. It is a passion thathas to come out, and when Ipaint, seeing the paintingtake life is what drives me.
Being born and raised inAlaska has given me a lovefor the outdoors that I try toexpress in my artwork. I paintin Oils and Acrylics, and lovePen & Ink also. My paintingsare of Alaska, its Scenery,Wildlife, People and Culture.I am a realist painter with atouch of impressionism. Ipaint in Acrylics when I wantfine detailed paintings. I useoils for a moreimpressionistic painting. Ipaint on Canvas or GessoedHardboard.
Working very closely withnature “en plein air” (onlocation), has led to agreater appreciation to thenatural world around us.Light is the motivating factor;without it there would benothing. To capture the lightand how it makes the colorsvibrate and tell a story is mygoal when I paint. Workingon location forces me to bein touch with the moment,allowing me time only to workfast and loose, capturing theemotions and light of themoment. When I create alarger more detailed majorwork in my studio, I use theplein air paintings asreference, so I can match theemotions evoked at the time Ipainted them. All paintingsare a “moment in time”; Istrive to make my paintingsmake the viewer stop andlinger in that moment and its
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I am proud to sell mypaintings at Stephan Fine ArtGallery in Anchorage. I sellmy prints off my website:www.kurtjacobson.com . I wasselected as the official artistfor both the 2006 and 2008Alaska Railroad Print andPoster. Also won “PeoplesChoice” award for mypainting “Potter Marsh” in theArt For Alaska State Parks2007 competition. I amcurrently the President of theAlaska Artists Guild.