Author Archives: Jo Myers-Walker

Painters at the festival

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Jo Myers-Walker

Thank you to all the students stopping by to demonstrate or show enthusiasm for the Iowa Artisans Gallery and our amazing gang of painters! Above:  Some of the students who took turns demonstrating painting techniques during the recent Iowa Arts … Continue reading →

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Iowa Arts Festival 2019

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Jo Myers-Walker

Update:  Iowa Arts Festival has ended for 2019. Thank you to everyone who stopped by! (Original post:) Thanks to Iowa Artisans Gallery, I will be inside during this year’s Iowa Arts Festival away from the wind, so my friends will … Continue reading →

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Spring graduates

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Jo Myers-Walker

In honor of my granddaughter’s graduation I painted these scenes of Iowa Avenue in Iowa City, with Maddie and her roommates in their graduation attire. I reminded the graduates that they may remain friends forever after living together for four … Continue reading →

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Octagon Shop revisited

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Jo Myers-Walker

Ames still feels like my hometown and the Octagon is where I got my start. It was great to be back, bringing paintings and prints for the Octagon Gallery Shop! The original paintings are “Backyard Chickens” (16″ x 20″) and … Continue reading →

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Florida revisited

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Jo Myers-Walker

Several years ago I visited friends in Florida to soak up the atmosphere and paint three scenes of South Beach for them. I could smell the ocean, observe the people and hear a variety of languages as they passed by. … Continue reading →

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Figure painting

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Jo Myers-Walker

People bring a painting alive. My classes want to put people in their landscapes, so I painted different points of view as examples. Above left, since we didn’t have a live model, as a way to teach technique I sketched … Continue reading →

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Joyful flowers

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Jo Myers-Walker

For a recent family wedding the groom’s brother, an event florist, created wonderful floral arrangements for the reception tables. Afterward my grandson put some in his wagon and pedaled them out to my car to take with me. My watercolor … Continue reading →

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Spring showers

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Jo Myers-Walker

Quality watercolor paper is made from cotton, and cotton shrinks. If it does that while you’re working on a painting, the paper will ripple and the paint will go into puddles and change the image. To keep that from happening, … Continue reading →

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Holyroodhouse

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Jo Myers-Walker

I painted this view of the Palace of Holyroodhouse (or Holyrood Palace) in Edinburgh, Scotland, for some friends who had been there on their travels and provided me a small picture to work from. It was such a small picture … Continue reading →

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A road map for painting

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Jo Myers-Walker

People bring in a photo to class of what they want to paint, and it can be scary to look at and try to figure out where to begin. Often a photo is way too busy. Select what’s important — … Continue reading →

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