How My Intuition Wrote My Picture Book The Donkey’s Song

When I am painting and when I am writing, I consider it a great day when something within myself takes over and essentially completes my project for me. This gentle urging is intuition. It is the spark that helped Michelangelo release his sculptures from a piece of rock. Janis Joplin – Jacki Kellum Watercolor My…

14-Day Picture Book Challenge Day 2 – Write a PB First Draft in A Stream of Consciousness – What is Writing in a Stream of Conciousness?

Write in Stream of Consciousness to Hush Your Self-Editor Something about writing seems to intimidate and/or frighten many people. Writing in a Stream of Consciousness can help get you past that hurdle of fear of writing. What Is Stream of Consciousness Writing? a person’s thoughts and conscious reactions to events, perceived as a continuous flow….

Jacki Kellum: A Gallery of Current Art Work & Artistic Statement

I began studying painting in college in 1968, and over the years, I have tried several different materials and several different styles, but my initial training was as an abstract expressionist. Although my current work is more representational, it still bears semblances of my first paintings which were, above all else, expressionistic. Boy with Curls…

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…