In my college art classes, I initially trained to paint in oils, but for most of the past 50 years, I’ve painted in watercolor, which is a much less forgiving medium–especially for loose, expressionistic painters. For quite some time, I’ve wanted to try oils again, and I’m finally doing that again. I’ve spent the month…
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Jacki Kellum Watercolor Palette – Let’s Talk Color in Jacki Kellum’s Paintings Part I
Janis Joplin – Jacki Kellum Watercolor Painting Sold – Prints Are Available I painted Janis several years ago, and I told a friend of mine that it might be my best painting of all time. That is not because it looks like Janis and is, therefore, a perfect portrait. In fact, I didn’t even paint…
Who Is Jacki Kellum? Jacki Kellum Acknowledges That Her Picture Book Character, Mrs. Cow, Is In Many Ways, Herself
Jacki Kellum Jacki Kellum’s Garden I am an avid gardener, and I like to paint flowers in my garden. The Last Rose of Summer – Jacki Kellum WatercolorPainting When I have time, I also do fabric art, and invariably, I create a fabric rose for all of my textile art pieces. \ Handmade Fabric Basket…
Create to Be More Creative – A Zen-Like Thought about the Importance of Getting Things Out
A year ago, my first picture book was acquired by Doubleday for Young Readers. And while it would seem that this miracle would have opened my floodgates and would have called forth every book that might ever lie deep within myself, the opposite was actually true. Regardless of what I tried to write, a voice…
How Many Hours Does It Take to Create A 1-Hour Painting and Why?
Yesterday, I posted images of my 1-Hour painting Lilies, and within minutes someone asked me how much that this painting would cost. Lilies – Jacki Kellum Acrylic Painting Created in 1 Hour I came back with the price of $300, and I could almost hear jaws drop. “What? $300 for 1 hour of work?” Well,…
A Peek into Jacki Kellum’s Studio in the Ozark Mountains.
Roses in a Striped Mug – Jacki Kellum Acrylic Painting January 21, 2021 Today, I was painting, and before my still life fell apart, I decided to snap a shot of my setup–in the spot where I actually paint. I live in a house that is about 125 years old, and I paint in a…
Sunflowers and Roses – Jacki Kellum Acrylic Painting Created with Only 25 Strokes
Sunflowers and Roses – Jacki Kellum Acrylic Painting Created with Only 25 Strokes This is Day 4 of My Commitment to Paint Every Day for at least 100 days. Although I painted in oil years ago, I have been painting in watercolor for the past several years. To help get myself into a more painterly…
To Help Control Your Perfectionism, Try Completing a Painting in Only 30 Minutes
This week, I have returned to one of my older passions–painting boldly and expressively. I have discovered that even though my 30-minute paintings are not loaded with the “real,” many people still like them because they are free.7 A Jar of Sunflowers – Jacki Kellum Acrylic Painting Completed in 30 Minutes Sunflowers in a Blue…
How I Create 20-Stroke Paintings to Train My Artist’s Intuition & to Help Improve My Paintings
At least once a week, I argue with one person or another, telling them that painting is not magic. It is a learnable skill. The would-be painter needs to learn some drawing basics, and again, that is no more mysterious than learning how to type. Mere drawing and painting are technical skills, like typing or riding…