In November, Jacki Kellum Studios Opened at 32 South Main Water Valley, Misssissippi Today, I am finisihing hanging a new exhibition at Jacki Kellum Studios in Water Valley, Mississippi – Illustrating a Picture Book – The Process – From rough sketches to hyper-realistic studies to the magic. The work on exhibition focuses on my books…
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Jacki Kellum Watercolor Classes: Learn to Express Yourself with Color
Jacki Kellum Will Begin Teaching Watercolor Classes the First Week of November [2025] at 32 South Main in Water Valley, MS. One Weekly Class is Scheduled to Begin on Monday. November 3. from 10:00 – 11:30. You may call to join that class, or if you prefer another time and/or day, contact Jacki Kellum about…
Jacki Kellum Prints of Paintings for Sale
At this point, I only have prints available of my watercolors. But I’ll have several prints of each of the following [and more] available to purchase, beginning November 1 – when Jacki Kellum Studios re-opens at 32 South Main in Water Valley Mississippi . Jacki Kellum Studios Will be Open for Each of the Following…
How I Have Set Up My Pastel Painting Studio to Make It More Functional
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…
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…
Chrysanthemum – A Perfect Picture Book by Kevin Henkes – Story Time Choice for September 12, 2025
Free Story Hour Every Saturday Morning at 9:30 26 South Main Street | Water Valley, Mississippi But this little gem of a picture book is more than that. It is a quiet encouragement for children to be confident and to courageously be themselves. You see, Chrysanthem’s life was perfect until the other kids at school…
Coffee & Books at Jacki Kellum Studios in Water Valley, MS
When I lived in towns larger than Water Valley, one of my favorite ventures was to go to a large, cozy bookstore that sold coffee and pastries. One of my goals is to provide a bit of that experience at my new arts space: Jacki Kellum Studios & School of Arts. A necessary ingredient for…
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit – Read Chapters 3 & 4
3 At noon of that same day in the first week of August, Winnie Foster sat on the bristly grass just inside the fence and said to the large toad who was squatting a few yards away across the road, “I will, though. You’ll see. Maybe even first thing tomorrow, while everyone’s still asleep.” It…