From high detail realism to total abstraction, Karen Jacobs has always sought her own way and allowed the work to develop independently. Jacobs' preferred medium is acrylic as it allows the impulsive changes necessary to her process, but she has worked extensively in nearly all painting mediums from watercolor to oils and encaustics plus several original print processes.

Jacobs studied at the Maryland College of Art and Design. Her professional career has included representation in numerous galleries from Santa Fe to New Orleans. She has competed and won awards internationally and her work is in private and corporate collections around the world.