1. 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