Scott Jacobs

Scott Jacobs with his completed patriotic painting, America first

A New Patriotic Painting

By Liv Jacobs

Scott has been working his butt off, like usual, but the paintings he’s been creating lately have followed the same theme: Patriotism. The Making of “America First” The first image we’ll discuss is a bit different than what you’d expect from Scott. “I’ve been painting photorealism for over three decades.  With this style, I’m controlled by…

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scott jacobs butterfly painting called nature's prism

The Story Behind Butterfly Art

By Liv Jacobs

Unique Butterfly Artwork The catalyst for Scott’s butterfly paintings was after a massive loss in the Jacobs’ family.  Sharon’s mom, Deanna was killed in a car accident in 2004 and after her death, we started seeing butterflies in undeniably meaningful moments. When we spread her ashes, a butterfly flew overhead and landed on the box…

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scott jacobs working on his 2023 daytona bike week painting

2023 Daytona, Surf and Sand

By Liv Jacobs

Scott’s Daytona Painting Last year, we celebrated the 82nd Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and this year, Daytona Bike Week is celebrating their 82nd. With this information, Scott saw an opportunity. Since they’re both the same anniversary year, why not create a partner piece to goes alongside “We Ride Free… Because of the Brave”?! Two of the…

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scott jacobs' new american patriotism watch of "we the people"

Every American Should Have One

By Liv Jacobs

That’s what our partner at Provenance Gems in Florida said when Scott came to view the Automatic “We the People” watch. Enclosed in a stainless steel case with sapphire crystal anti-reflective glass; this timepiece screams USA. Red, white and blue are already a significant combo, but when you add our Constitution and a revolver to…

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scott with "we the people" painting by scott jacobs of the us constitution, revolver and american flag

Celebrating America Through Art

By Liv Jacobs

“I’ve never made a statement painting like this before. At a time in our lives where the 2nd Amendment is under scrutiny, I wanted to remind people what it means to be American.  The right to bear arms, the right to freedom of speech and so much more” shared Scott. THE START OF AN IDEA…

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scott jacobs wearing his Felix watch he designed with Cuervo y Sobrinos

Scott Jacobs’ Watch Collaboration with Cuervo Y Sobrinos

By Liv Jacobs

The Beginning In January 2020, Scott set up a folding table in his studio, took out Arches Paper, stencils, his regular and colored pencils and began designing watches. Yep, wristwatches inspired by motorcycle and car parts, submarines, and other concepts from his mind. I watched him trace circles and other shapes before adding shading and…

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scott jacobs' finished 2021 sturgis rally painting

2021 Sturgis Painting, “Moments Like These”

By Liv Jacobs

How the Sturgis Painting Started My dad saw a cute kid standing at checkout with his mom at Walmart. “I didn’t want to seem creepy, but I went up to his mom, explained I was an artist looking for a cute kid to use in my 2021 Sturgis painting. I gave her my number and…

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scott jacobs with his completed Pappy Van Winkle painting

New Bourbon Painting

By Liv Jacobs

How The Bourbon Series Started It’s been years since Scott’s brand specific whiskey paintings first kicked off.  It started with a small commission of Jameson that a collector wanted done for his grandson named Jameson. After completing the original, we released a small edition of 25 numbered prints with 3 AP’s and 3 HC’s.  To…

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scott jacobs with his finished Indian motorcycle wine painting, Native Glow

Harley & Indian Wine in Simple Pleasures Suite

By Liv Jacobs

Indian painting, “Native Glow” In 2006, Scott merged two of his favorite things – Harley-Davidson and wine – into a new genre of artwork.  The first four images sold out within weeks making his Harley-Davidson wine series Scott’s fastest selling series of his career. Since “Members Only“, the first painting of the series, he has…

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scott jacobs and hudsynn smiling for the camera at the end of their shoot

Scott’s 80th Anniversary Sturgis Painting

By Liv Jacobs

Sturgis Rally Celebrates Its 80th I’m sure we can all agree that 2020 has been a very strange year.  It was upsetting for us and many others, when the world shut down and worrisome for small towns like ours when we were unsure if we’d be open for summer.  Businesses in The Black Hills have…

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Indian 4 Life! An indian motorcycle painting by Scott Jacobs

Scott’s New Painting, Indian 4 Life!

By Liv Jacobs

Starting A Commission During Sturgis 2018, a client came into the Gallery to talk with Scott about a commission painting of his rare 1939 Indian Four. Later in the year, Scott flew to Minnesota to gather research photos of the motorcycle then began the brainstorming process of composition, colors, and overall feel. After several phone…

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scott jacobs with his harley-davidson painting, Live to Ride

A New Collaboration: “Live to Ride” Watch

By Liv Jacobs

Our Introduction to Cuervo y Sobrinos Before I begin, I want to state that my dad and husband, Jared, are buddies.  They always share their newest discoveries with each other like tasty scotch and cool American-made clothing brands they find on Poshmark. One night on our Cuban cruise in January 2019, Scott and Jared walked…

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The Last of the Shadow Series, “Play It Forward”

By Liv Jacobs

How It All Began… In 2017, Scott had an idea to start a new genre that he would eventually call The Shadow Series. “This series represents the imagination we all had as children. It symbolizes the dreams we had at a young age that we hoped would some day become true in adulthood,” said Scott.…

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Olivia Jacobs-Chrisman at a graffiti wall in Cobh Ireland

Scott and Olivia Visit Ireland (Part 2)

By Liv Jacobs

Day 4 & 5: Sea Days For the next two days, we sailed Southeast towards Ireland.  While on the ship, Park West had Scott’s official art auction where they almost sold the entire collection!  In the evenings after the auctions, Scott and I hosted dinner tables to get to know the wonderful collectors. Day 6:…

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Scott Jacobs relaxing in Iceland with his scotch

Scott and Olivia Visit Iceland (Part 1)

By Liv Jacobs

As we started our initial descent into the Keflavík International Airport, I was elated to get off the plane.  I started to get anxious about my first impression of this new place.  This was my first time visiting Iceland and my dad’s first time ever having a family member join him in this part of…

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The Start of Scott’s Career

By Liv Jacobs

How Scott Jacobs Became a Household Name I want to take us back to where it all began… Westfield, NJ In 1981, Scott opened his flagship location of Reflections on Canvas – Art Gallery and Frame Center. For those that aren’t familiar with how he started, I’m sure you’re thinking that he opened a Gallery…

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The Jacobs and Tony Robbins

By Liv Jacobs

Unleash the Power Within Last week, my entire family and I flew to Newark to attend a Tony Robbins event, Unleash the Power Within where we identify the fears that are holding us back and start living the life we desire. It’s a 4-day event with Tony Robbins and his business partner, Joseph McClendon to help unlock…

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Newest Harley Art Release for 2018 Daytona

By Liv Jacobs

We have patiently been waiting for Daytona Bike Week to arrive so that we can unveil the Official 2018 Harley Art Release! Many of you probably remember the 2017 Sturgis painting, “The Riding’s On The Wall” and how quickly it came and went.  If you don’t own one, you were among the many that wanted to…

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What Time Is It?

By Liv Jacobs

In 2015, everyone at Jacobs Gallery wanted to explore a different medium to show off Scott’s works in a new way.  We wanted to excite our existing clients with something they never thought we’d try.  That’s when we reached out to a talented Las Vegas-based fine jewelry designer and friend, Steve Soffa to create our very first…

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Scott’s 2017 Sturgis Rally Painting

By Liv Jacobs

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…

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Monthly Masterpiece, “Face To Face”

By Liv Jacobs

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…

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A Motorcycle Accident That Changed Everything

By Liv Jacobs

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…

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