Billy Jacobs – Biography of the Artist
Billy works in a variety of mediums from acrylic and watercolor to digital. He is also a font designer. He has designed over 100 fonts, mostly antique style fonts based on old advertising from the 19th century. Several of his fonts can be found at MyFonts.com. And Billy’s talents don’t stop there. He is also an amateur magician and puppeteer as well as a songwriter.
Although born in Detroit, Michigan, Billy spent most of his formative years in the Stark County area as the middle child in a family of six children. Four sisters and a younger brother who passed away from a sudden illness several years ago. Billy lives in Navarre, Ohio, with his wife Brenda and 13 year old Daughter Sarah.
Sarah is also a budding artist and author. She has had several comics published on the Neopets website. Billy’s first "professional" art job came as a junior at Meadowbrook High School where he was paid $20.00 to design the Bicentennial logo for the Town of Bloomingburg, Ohio. He still has his original sketch.
See a collection of over 100 Billy Jacobs art prints for sale in various sizes at https://www.summersnowprints.com/artist/billy-jacobs
Find a collection of Billy Jacobs’ framed art available for purchase in your choice of frame colors at http://www.summersnowart.com/index.php?cPath=73
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Summer Snow
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September 5th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I would just like to say I just started collecting Billy Jacobs prints The first one we recieved as a gift. We have since bought six more we just love them They add a nice touch to our country home thankyou Billy Jacobs.
October 13th, 2009 at 9:33 am
last week we purchased Autumn Afternoon and love it. We have room for one more print and after searching the Internet, found Summer Snow Art, and ordered The Road Home. This is our first exposure to the Art of Billy Jacobs. You have found two new friends of your fine talent.
Kent and Cora Lee
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:31 am
I am trying to locate a series painted by Billy Jacobs called Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. I love these pictures. Can you help?
December 6th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I have both ‘The Road Home’ and ‘Silent Night’ in my living room and I can not begin to tell you what warmth they both add to my home. They remind me of where I grew up and that always brings back great memories. What a wonderful talent you have and thank you for sharing that with the world.
~Jennifer Anderson
December 16th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Does anyone know how to contact Billy Jacobs? I am interested in having him paint my farm.
January 2nd, 2010 at 12:34 pm
I love your art. I’m usually drawn to more modern and abstract styles, but this really moves me. The composition is perfect, and the feel of the pieces is great. I bought a print. Thanks
January 20th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
You can find all of his framed artwork including the 4 seasons pictures on our website http://www.summersnowart.com. Just click Billy Jacobs under artists. Thanks
March 1st, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Billy is on facebook and easy to reach.
March 10th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
I really like the art work of Billy Jacobs. I just saw them for the first time today in a store close to where my son works and wanted to learn more so I searched the internet. I am a painter also and really like to capture detail. I would like to know more about his techniques. Can you help direct me?
March 22nd, 2010 at 1:33 pm
HI Billy Jacob’s book “The Road Home” refers to his techniques. Early they were acrylics on wood and digital, now he mostly uses watercolor.