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…
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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…
Why I Shade with Blue and Not Black – Jacki Kellum Painting & Color Theory
Anyone who has ever studied art with me knows the importance of blue in my palette. I recently studied Cezanne’s Still Lifes–especially those painted in watercolor–and I recalled my early training in color and my alignment with the Impressionists who tended to use blue, rather than black, for shading. Paul Cezanne Detail Still Life with…
Shading Yellows, Oranges, Reds to Purple with Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils
Jacki Kellum Color Wheel Jacki Kellum Color Theory I teach shading in color by moving from yellow [the lightest color] incrementally toward and into purple [the darkest color]. If I want to shade Reddish Colors [Yellows to Oranges to Reds to Purples, I Move One Direction on the Wheel: In the Above Video, I show…
Gallery Opening at Jacki Kellum Studios in Water Valley, Mississippi – 32 South Main Street
Last night, I tore into a package that had arrived. I expected my new Gallery sign to be inside the package, but I quickly discoved that I had received my Garden signs instead: I had to chuckle – A set of garden signs might be perfect for my gallery, which is always filled with paintings…
Gardener’s Market in Water Valley, Mississippi, on Saturdays Beginning April 4 – Jacki Kellum Studios – 32 South Main Street – Vendors Invited to Apply
Today is March 4, 2026, and I am working hard, getting my flower and vegetable plants ready for the Saturday Gardener’s Markets, which will take place in old, Historic Water Valley, Mississippi, each Saturday morning, from 8 until 12 – Beginning April 4. Vendors Are Invited to Apply. Very Limited Sidewalk Spots $5.00 per Saturday. …
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…
Jacki Kellum – Avid Gardener, Painter, and Author
I admit it; I am a Jacki of Many Trades. But to make up for the fact that I spread myself thinly, I pursue a few of my interests with zeal. Some people know me as an author of picture books — especially my Donkey’s Song: Some people know me as a painter: Others know…
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.
How to Paint a Sunflower in Watercolor Part 1 – Jacki Kellum Tutorial – Color Shading & Palette – Sunflower with the Blues
Sunflower with the Blues – Jacki Kellum Watercolor Today, I am teaching how to paint a sunflower in watercolor with no black or white. I shade in color by moving from yellow [as the lightest color] toward purple [the darkest color]. To paint the petals of the sunflower, I use the following colors, moving incrementally…