Category Archives: Painting

Skywalk sculpture

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Jo Myers-Walker

These photos are from the reveal ceremony for my sculpture (full name: “Diversity in Motion at a Downtown Cedar Rapids Crossroads”) created for Murals & More: the Cedar Rapids Mural Trail and installed on a section of the skywalk across … Continue reading →

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Pages from the Amana workshop

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Jo Myers-Walker

Sketchbook pages from my weekend workshop (“Figure Forms in the Landscape”) at Amana Arts Guild, offered through Grant Wood Area Education Agency. Above left, watercolor techniques demonstrated with chickens! Above right, drawing each other in the sunlight, drawing with watercolors … Continue reading →

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Painting to Mozart

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Jo Myers-Walker

Monday was our last class of the season at The Center. One of our class members (Dorothy) is a concert pianist, and served as our model as we drew and painted her while she serenaded us with Mozart! The class … Continue reading →

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More samples from The Center

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Jo Myers-Walker
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Getting into the picture

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Jo Myers-Walker

These are from demonstrations during our twice-a-month workshops at The Center. Above, I was showing the class techniques on painting the figure in street scenes. The figure is just shapes breaking up the scene. The most important piece is getting … Continue reading →

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January 2016 Newsletter

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Jo Myers-Walker

Click the link below to view or download: Jo Myers-Walker January 2016 Newsletter (6-page PDF document, approx. 1.4 MB) In this edition: Looking forward, looking back (the Life Stories Project) Charles Reid and me At the workshop Around Santa Fe … Continue reading →

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Fundraiser at the Figge

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

These photos are from October’s “An Evening with Area Artists” held at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa. The event was a fundraiser to benefit artsBASICS, an arts education advocacy organization whose mission is to “[i]ncrease access to arts … Continue reading →

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Las Golondrinas

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

During my stay in Santa Fe for Charles Reid’s workshop we visited and painted at El Rancho de las Golondrinas (“The Ranch of the Swallows”), a historic ranch dating from the early 1700s. It’s now a living history museum “dedicated … Continue reading →

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Studying in Santa Fe

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to study with an artist whose work I admire, Charles Reid, during a five-day workshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I had studied with Charles five years ago and tried to grasp his … Continue reading →

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Reappearance

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

The folks in my paintings travel a lot! Below:  Here the characters inspired by our life drawing models begin their adventure on Dubuque Street, like they stepped out of a story from Prairie Lights bookstore. The painting “And the Story … Continue reading →

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