Original Art View More Art Gallery Nature Photography View More Photography New Art Classes California Botanical Garden – Calm Down During the Holidays | Dec 17 California Botanical Garden – Holiday Cards & Tags | Nov. 19 Virtual Contour Drawing and Watercolor Workshop | January 21, 2023, 10 AM PST View More Art Classes About Me Aleta Jacobson is an award-winning collage, acrylic and mixed media artist living and working in Southern California. The child of a highly creative family, Aleta’s earliest tools were crayons and her brother’s art books. Aleta is passionate about sharing art with others. Learn More About Aleta Latest on the Blog Inspiration from Aleta I Know What I Said Hello from HOT Southern California. We are deep into another heat wave. I find sometimes it’s hard even to think let alone do much. I’ve had the air conditioner blasting and fans going to stay cool. I just can’t deal with the heat anymore. I want autumn to kick in NOW. I know I saidContinue reading “I Know What I Said” by Aleta Jacobson October 6, 2022 My Most Favorite Mark-Making Tools Summer is winding down and it’s almost time to get back to school or work or make more art or teach more classes and workshops. I have enjoyed taking my summer off from teaching. I did teach 2 workshops online. Some other artists/teachers that I admire have been wonderful inspirations. I was able to dig deepContinue reading “My Most Favorite Mark-Making Tools” by Aleta Jacobson September 1, 2022 Taking A Break It’s been two months, and I have not written a blog post. I didn’t mean to take a break, it just happened because of all I’ve had going on. My garden has kept me busy, and sometimes I lose track of time. I have only a few vegetables, but there is so much to do.Continue reading “Taking A Break” by Aleta Jacobson July 18, 2022
I Know What I Said Hello from HOT Southern California. We are deep into another heat wave. I find sometimes it’s hard even to think let alone do much. I’ve had the air conditioner blasting and fans going to stay cool. I just can’t deal with the heat anymore. I want autumn to kick in NOW. I know I saidContinue reading “I Know What I Said” by Aleta Jacobson October 6, 2022
My Most Favorite Mark-Making Tools Summer is winding down and it’s almost time to get back to school or work or make more art or teach more classes and workshops. I have enjoyed taking my summer off from teaching. I did teach 2 workshops online. Some other artists/teachers that I admire have been wonderful inspirations. I was able to dig deepContinue reading “My Most Favorite Mark-Making Tools” by Aleta Jacobson September 1, 2022
Taking A Break It’s been two months, and I have not written a blog post. I didn’t mean to take a break, it just happened because of all I’ve had going on. My garden has kept me busy, and sometimes I lose track of time. I have only a few vegetables, but there is so much to do.Continue reading “Taking A Break” by Aleta Jacobson July 18, 2022
