Looking at Martha Jacobson’s art is reminiscent of gazing at clouds and seeing shapes emerge that beckon us to look deeper. The backgrounds have an ethereal quality, yet a closer look often reveals a subtle face, flower, or enigma. Expressive eyes and mouths carry different moods. People appear pensive while animals look amused or show “attitude.” Martha’s blending of color and form makes her paintings a passageway for soothing words spoken from the invisible realm of Universal Spirit.