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The Virtual Left Bank Studio
I've sold the "bank" building in Gilbert and am excited to go virtual with The Left Bank Studio and continue to create and make things! Please let me know what you are doing and we will update my goings-on here each week.Contact me
Jo Myers-Walker
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An abundance of notecards
Response to the Canticle notecards has been so enthusiastic that we’re working on a whole new set! Abundant Homes is a set of 9 notecards with envelopes, each with an image from one of my paintings on the front, and … Continue reading
Posted in Studio Snapshots
New Fall classes at The Center
Registration has begun for Fall 2018 classes at The Center (Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center, Iowa City, IA)! I’ll be teaching: Beginning Watercolor Workshop, series of classes starting Tuesday, September 11, 2018 (membership in The Center is required) Intermediate Watercolor Workshop, … Continue reading
Posted in Upcoming Events
August 2018 Newsletter
Click the link below to view or download: Jo Myers-Walker August 2018 Newsletter (7-page PDF document, approx. 2.12 MB) In this edition: Repaired and in good working order (My new knees-in-training) Behind the scenes: Making the Mercer mural (Interactive sculpture … Continue reading
Posted in Newsletters
Backdrop to the stars
I’m honored to have my artwork used to make a backdrop for Simply Stellar!, the 2018 Senior Variety Show in Ames. Show organizers had this painting’s design printed onto 15' tall canvas. The design is quite abstract, so as not … Continue reading
Posted in Studio Snapshots
Weather-appropriate
Iowa Artisans Gallery featuring me in their window (shower curtain, pillows, and paintings). Lately the scene on the shower curtain — “Clock Tower in the Rain” — has looked just like the weather outside!
Posted in Studio Snapshots
Figure drawing downtown
This summer I’m teaching “Figure Drawing and Painting in Downtown Iowa City,” organized by the Artifactory, and we took to the streets for our first session on June 11. You can drop in for any or all of the remaining sessions … Continue reading
Posted in Studio Snapshots, Upcoming Events
Photos from the Festival
My booth at the 2018 Iowa Arts Festival earlier this month, with a little help from my friends! I needed 11 helpers setting up and taking down the tent due to the windy weather. Thank you to all my helpers, … Continue reading
Posted in Studio Snapshots
Students in the stands
I made 54 “sitters” (small acrylic sculptures) for centerpieces for the Newman Center’s Gala on April 21 (see the previous post Crowded house). The students who I used as models helped me set them up for the Gala. Here the … Continue reading
Posted in Studio Snapshots
Cards for contemplation
The Sisters of St. Francis have taken pictures of the Canticle sculpture (inspired by St. Francis’s well-known Canticle) and had them made into notecards. Each card highlights a symbol from the artwork with a reflection to contemplate. Proceeds from sale … Continue reading
Posted in Studio Snapshots
Crowded house
“Sitters” have been taking over my apartment as I cut out fifty of the little slumped-acrylic sculptures for centerpieces for Gala 2018, the largest “FUNdraising” event for the Newman Catholic Student Center at the University of Iowa. Next I’ll be … Continue reading
Posted in Studio Snapshots
