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Contact me: Jo Myers-Walker
jomyerswalker@gmail.comThe Virtual Left Bank Studio
I’ve sold the little bank in Gilbert, and now I’m based in Iowa City where I continue to create and make things! We will tell you about my goings-on here on the blog.
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St. Michael’s in Owermoigne
In addition to finding her family’s old homestead in England, my friend also found the parish church her ancestors would have attended, and I painted it from the photos she brought back. Working with these historic buildings, I end up … Continue reading
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New year’s journey to Greenfield
As I traveled to Greenfield, Iowa last Friday, I was feeling anxious about the time and getting to my destination — until I drove south of I-80, and the countryside made me feel like I was coming home! The anxiety … Continue reading
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Round barn stories
Artists, keep your sketchbooks! My grandparents’ home (the Borden homestead) in Indiana had a round barn in back, but when my cousins and I visited a few months ago, all we could find was its foundation. I remembered I had … Continue reading
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Kids’ Heart of Iowa Radio
Update from the future: Find out about current programs on the KHOI website! Kids’ Heart of Iowa Radio is on the air! To start with, you can hear five-minute segments at 3:55 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday, on KHOI … Continue reading
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English homestead
This is a commission I’ve been working on for someone who’s been doing genealogy. She traveled with a family group to England to find their roots, and they found this homestead where their ancestors used to live. She tells me, … Continue reading
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Journal birds
The feathered friends flocking around their journal — we had another retreat recently at The Left Bank Studio working with the meaning of color and finding gratitude, awe, and wonder. We painted, cut things out, and made funny lettering for … Continue reading
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Seasonal trees
The Left Bank Studio class members wanted to paint Christmas trees one week, so we painted trees in snow. I told them, think of the snow as whipped cream and you’ll be fine! First we painted the “whipped cream,” then … Continue reading
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Portrait pillows
Bonnie’s granddaughters are very special to her, and she wanted to give them something personal and comforting they could eventually take away to college. Working from a photo, I painted each one’s portrait on a decorative pillow, with added touches … Continue reading
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Happy holidays
from The Left Bank Studio!
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First wash
The Thursday-afternoon students at The Left Bank Studio have been working with value and composition, learning how to take their sketches and better compose them for painting. Then when you paint, it’s fun! The planning has already been done, and … Continue reading
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