Author Archives: Jo Myers-Walker

Getting into the picture

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Jo Myers-Walker

These are from demonstrations during our twice-a-month workshops at The Center. Above, I was showing the class techniques on painting the figure in street scenes. The figure is just shapes breaking up the scene. The most important piece is getting … Continue reading →

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Celebrating The Center

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Jo Myers-Walker

Last Thursday the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center had an open house to celebrate its 35th year in operation, and this article in the Cedar Rapids Gazette gives you a sense of why The Center is so popular in the … Continue reading →

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January 2016 Newsletter

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Jo Myers-Walker

Click the link below to view or download: Jo Myers-Walker January 2016 Newsletter (6-page PDF document, approx. 1.4 MB) In this edition: Looking forward, looking back (the Life Stories Project) Charles Reid and me At the workshop Around Santa Fe … Continue reading →

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A Christmas walk

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

Instead of a regular Christmas tree, this is my slumped-acrylic nativity scene with St. Francis on the left. I’ve been using the walker while I wait for a bit of surgery, and was trying to get in the Christmas spirit … Continue reading →

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Fundraiser at the Figge

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

These photos are from October’s “An Evening with Area Artists” held at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa. The event was a fundraiser to benefit artsBASICS, an arts education advocacy organization whose mission is to “[i]ncrease access to arts … Continue reading →

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Prairie Wolf Press Review

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

(Update: This publication is no longer online.) I’m pleased to have my paintings accompany poetry and prose from a variety of writers in the Fall 2015 issue of Prairie Wolf Press Review, an online anthology. “Prairie Wolf Press Review values … Continue reading →

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Las Golondrinas

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

During my stay in Santa Fe for Charles Reid’s workshop we visited and painted at El Rancho de las Golondrinas (“The Ranch of the Swallows”), a historic ranch dating from the early 1700s. It’s now a living history museum “dedicated … Continue reading →

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Studying in Santa Fe

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to study with an artist whose work I admire, Charles Reid, during a five-day workshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I had studied with Charles five years ago and tried to grasp his … Continue reading →

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Reappearance

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

The folks in my paintings travel a lot! Below:  Here the characters inspired by our life drawing models begin their adventure on Dubuque Street, like they stepped out of a story from Prairie Lights bookstore. The painting “And the Story … Continue reading →

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Sketching the city

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

I’ve been walking around the city three miles a day and sometimes more. I’ll stop and sketch a little or take pictures for painting, still doing my research on foot. In Monday’s workshop we were sketching on Linn Street working … Continue reading →

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