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Marie Grimmke recently published a great book entitled "The Fall of the Green Witch".  Jacob was honored to be asked to create a cover for this fun book.

This is a cozy mystery and a romantic comedy all rolled into one.  Many readers will recognize the streets, buildings, and other sites in the village of Greenwich as the plot progresses.

Jake loved this experience and looks forward to new adventures to come.

Jacob Visits John Legere, T Mobile CEO

John Leger, CEO of T Mobile, is well known for his crazy antics on a Facebook show called "Slow Cooker Sunday" which he posts every Sunday no matter where in the world he is. Jacob has admired John's business acumen as well as his high energy personality for years. John even has one of Jacob's paintings hanging in his home.

John invited Jake to be part of his show, filmed at his home in Florida. Houston's family friend, Dave Carey (#2 man at T Mobile), filmed the show and added comments with John throwing many plugs for Jake's art. Over 5 million people had viewed the show within 48 hours. Jacob was ecstatic as he later spoke of this fantastic visit where he was able to chat with John at length and to see his beautif

A Solo Exhibit at the Hyde Collection

The Hyde Collection is an historic art gallery and museum complex located in Glens Falls, NY with a distinguished collection of art featuring Old Masters, 19th century European and American art, and Modern and Contemporary art.

It is one of the Northeast's exceptional small art museums, with a collection which includes works by Rembrandt, Degas, Renoir, Picasso, Seurat, Homer, Whistler, El Greco, and Botticelli. Jonathan Canning, museum curator, spoke at Houston's opening.

Norman Dascher Jr., Chief Executive Officer of the Hyde, helps with the introduction.

Jacob was honored to fill one of the Hyde Collection's galleries with his art.

part of the exhibit...

Jacob and his Uncle Joe outside the Hyde