Almost 2 months ago, I committed to opening a new arts space in the Historical District of Water Valley, Mississippi, at 26 South Main, and I am stunned by the amount of time and effort [and money] this transition has required. Next week, artists in the historic district of Water Valley will open their arts…
Category: #Jacki Kellum Painting
Terry Ludwig Pastels – Alain Picard Landscape Set Compared to Terry Ludwig Landscape Set & Other Terry Ludwig Sets
Terry Ludwig Alain Picard Landscape Pastel Set Terry Ludwig Basic Landscape Pastel Set Terry Ludwig Intense Darks Set I Intense Darks Set I V100 Intense Darks I V120 Intense Darks I V170 Intense Darks I V180 Intense Darks I V240 Intense Darks I V420 Intense Darks I Terry Ludwig Marigolds Pastel Set [A] in Terry…
Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils – Comparing the Colors in Each Set
Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils Set of 60 in Wooden Box As I mentioned in another post, I am planning to do a series of portraits and other drawings in pastel and red chalk: I have a couple of sets of pastels, but for portrait work and other detailed drawings, pastel pencils are good for laying…
Jacki Kellum Is Returning to An Art Medium and Subject Matter from Her Past – Drawings of Children in Pastels and Red Chalk
I have been making art professionally for over 50 years, and during the past half century, I have worked in almost every artistic medium. I have often heard that as folks grow older, they tend to return to their roots, While that thought is worthy of a discussion for another day, I must acknowledge that…
Blue Earth Pastels – A Great Less Expensive Professional Soft Pastel – Focus on the Nomad Set of 56 Colors
Blue Earth Pastels – Nomad Set Image Credit: Dakota Pastels The cost for the Nomad Set is $219.00 Only Available at Dakota Pastels Blue Earth Soft Pastels cost about half of what other professional soft pastels cost. There are both smaller and larger sets of Blue Earth Pastels than the Nomad Set, but it…
For the Love of Poppies – A Case for Studying Other Peoples’ Art to Stand Alone
For the Love of Poppies – Jacki Kellum Pastel Study September 15, 2025 Jacki Kellum Garden May 1, 2025 I am an avid gardener, and I love the time in early spring when poppies flutter across my garden. Invariably, when the poppies and bachelor buttons overtake my garden, I always want to stop my world…
Jacki Kellum Watercolor Palette – Da Vinci Professional Watercolors
In terms of brands of watercolor paints, I almost exclusively use DaVinci Watercolors, and I buy the large 37 ml tubes of that paint. I have decided that this is the best buy in premium watercolor paint. This is how the DaVinci watercolors are described on the Dick Blick site: “Da Vinci takes the name…
Painting Autumn in Watercolor – Adult Watercolor Classes Taught by Jacki Kellum
Saplings: First September Jacki Kellum Watercolor I painted this group of saplings several years ago–in early September. I have decided that this will be the first watercolor painting that I will teach when Jacki Kellum Studios and School of Arts launches its teaching program in September at 26 S. Main in Water Valley, MS. In…
Art Classes Begin at Jacki Kellum Studios & School of Arts in January
During the Week of January 5, Jacki Kellum will begin teaching painting at her arts studios and school of arts, which is located at 32 South Main in Water Valley, Mississippi. Jacki Kellum has been teaching a variety of arts skills for over 50 years, and she will initially teach watercolor and acrylic painting lessons…
My Summer of Zinnias
Purple Zinnia – Jacki Kellum Watercolor Painting June 13, 2025 The summer of 2025 is my summer of painting zinnias. I love zinnias, and they are relatively easy to draw. I decided painting zinnias would be the least painful way for me to teach myself to paint again. Therefore, I am trying to paint zinnias…