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Painting Autumn in Watercolor – Adult Watercolor Classes Taught by Jacki Kellum

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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 the South, September signals that the heat of summer is beginning to end, but in September, the land is still parched. My painting of Saplings is about the entire September experience–a time of recovering.
After a diligent search for a place to launch my arts program, I am ready to grow again–in Water Valley. I feel like the saplings who have barely survived the heat. I am ready for fall. 
Note that the Saplings painting employs an earthy, natural color scheme, which is not my typically brilliant color scheme:
Janis Joplin
Jacki Kellum Watercolor
Painted with a full-color palette.
It is very difficult to paint in a full-color watercolor palette without turning your painting into mud. Because Saplings and several other paintings I’ll teach this fall have a limited palette, the tendency toward mud-making is not as great.
The earthy paintings feature a lot of browns, which is the color product of mixing mud. Therefore, the students will not need to be as careful with mixing the paints. Gradually, the student will learn to control the water, the brushes, and the color–skills that are necessary to begin painting with a full-color palette.
Some of the Watercolor Paintings Jacki Kellum Will Teach This Fall:

Fence Row
Jacki Kellum Watercolor
Lake Enid
Jacki Kellum Watercolor
Because there are no erasures in watercolor, the painter is expected to master several skills simultaneously:
  1. drawing
  2. how to control the water
  3. how to effectively use the paint brush
  4. an understanding of color

Abandoned House
Jacki Kellum Watercolor
With the abandoned house painting challenge, the drawings will become a bit more difficult.

Sunflower with the Blues
Jacki Kellum Watercolor
With the Sunflower Challenge, I’ll begin focusing more on color.

Autumn in the Ozarks
Jacki Kellum Watercolor

At this point, my slate is free. I am offering my classes either as private lessons or as group lessons. but I’ll only accept group students who will commit to one full month of classes, with fees payable on the first class day of the month.

Anyone who undertakes the challenge of learning to paint in watercolor must be prepared to approach the study with consistency. It is impossible to learn to paint in watercolor in one class. Learning to paint in watercolor requires discipline nd time.

For Groups of 3 or More, the classes are 1.5 hours in length, and the class cost is $25 plus a $5 materials charge [until the student opts to buy suitable art supplies. Inferior paints and brushes will not work.] I’ll provide the materials–for a charge–during the fall. Continuing students will be expected to provide their art supplies after the fall sessions. My supply list is available upon request.
The private lessons are 1-hour classes, and the price for that lesson is $35 per hour–plus a $5 materials charge. I’ll provide the materials–for a charge–during the fall. Beginning in 2026, students will be expected to provide their art supplies. My supply list is available upon request.

Lesson One: Saplings

This Lesson Will Probably Require 1.5 Classes to Complete

Painting in watercolor requires a lot of drying time. While each layer is drying, we’ll do pencil sketches to help paint and shade the trees.

  1.  Tape Watercolor Paper to a Board
  2. Wash in a bit of sky
  3. Wash in the yellowish gold in the ground area
  4. While those 2 areas are drying completely, begin drawing and shading a twig in pencil
  5. Sketch the outline of the twig on top of the background painting of sky and golds.
  6. Paint the twig

6. Allow the twig to dry
7. While the twig is drying, draw and shade the following tree branch on another piece of paper in pencil.

8. Paint the leaves and the grasses. The grasses employ negative painting  and calligraphy. Scraping is used to remove color. More twigs and branches are added with calligraphy.

 

 

 

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