“The Collector”, oil on canvas, 60 x 50 inches, private collection "Life is made up of compromises," said his teacher. "You will learn that the world doesn't work that way," said his other teacher. "Yes, I know I said ‘always be aggressive when you are ahead,’ but make this an exception and be safe," said his …
Tats Series
Earlier today I signed off on the third tattoo painting. The series was a fascinating excursion in which I contemplated how we sometimes become the artwork. I have always thought that was true in a metaphorical way, in the sense that when we are young, we often form our characters, unwittingly, by the influence of …
Rhythm a Beautiful Way to Organize Chaos
Imagination
Creating Denouement
Painting Denouement was a chance to live inside glowing, colorful light and to express through art what love feels like to me.
Jacob Collins, Sensuous Nature of Light
"I find beauty in observing and in furthering my knowledge about light, the identity of plants and trees, and even such things as the nature of the formation of rocks and land masses."

