Artist: Catherine (Cathy) Jacobs

PowerPoint by Alia Dlugan

About Cathy Jacobs

She is a young Australian artist.

She started painting as a hobby at an early age.

She studied commerce and then worked as a lawyer for

seven years (~2002-2009).

She returned to university to get her masters degree in

Early Childhood Education.

She works as a kindergarten teacher.

In 2012 she began to develop as an artist and started

selling her work online.

She now runs her own ‘visual arts’ business and sells

custom made art in many places around the world.

*Note: Since she is a newer artist there is not much

information about the history and/or progression of her art*

Her Work Overview

she paints birds, flowers, trees, and animals on canvas with acrylic and watercolour paints.

Her work has vibrant colours, irregular and geometric shapes (circle), flowing lines (tree branches), and usually a smooth texture

She makes collages with her paintings and photographs

She uses recycled math books to create some of her art (animal rhymes)

She makes Andy Warhol style and Japanese style art

She uses prints of her paintings to make custom made IPod cases/ skins, IPhone cases/skins, IPad cases/skins, laptop cases, stationary cards, clothing, throw pillows, tote bags, wall clocks, mugs, shower curtains, and duvet covers

Animal Rhymes

Cats in Flats Bee Drinking Tea

Japanese Style Art

delicate peach cherry blossom in the snow

Watercolour acrylic birds with cherry blossom sakura

Water Colours

Watercolour acrylic tree of life with cherry blossom sakura 2

blue green yellow bird watercolor and acrylic modern art

Circle Trees

blue tree art with circles branches- colourful tree image in

green, blue, yellow circles

Andy Warhol Style

Trees in South Australia - an Andy Warhol patchwork effect

Andy Warhol style tree images, digital photos by Catherine

Jacobs

Collage

collage of sakura and more vibrant tree of life design

Other IPod and IPad Cases Tote Bags

Throw Pillows Wall Clocks Mugs

Links

Online Shop:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SheerJoy/about?ref=announce

Online Shop: http://society6.com/CathyJacobs/prints

Online Portfolio:

http://www.redbubble.com/people/cathyjacobs/portfolio

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artbySheerJoy/info

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/cathyjacobs1/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cathyjacobs4

*NOTE: since Cathy is a fairly new artist I have used the above

links to find information about her and her artwork*