Author Archives: Jo Myers-Walker

Seeing the sights

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker
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Cathedral of light

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

Saturday night we went to the “Cathedral of Light” (Cathédrale de Lumière) outdoor sound and light show, with video projected onto the front of Rouen Cathedral. It was spectacular standing with Rouen families, looking 100 ft. in the air and … Continue reading →

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Arrival in Rouen

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker
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Travel preparations

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

Lately I’ve been sketching people in the new journal I’m taking on my trip, drawing the people at an outdoor cafe in Iowa City and pretending I am in Rouen, as sort of a warmup. I’m drawing what I see … Continue reading →

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Quilt show and UFOs

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

I was honored to be asked to give a talk during the Iowa Quilters Guild (IQG) annual meeting at Reiman Gardens on Saturday. Quilt design has a lot in common with painting in terms of composition and color. I talked … Continue reading →

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Art show at Salt Fork Kitchen

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

Leslie, Jan, and I went to Solon, Iowa last week to hang our work for a combined show (update: this exhibit has now ended) at the Salt Fork Kitchen restaurant (usually open only for breakfast and lunch). The food is … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Herky

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

After spending their summer as a public art project, the Herky statues have been removed from the streets. They were displayed together and some sold at silent auction at the Fry Fest on August 29. Some more were sold at … Continue reading →

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State Fair 2014 scenes

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

At this year’s Iowa State Fair I shared a booth in the Cultural Center with artist friends Pam McKenna, Tina Rice, and Amber Russell-Zepeda. In the evening when the bands began to play across the street at the Anderson Erickson … Continue reading →

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Arts in Marshalltown

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

We had beautiful weather to go with good food and bands at the Linn Creek Arts Festival (update: now called the Marshalltown Arts Festival) in Marshalltown on July 19. I hadn’t done an away-from-home outdoor show since I had to … Continue reading →

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Road trip

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

Leslie, Jan and I went road tripping to Maquoketa and Stone City, in search of the perfect hillside, taking lots of photos of the landscape to paint from. We were on the Grant Wood Scenic Byway and a few dirt … Continue reading →

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