Begin by sketching a simple group of twigs: Immediately after you do your wet in wet wash, walk away until the paint sets. Wait a bit before using the hairdryer
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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…
The Hole in the Wall Bookshop and Children’s Book Nook Opening in Water Valley, MS-An Early History of 26 South Main, the Opera House, the Trusty Hotel, and the Train Depot
Brick Wall Painted on the Interior of Jacki Kellum Studios –about 20′ long and 10′ tall From the first time I viewed what has become Jacki Kellum Studios, I was intrigued by the mural painted on the brick wall that is currently inside my new arts space. I immediately realized that this mural must have…
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…
Tuesdays with Tomie – Jacki Kellum Studios Free Breakfast Club Program – Practicing Turning Our Memories into Picture Books – Begins September 9, 2025
For too many reasons to name, Children’s Literature is my favorite genre to read and study. While Tomie de Paola is not my favorite Picture Book Creator, he is the best I know to study to learn to turn memories into picture books. Because de Paola is both a prolific writer and an illustrator, he…
Fashion Design Class & Drawing People for Middle Schoolers and Teens
While I was living in New Jersey, I taught a great group of girls a class in fashion design. The primary focus was to help these girls learn to draw and paint people. Another objective was that of teaching the facets of creative mixed media design, The third objective is to help students explore Fashion…
Art for Kids – Learn to Draw Realistically, to Shade & Learn Cartooning
The above images were created by one of my students who was aged 10. I started teaching this student to shade with colored pencils when she was in the second grade. When children enter elementary school, they become progressively more sensitive about the opinions of their classmates, and they seek a teacher who helps them…
Free Breakfast Club Coming to 26 South Main in Water Valley, MS — Great for Writers
Early morning is the most crucial time of my day, and according to several authors I trust, it is the essential time for writers to prime their pumps. “I have learned, on my journeys, that if I let a day go by without writing, I grow uneasy. Two days and I am in tremor. Three…