Capturing Scott’s Realism Secrets at His First Ever Artist Retreat By Frank Ball Jr. Photos by the Jacobs Gallery. On arrival to Deadwood we checked into the Deadwood Mountain Grand. I lucked out with a corner room on the third floor. It had an amazing view of Deadwood’s Main Street. Couldn’t sleep, so I took…
The Story As Summer grew near, Scott knew that he had to create a memorable painting for the 77th Annual Sturgis Rally. In The Black Hills, we experience hundreds of thousands of visitors in the summer that want to see our famous landmarks and visit during the notorious Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Since we now call…
Every year, Deadwood plans a weekend of entertainment to celebrate the life of good ol’ Wild Bill Hickok. The town offers free live music, shootouts on the street, canine dock jumping competitions, Cowboy Fast Draw Association (CFDA) shooting contests, and panning for gold for kids. Friday – DockDogs Competitions Anyone that had a dog…
Deadwood had its 5th Annual SnoCross races where pros and young racers came to kick up snow and push their snowmobiles to their limit. Although I couldn’t attend because I was with Scott in CA getting our Spring collection ready, my husband, Jared and mom, Sharon went to be my eyes and ears so I could share…
The Story This was the first painting Scott’s oldest daughter, Olivia had ever been in. The backdrop takes place in Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota and depicts a biker chick redoing her lipgloss on her ride through the canyon during Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. It was also the Official Sturgis piece and magazine cover for the rally in 2008…
2009 – Scott’s Official Sturgis Painting This painting depicts a story of a biker pulling over to admire Mount Rushmore for the first time. He sits on his bagger and contemplates the complexity and beauty of such an iconic American landmark, hence the title, “Face to Face”. Few people know that the model in the…
Ain’t It Good to be Alive was a commissioned piece by Charlie Daniels’ agent. He celebrated his 80th birthday in Nashville at a private party where he unveiled the painting. The logo on the bottle is for his band, the cowboy hat is his favorite hat that he always wears; he was wearing it…
Family and friends from all over the world came to join us a couple weeks ago in celebrating the opening of Jacobs Gallery – Deadwood. We had two parties – one on Sunday for local business owners and the second on Thursday for family and friends. It was a hectic week getting ready for two…
Scott Jacobs’ Motorcycle Accident 2016 As many of you already know through social media, newspaper articles, and phone calls, Scott endured a traumatic injury during the 2016 Motorcycle Cannonball. For those that aren’t up to speed… Scott and Sharon signed up to race their two 1915 Harley-Davidson F Head’s across the country. They started in…
First off, these last few days have been amazing! I love cars and being here has felt like I jumped in a time machine and went back to the 50s, 60s and 70s… I wish! The Story For the last twenty years, people have been driving their classic cars to Deadwood, SD for Kool…
This week, Deadwood celebrated its 94th Annual Days of ’76 Rodeo! Cowboys and girls traveled from all over to attend and participate in this iconic rodeo in The Black Hills. It was my first year being able to experience the rodeo after coming to the area for 12 years! I loved seeing so many horses, but mostly all…
We’re Open! Now that we’ve been open a whopping ten days, I can fill you in on how we’re doing in Deadwood! Our first official day being open was Fourth of July, but we decided to softly open our doors Saturday, the 2nd because we couldn’t contain our excitement any longer! Our new Jacobs Gallery…
Updates from Deadwood I know that it’s been a while since I last updated you on what’s happening in Deadwood, but before I do, I’d love to share exciting personal news. I’m engaged! 😀 Here’s Jared and me at the T.A. Moulton Barn in Jackson, WY at the base of the Grand Tetons. Ok, enough…
Jacobs Gallery’s March Update It’s amazing how much easier it is to envision a new space once the studs are up. Not only that, but the sheetrock has been put up inside the pods! As most of you know, Scott and Sharon have acquired an impressive vintage motorcycle collection over the years and what better…
Jacobs Gallery Renovation I wanted to share more new photos I received from Sharon in Deadwood. As you can see, the Goldberg side is looking really good! The motorcycle pods are installed and waiting to be enclosed so that we’ll be able to hang art on the inside. A motorcycle will then sit on top…
Deadwood’s Newest Business I wanted to share some new photos that Sharon sent over from Deadwood since she’s the only Jacobs on ground zero at the moment. She will be there for the week to check on the progress and attend meetings so that we are sure to open as soon as possible. Progress Goldberg’s…