In this post, I’ll share some tips about which watercolor paints that I buy and how I best use those paints to avoid mixing mud. In terms of brands of watercolor paints, I almost exclusively use DaVinci Watercolors, and I buy the large 37 ml tubes of that paint. I have decided that this is…
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Jacki Kellum Watercolor Palette – Let’s Talk Color in Jacki Kellum’s Paintings Part I
Janis Joplin – Jacki Kellum Watercolor Painting Sold – Prints Are Available I painted Janis several years ago, and I told a friend of mine that it might be my best painting of all time. That is not because it looks like Janis and is, therefore, a perfect portrait. In fact, I didn’t even paint…
Who Is Jacki Kellum? Jacki Kellum Acknowledges That Her Picture Book Character, Mrs. Cow, Is In Many Ways, Herself
Jacki Kellum Jacki Kellum’s Garden I am an avid gardener, and I like to paint flowers in my garden. The Last Rose of Summer – Jacki Kellum WatercolorPainting When I have time, I also do fabric art, and invariably, I create a fabric rose for all of my textile art pieces. \ Handmade Fabric Basket…
Jacki Kellum Painting and Drawing Prints Available and Prices
Note: The Cost of Shipping Will be Added to the Cost of the Item These Items Should be Ordered Directly from Jacki Kellum jackikellum@gmail.com I. Baby Cardinal – Watercolor Original 5″ x 7″ print – $4.00 5″ x 7″ print matted $10.00 5″ x 7″ print matted and framed to 8″ x 10″ – $30.00…
Jacki Kellum Illustrations – A Cast of Characters
Mrs. Cow Down on the Farm – Traditional Watercolor The Lamb Needs a Haircut One Proud Rooster – Jacki Kellum Illustration – Traditional Watercolor One Tired Rooster – Jacki Kellum Illustration – Traditional Watercolor Piglet Doing Cannon Balls into the Pond – Jacki Kellum Illustration – Traditional Watercolor Gypsy Rose Lee – Jacki Kellum Digital…
Jacki Kellum: A Gallery of Current Art Work & Artistic Statement
Because my dad was a trained cartoonist, I have had access to art books and art materials all my life, but I didn’t begin my formal study of painting until I was in college. Over the years, I have tried several different materials and several different styles of painting, but my initial training was as…
Color Chart for Golden Acrylic Paints
Several people have asked me to offer a class about how I paint with acrylics, and most of those people are primarily impressed with how I use color. Today, I have begun putting that class together, and my first step is to show you most of the Golden acrylic paint colors and how I group…
Highlights from February Flowers 2021: Jacki Kellum Florals – Defining My Style
In February, I participated in the Instagram event, February Flowers, which prompted me to paint a different floral every day. Because I had not truly painted with acrylic before, this event was especially meaningful for me. For the past several years, I had only painted in watercolor, and most of that painting was as illustrations….
Who Is Jacki Kellum? and Why?
“I am part of all that I have met.” – Tennyson – Many years ago, I read Tennyson’s words about how life’s experiences become the core of who we are, and today, as I continue to celebrate my debut picture book, The Donkey’s Song, I thought that I’d tell you a bit more about who…
Create to Be More Creative – A Zen-Like Thought about the Importance of Getting Things Out
A year ago, my first picture book was acquired by Doubleday for Young Readers. And while it would seem that this miracle would have opened my floodgates and would have called forth every book that might ever lie deep within myself, the opposite was actually true. Regardless of what I tried to write, a voice…