Born in Hartford, CT; Jacobs grew up with a natural talent and love of art, painting since he was three years old. Mostly a self-taught artist, although Jacobs graduated from Hartford College of Art, while still attending high school. Scott joined the U.S. Navy at age 20 and was commissioned by the US Navy to paint several works, including a mural in Djibouti, Africa. After completing his time in the Navy, Jacobs pursued his passion for art as a career.  A year later, in 2008, his work headlined top media including CNN World News, KTLA News and the front page of The Sacramento Bee.

 Scott Jacobs’ work is remarkable for its photo realistic excellence.The latest work is not just realistic, people have described it as surreal. Perhaps even more surreal, is the fact that Jacobs had only been painting for only six years. His work is now owned by celebrities such as Peter Fonda, Willie G. Davidson, Lorenzo Lamas, and Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, John Elway of the Denver Broncos, and Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz.

Scott’s professional training includes Parson’s School of Design in New York, Ducret School of Art in New Jersey, and numerous illustration “getaways”, all of which were taught by some of the most well established illustrators in the nation today. Jacobs’ style and success has rejuvenated the super-realistic genre of art.  

   Depending on the size, each of Scott’s paintings usually takes more than one hundred hours to complete. Much of the work is done with a brush that is so small, it is like using a pencil point. He has found this to be the only way to render the necessary detail which allows the work to earn the title “Photo-Realistic”. He uses both acrylic and oil mediums on canvas, masonite and other surfaces. Jacobs also uses many photographs of a subject, taken from all angles to achieve the depth in his paintings. 

  In addition to paintings of motorcycles, Scott has captured the uncanny likeness of celebrities in commissioned portraits such as business tycoon Malcolm Forbes, supermodels Kim Alexis and Kathy Ireland, and Good Morning America host, Joan Lunden. 

  At the invitation of the Malcolm Forbes estate, Scott was granted access to his motorcycle collection for photo-research. Mr. Forbes commented that he was very impressed with Scott’s attention to detail, referring to the painting of his own bike ‘Ruby’.

  Lcensed by Harley Davidson, Scott’s motorcycle work has been featured in VQ magazine, American Iron, Art Business News, Easy Rider Magazine, Forbes newspapers and a host of other national publications, making Jacobs one of the very few of today’s most sought after artists. His work sells throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.

In 2016, they moved their operations from CA and opened Jacobs Gallery in Deadwood, SD where you can see original paintings and a large collection of vintage motorcycles.

Scott’s images can also be seen on many objects from limited editions graphics to Franklin Mint Collector Plates, coffee mugs, beach towels, clocks, and many others.