Eric Jacobsen was born and raised in New England. He received a BA in History from Gordon College in Wenham, MA in 1989 and studied fine art at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, CT from 1991 to 1995. At the Academy, Eric received training in the Beaux Arts tradition of drawing and painting from life. His true inspiration is the amazing beauty he sees in nature. Jacobsen is a "Plein Air" painter. He takes his oils wherever he goes, setting up on site, working until his painting is finished.

Eric shows his work nation-wide and has won several awards including the "Yankee Magazine Robb Sagendorph Memorial Award" from the Copley Society in Boston, MA and was honored as one of the "Top 16 Emerging Artists" of 2001 by Arts & Antiques Magazine. In 2004 Eric won an "Award of Merit at the Oil Painters of America NW Regional Exhibition which was held at the Howard/Mandville Gallery in Kirkland, WA. Eric currently resides with his wife, son and daughter in Glenwood, WA where he paints and teaches workshops.