Scott Jacobs began his career working in an art gallery while he was still in high school. He did illustrations for his high school newspaper and did not receive any artistic training beyond the average public school student. After high school he started an art gallery which he ran from the back of a van. He built, carved, and stained the frames for the works he sold in his "traveling art gallery." When he was 19, he purchased an art gallery in New Jersey at below-market price and successfully worked as an art dealer for the next 25 years. Scott begins his paintings with a photo of his subject, focusing on angles and detail, and often, he'll work on multiples canvases at a time. He creates a basic line drawingon canvas then breaks out the paint, planning to improvise as he sees fit. As he paints, he works in layers, taping and masking sections to maintain fine edges and outlines of his subject. He begins with an outline of his subject in the foreground, like a motorcycle, and then masks it off to maintain the edge while painting the background. Scott uses a small size (000) paint brush (with a tip the size of a pencil point) to execute his works. Scott finishes the painting by varnishing it, sealing in the color. Depending on the canvas, each painting takes Scott 200 to 400 hours to complete. His paintings are collected by many celebrities including Peter Fonda, Dan Aykroyd, Michael Jackson, Jon Bon Jovi, Lorenzo Lamas, John Elway of the Denver Broncos, Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, and rock bands such as ZZ Top, Survivor, and Loverboy among others. President Clinton viewed Scott's work at a private dinner party in Iowa.