Portraits by Marilyn - Latest Comments

Re: About

DABID HERE — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:33:35 -0000

I am only a simple seaman with my own fishing boat between Alaska and Russia . My art work is so simple at best . I used color with Crayola crayons in coloring books. As time passed and my vision got worse i colored more and more outside of the lines I was supposed to stay inside . Your artwork looks interesting & quite good. Of what I see there is much artistic vision in your artists view in its fallible human view, yet a very great touch of unconditional love and understanding.

I wish you well in your work , and wish you well living your adventures five minutes to one day at a time .

Close to you I spent a bit of time in the land of Paul Bunyan and between Longville and Hackensack [ the home of Paul Bunyan's girlfriend ] fishing for bluegill ,bass, crappie, rock bass , walleye and northern pike. The last time there I spent with 35mm, 4x6, 6x6 cameras , and reel to reel tape recorders as well as harvesting wild rice .

Strangely enough , I feel the call of the loons , ducks, eagles, geese in your paintings. Probably my own imagination.

My family gone , I gave up working in intensive care units, nurseries, and emergency rooms. I now moved to bigger ponds : Bering Sea, Arctic Sea , and Pacific Ocean . If you run out of subject matter ... come out and up northwest .

Erin Cowens

Re: Short video by Charles Reid

Jeanne Larson — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:47:38 -0000

Wow! Isn't he amazing? His work looks as if it was just "dashed off," but you can see that it's so thoughtfully and logically done. One of my favorites.

Re: Art Sale Benefit for Simpson Housing

Marilyn — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:35:54 -0000

No, the art is presented "bare" without matt, backing or other protective cover. Please go the the art4shelter.org website for a submission form and submission guidelines. All artists will be listed. This is a prestigious event at a great location! The benefit is for homeless persons at Simpson Housing.

Re: Art Sale Benefit for Simpson Housing

Bparisien — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:39:14 -0000

Does the art have to be matted? with backing and plastic sleeve?

Re: Snow Leopard Painting

Cyndie — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:03:32 -0000

Marilyn it looks terrific and I hope the zoo sells copies for you. thank you again for taking us to the Como zoo when we were visiting. What a great place.

Re: Skin Tones … a Place to Start

Marilyn — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:01:32 -0000

Thanks, Kittycarol! Good luck as you explore new combinations for skin tones!

Re: Snow Leopard Painting

Debmagelssen — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:55:12 -0000

Marilyn, this painting is just amazing. You really captured the beauty of this manificent animal. It is even more stunning in person. Thanks for sharing!

Re: Skin Tones … a Place to Start

Kittycarol586 — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:05:47 -0000

This was so helpful, just what I needed. I have been painting with a combination of Naples yellow and scarlet lake for several portraits, now I will try your suggestions for a change of pace. Many thanks for your time.

Re: DSC00325

Tanya — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:40:42 -0000

Wow, this is beautiful. You are so talented! ~Tanya

Re: Fourth of a series

Jeanne Larson — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:26:53 -0000

Love your blog, Marilyn. It's so fun to be able to see all your new work. Was it difficult for you to set up? My son is helping me to set up a blog too and I'm nervous about the technical aspects of it. Hope this "techno-dinosaur" will be able to figure it out!

Re: Pets (samples of my work)

Adrian Quinto — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:33:23 -0000

Great Job! I really like your artwork it inspire me a lot to continue my hobby. Thanks for sharing I really love it. I hope to see more of your piece. Keep it up.

Re: Maltese Portrait, not Bichon

Vincent Roxas — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:30:02 -0000

Nice! I really love what you have post. Keep it up. I hope to see a lot more. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Commissioned Painting of a Home

Vincent Roxas — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:28:27 -0000

It sounds good for the customer. I really love the idea and the great services you offer to them. Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing this post.

Re: African Mother and Baby

Oil Paintings — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:54:42 -0000

Beautiful painting!

Re: About

Marilyn — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:36:26 -0000

Below are a series of six pianists I painted!

Re: Commissioned Painting of a Home

Marilyn — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:16:28 -0000

See my client's response below. When she saw the painting, she said, "I love it, love it, love it!" I had to smile.)

Re: Commissioned Painting of a Home

Marilyn — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:04:51 -0000

It was a pleasure to work with you!

Re: Commissioned Painting of a Home

Tiana Norenberg — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:54:40 -0000

Marilyn did this great painting of our house. She did an awesome job. It looks fantastic over our mantle! Didn't realize she had never done a house painting before. Highly recommend her!!

Re: Affirmations

Marilyn — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:50:50 -0000

Andy DoerrHi Marilyn,Sorry it took so long for me to get this done. You can use all or parts of it depending on what works best and I'll send you the postcards too:"Marilyn Jacobson’s “Fiddler” captures the spirit of the fiddler and traditional Old Time American music perfectly. It’s exactly the image we were looking for to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention and Festival in Goleta, California. The festival is a world-class event presenting the finest in acoustic music and one of the premier Old Time music contests on the West Coast. Since the “Fiddler” it’s a real pleasure to see that Marilyn has painted several musicians in a style that brings to mind the vibrancy of Matisse and Jacob Lawrence. She truly brings the music and the people she paints to life in all their creative abundance."Andy Doerr, Director40th Annual Old Time Fiddlers' Convention and Festivalwww.fiddlersconvention...
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Re: Affirmations

Marilyn Jacobson — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:47:20 -0000

Re: Abstracts & People

Marilyn — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:44:26 -0000

To order a print or card: piano paintings

Re: Portrait Wins Award

Jodie — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:56:21 -0000

We absolutely love this portrait, and (being his parents) we can say Marilyn definitely did a fabulous job of portraying Caleb’s personality. We’re not at all surprised that it won an award because the way she has captured him really shows her talent! Thanks Marilyn!

Re: Watercolor Portrait of Baby Boy

Kathy Braud — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:50:09 -0000

Nice start! I can feel the texture of the clothing. I'm always surprised about how skin shadows are created. Do continue to have fun, Marilyn.

Re: Skin Tones … a Place to Start

Marilyn — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:57:53 -0000

This article was written in response to interest by Minnesota Watercolor Society members at the December 2010 "Easel night" at which I displayed several watercolor portraits. Several members wanted to know what colors of paint were used to achieve the lovely flesh tones.

Re: Watercolor Portrait of Baby Boy

Eric Jacobson — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:27:11 -0000

I love this one...