Jacki Kellum Watercolor Wash Painting with Contour Drawing It’s January 2, 2023, and I am into Day 2 of my commitment to make some kind of art every day for a year. #ArtyNewYear. Join Me! Jacki Kellum Contour Drawing of a Tomato On Day 1, all I did was contour drawings. I used white cardstock…
Stars, Astronomy, The Star of Bethlehem and the Magi in the Bible
The Magi Visit the Messiah 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed,…
January 3 – Day 3 of #ReadtoWrite
I read more of this book today. I have read through page 129. The Stars and the Night Sky intrigue me. The Moon & the Stars — Things That Light the Night Stars, Astronomy, The Star of Bethlehem and the Magi in the Bible The Donkey’s Song In Preparation to Study the Stars, the Constellations,…
January 3- Genesis Books 8 – 11 #Bible365
Genesis 8 – The End of the Flood Genesis 9 – God’s Covenant and the Rainbow Genesis 10 – Many Nations Genesis 11 – Tower of Babel _______________________________________ Genesis 8 – The End of the Flood 8 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and…
January 2 – Day 2 of #ReadtoWrite
Daily Painting by Carol Marine pgs. 1 – 73 The Spider Weaver by Margaret Musgrove Calabash Cat by James Rumford Kente Cloth Patterns Sheep – A Chapter in Story of the Bible Animals by J.G. Wood pgs. 176-193. Create to Be More Creative – A Zen-Like Thought about the Importance of Getting Things Out Read…
January 2- Genesis Books 4 – 7 #Bible365
Genesis 4 – Cain and Abel and Sin Genesis 5 – Adam’s Family Line through Noah and His Sons Genesis 6 – Noah Genesis 7 – Noah’s Ark _____________________________________________ Genesis 4 – Cain and Abel and Sin Births of Cain and Abel 4 Adam[a] made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.[b] She…
Happy Arty New Year – #ArtyNewYear – A Challenge for Visual Artists – How to Participate
Today is January 1, and I am launching several challenges and events for writers and visual artists. Participate in any or all of the challenge events for a chance to win an autographed copy of my picture book The Donkey’s Song at the end of January–in 31 Days. In February, I’ll add other challenges–#14DayPBChallenge and #ReadBlackHistory. Participants…
How to Participate in #Bible365 for a Chance to Win an Autographed Copy of Jacki Kellum’s The Donkey’s Song in 31 Days
Today is January 1, and I am launching several challenges and events for writers and visual artists. Participate in any or all of the challenge events for a chance to win an autographed copy of my picture book The Donkey’s Song at the end of January–in 31 Days. In February, I’ll add other challenges–#14DayPBChallenge and #ReadBlackHistory. Participants…
How to Participate in #ReadtoWrite for a Chance to Win an Autographed Copy of Jacki Kellum’s The Donkey’s Song in 31 Days
Today is January 1, and I am launching several challenges and events for writers and visual artists. Participate in any or all of the challenge events for a chance to win an autographed copy of my picture book The Donkey’s Song at the end of January–in 31 Days. In February, I’ll add other challenges–#14DayPBChallenge and…
Contour Drawing Is A Type of Meditation – It Teaches Us to See in the Moment and Be in the Moment – #Seein23
Learning to actually SEE is vital to becoming an artist and being and also being a writer. Actual SEEING is complex and requires more than looking at something–in the same way that your dog or cat or the birds outside look at something. Even flies look. Don’t Just Look — See! Seeing is a type of looking…