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Scott Jacobs
Harley-Davidson
Paintings On Display
 

About Scott Jacobs

He was the first artist to become officially licensed by
Harley-Davidson in 1993. About 80 countries exhibit Scott Jacob's work. In 2004 Scott Jacobs started his own publishing company, Scott Jacobs Studio and is now independently licensed by Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Scott's work proudly hangs in the permanent collection of Peterson's
Museum in Beverly Hill; L.A. County Museum;
St. Louis Museum; Cobb-Murrieta Museum and the
Milwaukee Museum to name a few.

Southern Tier Harley-Davidson is proud to have his
artwork on display in our dealership.

Visit the Scott Jacobs official website at:
www.scottjacobsstudio.com

 

$12,500.00

   
    The Harley-Davidson Fine Art Program actually began with a conversation I had with Scott Jacobs in the summer of 1993.  Scott expressed to me that his wish was to resume his painting career after he had run a successful gallery for many years.  My sense was that he was ready to undertake a new challenge; an opportunity to exhibit a talent far beyond what anyone, including myself, could ever imagine existed back then.  I recall the conversation vividly as Scott spoke to me about a need to reach out in a different direction with his art. He had been mainly, up to that point, rendering portraits of celebrities including Kathy Ireland, Kim Alexis, Joan Lunden and Malcolm Forbes among many others.  Since my career is an art dealer and at that time I was one of Scott’s principal suppliers of inventory for his gallery, he asked my opinion on what subject matter I would deem suitable for an upcoming artist to pursue. He was curious as to what I thought might be marketable imagery for the print market.  Impulsively I said “why don’t you paint a Harley-Davidson?”  Well, after a moment of silence, Scott replied “really?” At the time I was not aware of any prominent artist being recognized for his portrayals of Harleys as paintings on canvas.  Scott sensed an opening and went for it; especially since he also had a background as a professional motorcycle racer.  The journey began. 

     Mr. Jacobs wasted no time as he began, in his home studio, to produce two paintings that would turn out to be life changing: LIVE TO RIDE and FATBOY.  I can still recall my reaction to seeing these first works as being simply awestruck and feeling that we really had something special.  The next step was to show Scott’s paintings at a couple of major art exhibitions in order to get some feedback.  The New York Art Expo ‘94 was a turning point as two of Harley’s licensing reps were in attendance and stopped by our display.  Scott was actually working on the third painting, “94 Special” in the booth as these two gentlemen introduced themselves and offered us some advice.  They “suggested” that we immediately take down the paintings and remove them from the building.  Their reasoning was that Scott Jacobs was not a licensed artist by Harley and therefore could not legally be creating paintings of Harley-Davidsons.  Then a funny thing happened as both men took a closer look at the work and I think realized what they were looking at might actually be interesting to the powers that be at The Motor Company.  I remember one of them made a call from his cell phone and then requested that we send pictures of Scott’s work to Jeffrey Bleustein , then president of Harley-Davidson. The tone of the conversation suddenly shifted to very positive and encouraging as we all sensed the potential opportunity.   Within thirty days Scott Jacobs became the first officially licensed artist in history of Harley-Davidson Motor Company.  That momentous event launched what has become a sixteen (and counting) year career of one of the most sought-after artists in an era. 

      One last anecdote of that same ‘94 Art Expo relates to a New York couple in their forties standing next to Scott while he painted.  It is pretty common for an artist to demonstrate painting techniques in the booth at major shows and it’s also a good idea; creating an attraction beyond just viewing the artist’s work.  People love to watch the artist toil and some even become mesmerized at the process and stick around for hours just to see the progress of the painting.  Well, this couple from “The City” was paying close attention to the artist applying brush to canvas on the new Harley painting.  As Scott turned and made eye contact with the husband, who was shoveling popcorn in his mouth and spilling half of it on the floor, the man in full chew, blurted out “so, you’s da artist?”  Scott, caught a little by surprise, came back with “No sir, I’m just covering up all the numbers for the artist; he’ll be back soon.  He’s just taking a break.”. Scott then turned to me and said; “Hey Ron, what color is number seven?”  The couple both just nodded their approval and walked away down the next aisle, leaving a path of popcorn in their wake.   

     Ok so we have the blessing of Harley-Davidson, license in hand, a couple of beautiful paintings; now what?  We decided to go to Sturgis, South Dakota for the big bike rally.  We figured if our customers weren’t there they weren’t anywhere!  With our ten by ten easy up tent and Scott painting in the booth on Main St., which attracted a fair amount of attention, we actually started selling prints; quite a few prints and paintings. I will never forget the couple of bad weather days we had when rain came pouring in sideways to our booth and Scott continued to paint while standing in about six inches of water.  Then came the dust storms accompanied by high winds blowing sand everywhere.  We spent half of the time just trying to pick the sand out of the paint that Scott had just applied to the canvas; all part of the job we figured.  After that experience, Scott’s work began to draw the attention of some of the biggest movers and shakers in the industry like Willie G. Davidson, Arlen Ness, Mike Corbin, Keith Ball, Michael Lichter and Buzz Kanter to name a few; all of which became instrumental in support of Mr. Jacobs’ career.  That very first Sturgis gave Scott the catalyst he needed to further the path to a shining career as an artist. The Sturgis Rally has become a Mecca and a second home close to Scott and his family’s hearts as it reminds them, every time they visit, of where it all began.     

      Harley-Davidson has a saying: “It’s not the Destination it’s the Journey” and Scott has followed that mantra for at least the twenty years that I’ve known him.  He truly believes that life is short and should be lived to the fullest.  Scott’s journey has taken him to many parts of the globe including a memorable Harley ride over the Alps in Switzerland with our wives; Sharon and Liane.  Wherever his art is exhibited, whether Hong Kong, Europe, Japan or Salt Lake City, Utah, the reaction is always the same: WOW.  The work is remarkable for its photo-realistic qualities and has become a seam in the fabric of mainstream contemporary art.  His diverse artworks have found homes in many museums, galleries and major private collections throughout the world.  As the journey continues Scott Jacobs will always strive to make the next painting better than the last and revel in the chance to share his gift with the world.