Artist Spotlight: Sally Jacobs - Sunday At The Farmers Market

Sally Jacobs, Turban Squash, Watercolor, 20 x 21"

Sally Jacobs is a contemporary watercolor botanical artist. She is also a foodie, and the Los Angeles farmers' markets are a treasure trove for her. Each Sunday Jacobs visits one, prospecting for her gold: Turban Squash, Cherimoya, Lady Finger Bananas, Safflowers, Buddha’s Hand – she loves and paints them all.

Sally Jacobs, Buddah's Hand (Lemon), Watercolor, 19 x 16"

In her latest exhibit, Sundays at the Farmers Market, Jacobs zooms in, portraying flowers, vegetables, and fruit with a dramatic precision unique for a watercolorist. She illuminates a vegetable we may choose for dinner or a flower for display, rendering its structure eye-catching and explicit. She causes viewers to catch their breath in wonder at the feats of nature.

Sally Jacobs, Pink Peony, Watercolor, 26 x 22"

Jacobs has exhibited in numerous juried shows in New York and San Francisco, and at museums in New York, Minneapolis and Phoenix. She was an award winner at the Brand 37 Works on Paper exhibit and is one of the artists included in Todays Botanical Artists, a publication of well-known nature artists. She has taught botanical art at The Getty Center, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles Arboretum, and the annual meeting of the American Society of Botanical Art.

Sally Jacobs, Safflower, Watercolor, 25 x 26"

The exhibition runs until May 12th.