Rob Jacobs

 

 Rob Jacobs was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Los Angeles, with his father, mother, and his brother, from the age of five.

 

     Much of his life has been centered in the areas of music, art, health, meditation, his family and friends, and the study of Eastern thought and philosophy.

     His work, in the field of commercial art, was, in his own commercial art business, as a photo retoucher to the advertising and entertainment industries.  Rob’s dream, however, was to produce his own images, and this was implemented in 1990. 

     Since then he has produced six series of art, including:  The Warriors, The West, The Western Haiku, The Starbucks Haikus, and Angels of Protection, (http://www.angelsofprotection.com).   All the series exist as enhanced archival printing on canvas, framed enhanced art, prints and cards.   His latest series, The Lakota Spirits, are his graphic representations of these spirits, inspired from the book, Meditations With Native Americans – Lakota Spirituality by Paul Steinmetz, and the mountain carving of Crazy Horse in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  The Lakota Spirits has had two museum shows.  The Lakota Spirits and the other series, described above, can be viewed at:  http://www.robjacobsart.com

     Rob has participated in many shows in the Southern California area, including, the LA County Museum of Art (Rental Gallery).  In 2005 he was the featured artist during the Angel Fest, held at the Learning Light Foundation in Anaheim, California.  His work has been utilized in television including the shows “Boston Public,” “Family Law,” “Arrested Development, ”Huff,” and others.  His art was the work of the character played by Toni Colette in the HBO movie, “Dinner with Friends.”   

     As a former music major, Rob is also working on a music project.  Those working on the project are very enthusiastic about it.  Much of it sounds very tribal.

 

Samples of Rob's Work

Rob's work will be seen in his new book Angels of Protection: True Angel Stories in the Modern Age by Angela Taylor & Rob Jacobs

BOOK – Dialogues on Reality 

This cover painting, for the book Dialogues on Reality by Robert Powell, utilized my pre-created palettes, as does all my art in one way or another.  The palettes became the background, so the next issue I had to resolve was how was I going to show dialogue in a kind of metaphysical way.  What I did was to find images of two people talking, keep the texture of the universe, and render them in cool colors of stone.

 

Cetan, The Spirit of the Hawk

(from my Lakota Spirits Series)

 

My Lakota Spirits Series was inspired by the book, Meditations with Native Americans / Lakota Spirituality by Paul Steinmetz and the Crazy Horse Mountain Carving in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

I made this piece in a small size collaged from my palettes.  I then transferred it to canvas utilizing the same technique as the Renaissance masters, and painted the piece in acrylic paints and gels.

Quote from book:  Cetan, the hawk “presided over swiftness and endurance.”

The Lakota Spirits Series can be viewed on Rob’s website:

http://www.robjacobsart.com

 

Unktomni, the Spider

(from my Lakota Spirits Series)

 

I made a small image of this piece, and used it mostly for inspiration for the final art.  As I began working on the larger finished piece on wood, I retained much of the feeling of the “original sketch,” but altered and changed the image as I went along, adding the three dimensional totem pole, feather and the spiders.

Quote from the book: Unktomni, the Spider, was the “presiding genius of pranks and practical jokes with powers to work magic over persons and things.”

The Lakota Spirits Series can be viewed on Rob’s website:

http://www.robjacobsart.com 

 

Taps is Played for the World

 

As of 2010 it has been reported that there over one hundred wars going on in our world.  And let us remember this truth: religions do not start wars – people do.  Taps is Played for the World is my statement against all wars everywhere.  More importantly, it is my statement for peace in the universe.

The original mixed media piece consists of collage, acrylic paint brushed and airbrushed, pencils and photographic dyes on mounted photographic paper.  It is 48 inches square.

 

This piece, finished in 2010 has not, as yet, been uploaded to Rob’s website.  However, it is available in Iris archival prints of almost any square size format.  For information, please contact Rob at:  robajacobs@earthlink.net

 

 

Angel 5/For my Father

 

Original titled Angel 5, it was after the extraordinary event with my father that the title was extended.  The full story is told in the book, being published by Creative House Press, and on my art website:  http://www.angelsofprotection.com

As a finished piece of art, it presently exists in a 23” x 23” wood frame – acrylic paint and photographic dyes on print with gels.

The above picture is one of many that Rob has done for the new book Angels of Protection: True Angel Stories in the Modern Age by Angela Taylor & Rob Jacobs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angeles of Protection

Angeles of Protection by Angela Taylor and Rob Jacobs

 

 

HOW THE ANGEL PROJECT

CAME ABOUT

A few years back, around 2007, I had this intuitive feeling to get in touch with a friend I had known for approximately twenty-five years, Rob Jacobs, an artist living in the Los Angeles area.  We had initially met at a spiritual convocation, sponsored by our church – a path of meditation inspired by the teachings of the west –The New Testament of the Bible, and the east – the Hindu bible - The Bhagavad Gita. 

I remembered that Rob was a person who had gone through very difficult issues, and how, through the help of two very knowledgeable, compassionate healers, had largely resolved these issues. 

I was experiencing something quite similar.  As we connected and spoke about the health issue we also got caught up with what each other had been doing. Rob was working on a series of art, which he called Angels of Protection (www.angelsofprotection.com). I was intrigued and moved by the experience Rob related to me which had to do with his father, Harry, and how Harry’s life was saved, which is told in Rob’s angel story, included in this book.  The artwork behind this extraordinary experience is Rob’s Angel 5 / Of My Father.

In a synchronistic way I began relating to Rob some of the angel stories and experiences from friends.  As we were talking, it seemed that a lot of Rob’s angel art resonated with me on emotional, mental and spiritual levels, and, in a very real and natural way, the idea came up of combining the angel stories, stories of angelic protection experienced by the many people Rob and I knew, with Rob’s art series, which presently has sixteen images, all included in this book. 

In a world filled with violence, wars, and fear, Rob and I felt that a book of true angel stories would be a flash of positive light to the public, and help to inspire others that angels are real, and all we have to do is have faith in that reality of protection, love and joy.

Rob and I thank our publisher, Alan Bourgeois at Creative House Press, for all his help, and for his faith in our angel project.

A portio

Angels of Protection: True Angel Stories in the Modern Age Full Color/Soft Cover

n of the proceeds will pay for printing cost of books given to children of lower income families.