Jacob

If you're new here, I'm Jacob. I'm a 26 y/o visual artist from the Midwest USA. I utilize printmaking, oil painting, collage, and other mixed media to explore the beauty within the difficult aspects of human existence. I love grime, mistakes, and redefining what we choose to value in society.

My first ever attempt at intaglio style printing with tetrapack. I don't think my art home printing setup had sufficient enough pressure to pull a good print off this one. You love and you learn. Maybe I'll get another pass at it some day. Untitled, tetrapack print on paper, 2025

"Erupt" acrylic monoprint on paper, 2026

"Hyperpsythesia" acrylic monoprint on paper, 2026

"Significant Absense" Acrylic monoprint on paper, 2026

"Congregation" acrylic monoprint collage on paper, 2026

"Caution" acrylic monoprint on paper, 2026

"Build-up" acrylic monoprint on paper, 2026

"Everything is Temporary" monoprint collage on paper, 2026

"Tongue Tied" pastel and tempra stick on paper, 2026

"Ignore That" acrylic monotype on paper, 2026

"Kibosh" acrylic #monoprint on paper, 2026

One of my smaller oil paintings at 4"x3" "My Brother and I" oil on canvas, 2025

Finally got a better picture of this one. First "textural" oil painting I ever did, which inspired a whole series. "Final Sunrise" mixed media and oil on canvas, 2025 #mixedmedia #oilpainting

Been doing a lot of nonrepresentational work lately, haven't shared a #linocut in a while. "In the Womb" linocut on paper, 2025

Finally found the key to monoprinting: don't fight the plate to give you clean pulls. Sometimes a series with the ghost of the last print is the most endearing. "Rose Garden" "The Wall" and "Algeic" respectively. Acrylic #monoprint s on paper, 2026

Little different than my recent posts, but I broke my damn front tooth out yesterday, so I'm lamenting it's loss. "Self Portrait with Dead Mouse" oil on canvas, 2025 #oilpainting #selfportrait

"Remnants" acrylic #monoprint on paper, 2026

"Decadent Decay" #monoprint #collage on found paper, 2026

Today's wip #oilpainting . My fiance calls this series my "textural phase". Not sure she gets them, but she sure is supportive.

Been working on this pair of ceramic figures based on ancient #cuchimilcos . They were usually made in male/female pairs. I made mine trans, swapping the identifying styles of the two. I can't wait to get the slip out and paint them. #ceramic #sculpture #handbuilt #coilbuilt

"All Fragmentation" found paper and ink collage, 2026

"Binding Lines" ink on found paper, 2026

I feel that the art is for the artist and the audience. The process of creating though, is for the artist alone. Trying to tailor that process to the desires of the audience compromises how you relate to your own art. I'm just not interested in doing that.

I promise you, when you're watching a "process video", the person behind the camera spent far longer making the space look "acceptable." When I am genuinely in the creative flow, my studio looks like this: which I'm sure would garner 1000 rude comments on Instagram.

It seems as though the final product, the actual art, is far less important than how successfully you can hold attention by allowing strangers into the deeply intimate world of your creative process. (Or rather, a curated, cropped, and cleanly version of it.)

A documentarian, an advertizer, an influencer, a publistist, a factory, a shipping facility, a comedian, a filmmaker, an activist...

I find myself so disheartened and distracted by how *many* things an artist is expected to be, beyond an artist, in order to be successful and palletable.

"Field Dressing" mixed media collage on paper, 2026 #collage #mixedmedia #abstract

"Orbital Entanglement" collage on paper, 2026.

Dream Forgery Techniques, Digital Collage, 2024. #blackandwhite #abstract #collage #graphicart #artsky

Another from the series I’m making right now. Monotype and collage. West Penwith, Cornwall, UK #monotype #printmakersofbluesky #printmaking #landscapeart #landscape #art #cornwall #cornishart #womenartists

Part II This one was built directly on watercolor paper using paint, mark making, and scraps of collage left over from previous gel-plate experiments. No full gel print underneath this time. Just letting the materials land where they wanted and seeing what happened.

Going to college and taking art classes for the first time as an adult is funny, bc what do you mean I now have to find room in my house for a big ass ceramic shoe?

Two page collage spread from "Ransom Notes", "Soldiers Smoking at the Edge of the Earth" 2026

"Bubblegum" collage from "Ransom Notes" 2026

ポストカードに描いています^ ^ #artworks #mixedmediaart #abstract

"Dog Days" collage from my art book "Ransom Notes", 2026

"Facial Recognition" collage from my collage art book, "Ransom Notes", 2026 #collage #artbook

"Predation" collage from my collage art book "Ransom Notes", 2026

"Twighlight Breakdown" monoprint and found paper collage from my collage art book, 2026.

Finally got a better pic of this WIP. I'm in love with this one. Exploring the intersection of oil painting and sculpture has become my favorite medium. I think I got a little self indulgent though. Its a little muddy right now, lost some of the simple beauty. I'll tone it down on the next pass.

Fun spread of Weird Dogs from the ol sketchbook. Ink on paper, 2026

"Sacred Bird" clay relief monoprint on paper, 2026

I am genuinely so terrible at taking photos of my work, especially WIP work, but I'm in love with this one. "Loving the Self" oil and mixed media on canvas, WIP.

"Haunted" clay impression monoprint, 2026

Haven't posted in a long time. Most of my recent work has been haphazard and messy to the point that I don't feel like sharing, but I liked a few of these pen and ink doodles. Untitled doodle, pen and ink, 2026

7 PM, 2024 by Laura Footes www.instagram.com/laurafootes

doubting nature, an older drawing on paper with acrylic, marker and charcoal, 17x14"

A painting of a nightmare I had recently.