Category Archives: Art Tips

Finding community; finding the story

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

Last week I was in Cedar Falls for a watercolor workshop at the Hearst Center for the Arts. I arrived the night before to attend a get-together held by local watercolorists (many of whom also attended the workshop). It was … Continue reading →

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First wash

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

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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Watercolor Tape Technique-Tape Resist

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Jo Myers-Walker

Stetch out your picture. Place tape (masking tape works well) on the areas that you wish to remain white. We did that on the roofs of the barn. We have overlapped many of the shapes (about 3 out of 4 … Continue reading →

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Another Watercolor Lesson

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Jo Myers-Walker

jo’s class is running it all together as one interesting, flowing shape

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