Both deciduous trees and heads of cauliflower might seem to be solid masses but both are clumps of separate clusters. Each must be shaded relative to its position according to the light source. During the daytime, the sun is the primary light source. Notice how individual clusters cast shadows on each other. If the clusters…
Month: July 2026
Black-Eyed Susan – Jacki Kellum Watercolor Painting – A Study of Yellows and Browns in Colored Pencil and Watercolor
Black-Eyed Susan: Jacki Kellum Watercolor I rarely draw in colored pencil. But I do teach my students to begin their study of color and drawing in colored pencils. While painting in watercolor is fast and furious–prone to dissolving into a muddy mess–drawing in colored pencils slows that process down and allows the student time to…
Cotton Pickin Blues – Jacki Kellum Colored Pencil Drawing – A Study of Blues, Browns, and Adding Backgrounds
bitter Cotton Pickin Blues – Jacki Kellum Colored Pencil Drawing It is nearly August and it is as hot as heck outside in Mississippi. But through the Heat Fumes, I can almost see Autumn emerging on the horizon. I associate Autumn with my memories of having picked cotton as a child. In November, I’ll offer…
Watercolor Workbooks – Learning to Paint Flowers and How to Mix Colors
I have watched as the number of watercolor workbooks have vastly increased in a short period of time. The art purist in me screams that these books make copying someone else’s art readily available, but I must admit that the old masters learned art by copying someone else’s art. I have made a list of…
Paper Dolls. Art Journals. and Paper Collages
Megan Quinlan Paper Dolls Paper Dolls Tips Wonderland Stencils How to Create Paper Dolls with Stencils How to Paint Paper Dolls from Stencils Art Foamie Stamps How to Create Backgrounds for Art Journals H Art Journal Flip Through How to Make Accordion Books
How to Draw A Red Violet Zinnia with Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils – A List of Colors Used
The PrimarAy Challenge in Art-Making is Learning to See Followed by Learning to Interpret What You See Normally, I have live flowers [or other subject matter] for the students to interpret, but for this week’s lesson, I asked my students to interpret one of my watercolor paintings in Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils Jacki Kellum Watercolor…
The Natural Way to Draw – Understanding Gesture Drawing and Contour Drawing
Publisher’s Note “WHEN Kimon Nicolaïdes died in the summer of 1938, the first draft of this book had been complete for two years. It could, perhaps, never have been published other than posthumously, for the author was reluctant to put into final form his constantly developing methods of art teaching.” Introduction The Only Way to…
Slow Stitch Fabric Books and Panels with Yo-Yos and Other Embroidered Flowers
1 INTUITIVE STITCH Part 1 1b Part2 Part 3 2 Yo Yo or Suffolk Flower 2b explained She placed a piece of tulle or netting on top of a non absorbent surface She formed her flowers from the fibers She placed another piece of tulle on top She used a solution of Modge Podge and…