Author Archives: Jo Myers-Walker

IWS newsletter; France in the future

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

The Iowa Watercolor Society’s Winter 2013–2014 newsletter includes an item about my Assisi pilgrimage and paintings, along with other watercolorists’ artwork, ideas, and articles on technique, and news about IWS events. You can download a copy from the Newsletters page … Continue reading →

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3D journal making

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

These photos are from a recent journal-making workshop in a private home, where we used an artful meditation process to create 8-page pop-up journals on “Painting the Inward Journey.” We focused on our Treasure, Daring the dark (Sister Moon), Creativity … Continue reading →

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San Rufino

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

Another scene from the trip to Assisi — this painting shows us outside the Cathedral of San Rufino, where Francis and Clare and several other Brothers were baptized. This was the only baptismal font in Assisi until 1924. I was … Continue reading →

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Packing up the Christmas tree

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

My Christmas tree this year was made from painted slumped acrylic, shown below left with some of the crèche figures. St. Francis is credited with starting the tradition of the Nativity scene in Europe, portraying the birth of Jesus Christ … Continue reading →

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Opening in Maquoketa

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

It was a cold wintry night on December 13th for the Artist Opening of my show with Louise O’Donnell at the Maquoketa Art Experience. Thanks to David Voy for this photo — you can visit David’s blog for more photos … Continue reading →

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December 2013 Newsletter

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

Click the link below to view or download: Jo Myers-Walker December 2013 Newsletter (6-page PDF document, approx. 633 KB) In this edition: Thoughts on moving to Iowa City, and my Franciscan “journey” — the spiritual one, and a pilgrimage to … Continue reading →

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Tau easel

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

This is my easel I bought in Assisi, made of olive wood with a beautiful grain. Note the tau (T-shape) in the middle — the “Tau Cross,” named after the Greek letter, was adopted by St. Francis as a personal … Continue reading →

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A narrow path

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

Earlier this month I got back from a Franciscan Pilgrimage to Assisi, Italy, and one of my hotels was around the corner from this street. We did a great deal of walking to historic sites in the area. Originally built … Continue reading →

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Doorway to the past

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

Walking past this little chapel building, I felt an energy and started a quest to find out more about it. It’s currently attached to the Newman Center on its west side (shown in this picture), but it’s had many names, … Continue reading →

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Paper dolls

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

For a lesson at The Center, I showed the class how I cut out paper figures and put them on a painting to see where I want to place people and begin the story. The painting below left will show … Continue reading →

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