During the past 7 days, I have recommended to at least 7 different of my students that they begin participating in both #Inktober and #Inktober52. I’m not sure why this thought has repeatedly come to my mind. Inktober is traditionally an October Instagram Challenge. And during Mississippi’s typically scorching days of August, thoughts of October…
Category: #Jacki Kellum Drawing
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…
Super Saturday–Great Day for an Artistic Date — in the Style of Julia Cameron and Artist’s Way
What Is An Artistic Date? “An artist date is a block of time, perhaps two hours weekly, especially set aside and committed to nurturing your creative consciousness, your inner artist. …You may not take anyone on this artistic date but you and your inner artist, a. k. a. your creative child.” Cameron, pg. 18. The…
Announcing The Upcoming Opening of Cottage Stitchery — A Division of Jacki Kellum Studios for Textile Arts & Artists
Great News! I am finalizing plans to introduce fabric art into the programs I have already launched at Jacki Kellum Studios in the old historic district of Water Valley, Mississippi. Beginning in April, I’ll begin offering a quilting and embroidery class. Ultimately, the class will begin making Crazy Quilt blocks. Embroidery is a major part…
Daffodils – Preparing to Draw and Paint Them – Starting My Painting Time of Year
This past week, I have cheered on one after another of the wild weeds that were blooming in my February garden. Posted only two days ago, I ended the following video by saying: “As soon as you see these things, you know that your garden is about to fully wake up.” And as regular as…
How to Draw and Shade a Winter Tree with Graphite Pencil – Jacki Kellum Tutorial
When you realize that drawing and shading tree trunks and limbs is nothing more than drawing and shading a series of cylinders, your effort to draw trees will become simpler.