www.tarajacoby.com var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-20034700-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @tarajacoby)http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c0c9c0355b3dd20e0e71f493a12164ca/tumblr_mj5r1w6YWA1qayfeoo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Love is a Battlefield<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c44ac3392c4bdd5f0675df521ea908e/tumblr_mj5r1w6YWA1qayfeoo2_500.jpg"/><br/> First Love<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c011785811cf7757dd68c85387c735c9/tumblr_mj5r1w6YWA1qayfeoo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Playing with Fire<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6a0854a832b53aae47cf5f56e4a67b6e/tumblr_mj5r1w6YWA1qayfeoo4_500.jpg"/><br/> Blue<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c1b630747eaf828ed58e9baa4fd3bb8c/tumblr_mj5r1w6YWA1qayfeoo5_500.jpg"/><br/> Love At First Sight<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/21b87addbced0b08abbf5c1c8fa764d6/tumblr_mj5r1w6YWA1qayfeoo6_500.jpg"/><br/> Mating Rituals<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad48a844845e670bc661ca186202b543/tumblr_mj5r1w6YWA1qayfeoo7_500.jpg"/><br/> Odd Couple<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f55023e22a13ed55b40dd05feff17522/tumblr_mj5r1w6YWA1qayfeoo8_500.jpg"/><br/> Tainted Love<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2d5821d50a93c0b7d893526950f4dcc/tumblr_mj5r1w6YWA1qayfeoo9_500.jpg"/><br/> Your Brain On Love<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a6b3a750690c7d5aed420088f55b98ae/tumblr_mj5r1w6YWA1qayfeoo10_500.jpg"/><br/> He Loves Me Not<br/><br/> <p>I recently participated in a wonderful blog experiment called <a href="http://monthoflove.blogspot.com/" title="Month of Love" target="_blank">Month of Love</a>, the brain child of awesome illustrator, Kristina Carroll. It was a lot of fun and a pleasure veiwing all of the great work throughout the month.</p> <p>Here are a few of my favorite images that I made during the month of February for the blog. Some of them even made it on to my <a href="http://tarajacoby.com/" target="_blank">website</a>!</p> <p>:)</p>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/44570036296http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/44570036296Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:41:54 -0500tara jacobyillustrationartbrooklynnyclove<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7kxn7sog1qkb10mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7kxn7sog1qkb10mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7kxn7sog1qkb10mo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7kxn7sog1qkb10mo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7kxn7sog1qkb10mo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7kxn7sog1qkb10mo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7kxn7sog1qkb10mo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://victongai.tumblr.com/post/36745792013/new-prints-and-holiday-sale-victo-ngai-just-in" target="_blank">victongai</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>New Prints and Holiday Sale!</strong></p> <p><strong>Victo Ngai</strong></p> <p>Just in time for X’mas! New limited and open edition Giclee prints are available now at http://victo-ngai.mysupadupa.com/. </p> <p>Selected items are on sale. Enter code <strong>XMAS2012</strong> (50 limited) at check out for <strong>10% off </strong>entire purchase.</p> <p><strong>Reblog this to win a free print</strong> - 5 winners will be chosen at random and announced on Fri Dec 7 2012. </p> <p><strong>All limited editions are one-run only, get it before they are sold out! </strong></p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/36748583493http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/36748583493Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:35:51 -0500<a href="http://fowlerartsbrooklyn.tumblr.com/post/34305013057/call-for-postcard-sized-works-fowler-arts-collective">Fowler Arts Collective: Call for postcard-sized works! Fowler Arts Collective December exhibition and fundraiser.</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fowlerartsbrooklyn.tumblr.com/post/34305013057/call-for-postcard-sized-works-fowler-arts-collective" target="_blank">fowlerartsbrooklyn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img align="top" height="296" src="http://assets.nybooks.com/media/img/blogimages/oranges_postcard_jpg_470x397_q85.jpg" width="470"/></p> <p><em>Fowler Arts Collective is putting out a call for art for our upcoming December exhibition. We are asking artists, writers, and designers to send postcard sized works in any medium.<br/></em></p> <p>Postcards can come off the wall (like a fold-out book) or can be writing, a real letter, a photograph, a…</p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/35785244397http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/35785244397Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:54:57 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjcan1bHc1qayfeoo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjcan1bHc1qayfeoo2_500.jpg"/><br/> "Room with a View"<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjcan1bHc1qayfeoo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> The interactive guilty pleasure wall!!<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjcan1bHc1qayfeoo4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Marcellus Hall contributing to the wall!<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjcan1bHc1qayfeoo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> A full house!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjcan1bHc1qayfeoo6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Jonathan Bartlett and Wesley Allsbrook contributing to the wall!<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjcan1bHc1qayfeoo7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Keeping busy while waiting for the pieces to arrive.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjcan1bHc1qayfeoo8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Fowler Arts!<br/><br/> <p>Sheesh! OK. I have not posted on here in a while. I recently was in and co-curated a show called Eye Candy. The point of the show was for young illustrators to step out of their shells and reveal their secret guilt pleasures about life in NYC. The opening reception was this past Saturday ( a little late, I know). I couldn’t have asked for a better turn out! For more info on the show visit <a href="http://www.fowlerartsbrooklyn.org/EyeCandy.html" title="Here." target="_blank">HERE.</a> </p> <p>Thanks to all of the amazing artists in the show, Lia Post at Fowler Arts Collective, and my amazing best friend and co-curator, Katie Blocher Izzo!!</p> <p>If anyone has any photos from the event please send them to me! :) tarajacoby@gmail.com</p> <p>Artists in the show included:</p> <p><a href="http://www.wesleyallsbrook.com/" target="_blank">Wesley Allsbrook</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.ebaddeley.com/" target="_blank">Elizabeth Baddeley</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.bartlettstudio.com/" target="_blank">Jonathan Bartlett</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.chibirmingham.com/" target="_blank">Chi Birmingham</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.samwolfeconnelly.com/" target="_blank">Sam Wolfe Connelly</a><span>, </span><a href="http://exitdeer.com/" target="_blank">Exit Deer</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.johnnydombrowski.com/" target="_blank">Johnny Dombrowski</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.jensineeckwall.com/" target="_blank">Jensine Eckwall</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.jaredfiorino.com/" target="_blank">Jared Fiorino</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.o-fishel.com/" target="_blank">Daniel Fishel</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.nickdraws.com/" target="_blank">Nick Iluzada</a><span>, </span><a href="http://tarajacoby.com/" target="_blank">Tara Jacoby</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.johnfmalta.com/" target="_blank">John Malta</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.keithnegley.com/" target="_blank">Keith Negley</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.robynng.com/" target="_blank">Robyn Ng</a><span>, </span><a href="http://taequerney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tae Querney</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.mattrotasart.com/" target="_blank">Matt Rota</a><span>, </span><a href="http://rossschaner.com/" target="_blank">Ross Schaner</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.dadashun.com/" target="_blank">Dadu Shin</a><span>, </span><a href="http://kimsielbeck.com/" target="_blank">Kim Sielbeck</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.kylestecker.com/" target="_blank">Kyle Stecker</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.skipsterling.com/" target="_blank">Skip Sterling</a><span>, and </span><a href="http://katieturner.net/" target="_blank">Katie Turner</a><span>.</span></p>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/35776211163http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/35776211163Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:27:00 -0500illustrationarteye candytara jacobyguilty pleasuresnycfowler arts collective<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9zexvoKgy1qayfeoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A recent illo I did for AD Nick Jehlen over at The Progressive. It was for a book review on “The Betrayal of the American Dream” by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele. </p>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/31055484924http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/31055484924Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:32:19 -0400illustrationThe Progressiveamerican dream<a href="http://www.theartofconnecting.com/post/29596474710/community-connected">The Art of Connecting: Community Connected</a>: <p><strong>A recent interview I did with Galleray:</strong></p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.theartofconnecting.com/post/29596474710/community-connected" target="_blank">gallerayblog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p class="p1">Much of the conversation when it comes to art surrounds the topic of “community”. More often than not, community involvement suggests a positive relationship - attachment to a supportive environment that fosters collaboration, development and education, providing connectivity whether the group…</p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/29619203867http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/29619203867Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:16:00 -0400tara jacobyillustrationdesignnycbrooklynartsociety of illustrators<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fo3vLeIr1r2y7tvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Poster by me! :)</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.artrepnyc.com/post/23549562768/tara-jacoby-did-this-amazing-poster-for-the" target="_blank">artrepnyc</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.artrepnyc.com/artists/tarajacoby/" target="_blank">Tara Jacoby</a> did this amazing poster for the <a href="http://www.societyillustrators.org/Events-and-Programs/Special-Events/2012/Cabaret-Night/Cabaret-Night.aspx" target="_blank">Society of Illustrators cabaret night</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/23549643874http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/23549643874Tue, 22 May 2012 12:52:21 -0400cabaretillustrationartnycsociety of illustratorswomenflappersfashion<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0h8a3NSLO1r2y7tvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.artrepnyc.com/post/18855017928/tara-jacobys-lovely-postcards-who-will-be-cool" target="_blank">artrepnyc</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://artrepnyc.com/tarajacoby/index.html" target="_blank">Tara Jacoby’s</a> lovely postcards! Who will be cool enough to get one? Dun! Dun! Dun!</p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/18855177362http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/18855177362Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:53:35 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzr7zwD6FW1r2y7tvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.artrepnyc.com/post/18016809269/whoa-check-out-tara-jacobys-cover-for-this" target="_blank">artrepnyc</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Whoa! Check out <a href="http://artrepnyc.com/tarajacoby/index.html" target="_blank">Tara Jacoby’s</a> cover for this month’s <a href="http://hernashville.com/" target="_blank">Her Magazine</a>. </p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/18016882161http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/18016882161Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:47:18 -0500illustrationspringnycnashvilleart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxn30qy5wG1qayfeoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New painting I did of The Black Keys!</p> <p>Ink and gouache</p> <p><a href="http://www.tarajacoby.com" target="_blank">©Tara Jacoby</a> 2012</p>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/15671385756http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/15671385756Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:00:26 -0500the black keysillustrationartmusicrocktennesseenew yorkbrooklynpaintingtara jacoby<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvy2h1OK4T1qdszndo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ha!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://zuppadivetro.tumblr.com/post/13971664312/tatertowninhabitant-going-along-with-my-nerdy" target="_blank">zuppadivetro</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tatertowninhabitant.tumblr.com/post/13970938142/going-along-with-my-nerdy-jokes" target="_blank">tatertowninhabitant</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Going along with my nerdy jokes.</p> </blockquote> <p>-</p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/13974033201http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/13974033201Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:56:36 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvr5aczmwC1qhy6c9o1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvr5aczmwC1qhy6c9o2_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvr5aczmwC1qhy6c9o3_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvr5aczmwC1qhy6c9o4_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvr5aczmwC1qhy6c9o5_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvr5aczmwC1qhy6c9o6_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvr5aczmwC1qhy6c9o7_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://zuppadivetro.tumblr.com/post/13799078954/pusheen-gif" target="_blank">zuppadivetro</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Pusheen (gif)</p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/13838067122http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/13838067122Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:50:40 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvhxntQH4T1qayfeoo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvhxntQH4T1qayfeoo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvhxntQH4T1qayfeoo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>My most recent poster for the wonderful boys of Locksley! </p> <p>Locksley, along with Feature Records are throwing a benefit show  to raise money for the kids at P.S. 142, a NYC elementary school. Come see  New York’s best new acts and revel in the giving! </p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/275382809173996/" title="Click Here" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR EVENT INFO</a></p> <p>To visit my website <a href="http://tarajacoby.com/" title="Tara Jacoby" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/13561886996http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/13561886996Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:09:29 -0500illustrationartmusicbrooklynnyctara jacobylocksleythe bell houserockwintersnowsledding<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu2h8ipWA91qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>got a point</p> <p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/12273426061/i-am-writing-on-some-paper" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I <u><a href="http://thedailysatire.com/politics/i-am-writing-on-some-paper-%7C-sarcasm-addict/" target="_blank">am</a></u> writing on some paper.</p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/12326867018http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/12326867018Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:56:17 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu2idh3YfB1qaqmn1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://zuppadivetro.tumblr.com/post/12281506657" target="_blank">zuppadivetro</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>.</p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/12326801509http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/12326801509Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:53:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu3exvJtGa1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/12286785072/emoliphant" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/03/emoliphant/" target="_blank">Emoliphant</a></p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/12326715936http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/12326715936Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:49:51 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/tarajacoby/12134393358/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_12134393358" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="300" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Halloween or Williamsburg posted my video!!</p> <p><a href="http://halloweenorwilliamsburg.tumblr.com/post/12085291212/on-a-cold-snowy-day-lets-remember-that-summer" target="_blank">halloweenorwilliamsburg</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>On a cold snowy day, let’s remember that summer afternoon when we met the Wizard of McCarren Park.</p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/12134393358http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/12134393358Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:15:21 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltnwgfZl0A1qarz2zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>HA! </p> <p><a href="http://halloweenorwilliamsburg.tumblr.com/post/11951945952/im-not-a-space-vampire-fuck-you-i-go-to" target="_blank">halloweenorwilliamsburg</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“I’m not a space vampire. </p> <p>Fuck you.</p> <p>I go to F.I.T.”</p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/11955445812http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/11955445812Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:13:30 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltokwrUXIo1qayfeoo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hayyyy all! I’m selling 11x17” signed prints of my poster “For the Record” that I did for the Society of Illustrators Rock-N-Roll show in September. $20 each.</p> <p>If you are interested email me at tarajacoby@gmail.com</p> <p>:)</p>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/11952195934http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/11952195934Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:10:00 -0400illustrationdesignposterrock and rollNew York Citybrooklynartprintgirlsretrogig poster<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqyd1gZjZX1qzado8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqyd1gZjZX1qzado8o2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://funnypictures.co.uk/post/9927386345/lady-gaga-bieber" target="_blank">funny-pictures-uk</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Tee Hee.</p> </blockquote>http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/9928041190http://tarajacoby.tumblr.com/post/9928041190Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:22:58 -0400GIFJustin BieberLady Gagalolgifsanimated gifs