McCaskey Total Account System – 1914 Jacki Kellum Studios in Water Valley. MS, has acquired an old Mcaskey Cash Register and Receipt File from 1914. It is perfect for the Studio Space that housed the Hotel Trusty at about that same time. l Jacki Kellum Studios is at 32 South Main Street in Water Valley…
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Artistro Metallic Watercolor Paints – Works Best on Black Paper
In toying with the concept of whether or not a goldfish is orange or whether it is gold, I decided to create a metallic gold goldfish in response to the #Intober52 Challenge: Goldfish. What Is Inktober 52? While toying with the concept of what is gold about goldfish, I decided to create my next #inktober52…
Teaching My Students to Paint Sunflowers in Watercolor – How Long Does It Take to Learn to Paint?
Today was a great day at Jacki Kellum Studios. I finally gave my students a day to paint a chosen still life in watercolor and to paint it however they felt THEY should paint it–well almost. Today’s class began 1 week ago when the students created elaborate ink drawings of an arrangement of sunflowers in…
Saturday’s Sunflower: Jacki Kellum Watercolor – How to Draw and Paint Flowers from Multiple Angles
Saturday’s Sunflower Jacki Kellum Watercolor Black-Eyed Susan Jacki Kellum Watercolor Drawing Flowers from Various Angles Drawing and Painting Flowers from Various Angles Follows the Same Principles as Drawing and Painting Turning Heads from Multiple Angles Both Saturday’s Sunflower and Black-Eyed Susan are Drawn and Painted from a Slightly Upturned Left Angle. Cartoon Head Drawings…
Summer Night – Jacki Kellum Watercolor – How to Paint and Shade A Deciduous Tree
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…
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…