Category Archives: Commissions

Guantánamo clippers

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

This painting I did more than 40 years ago when my husband and I were stationed at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. This is where I started painting in acrylics and teaching at their small art center on the base. I was … Continue reading →

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Visions of the beach

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

Right: Besides the card-catalog easel for large paintings, other “easels” get into the act for rotating, editing, and refining (sofa easel, print rack easel…). Below: The color of the Florida ocean, dipping my toes in pretend water. It was a … Continue reading →

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Card-catalog easel

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

For large watercolors, like 32″ x 40″, I needed to create an easel large enough to accommodate large papers and still movable so as to be able to rotate and lay flat. Voilà — the ISU library card catalog I … Continue reading →

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Reattachment

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

I was at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Ames recently to repair one of the Story Wall‘s terra cotta figures (pictured), whose finger had broken off. If you’re at St. Thomas Aquinas, go try to find it! I’ll come back … Continue reading →

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St. Michael’s in Owermoigne

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

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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English homestead

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

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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Portrait pillows

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

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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Thanksgiving trip

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving! I made new figures (shown at right) to repair the All the World’s a Stage BookMarks sculpture, and took advantage of my trip to Iowa City to hand them over to the Parks … Continue reading →

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Iowa City adventure

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

The red van took a trip to Iowa City and was suddenly transformed into a movie theater! My grandchildren brought out their computers, popcorn, and a lantern (it was dark out), and we watched movies amongst the boxes and ramp. … Continue reading →

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Cleaning the Story Wall

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

The ceramic Story Wall sustained smoke damage in the recent fire at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, and I’m acting as a consultant for its cleaning. It took me a week to be emotionally ready to go in and see the … Continue reading →

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