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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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Red, white and blue
Moving from one studio space to another, I rediscovered this painting with colors befitting the holiday. “Winter Walk” is a big painting from when I had a big studio. Two small, faint figures walk by the evergreens, going over the … Continue reading
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Cool and warm
To hold a painting together visually, we choose 2 cool colors (blues, purples, greens) and 1 warm color (yellows, reds, oranges) for cool color dominance, or 2 warm and 1 cool for warm color dominance. Echoing the colors pulls the … Continue reading
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Watercolor sketches at Summerset
We had a wonderful turnout for last week’s workshop at Summerset Winery, 17 students, strong painters. “Watercolor Sketches and Beyond” emphasized drawing and composing in our journals to start with. Each student received a journal with worksheets that they could … Continue reading
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Visions of the beach
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
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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A tip of the hat
This winter I’ve been thankful that my wool hats are warm and not just ornamental! During my travels I noticed women wearing scarves and the cutest hats, with a lot of bows, very feminine. The milliner at La Boutique de … Continue reading
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February 2015 Newsletter
Click the link below to view or download: Jo Myers-Walker February 2015 Newsletter (7-page PDF document, approx. 1.44 MB) In this edition: 2014 in words and pictures Join me in art journaling People, places and paintings of Rouen “Little Gems”
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Mother Xavier
This is Mother Xavier who founded the Sisters of St. Francis congregation which is now centered in Dubuqe, Iowa. Her religious community left Herford, Germany in 1875 and first came to Iowa City where they started a school and opened … Continue reading
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Capturing the essence
At the opening reception for my exhibit at Wheatsfield Co-op, I met up with old acquaintances and talked about art journaling, and guests could enjoy the wines of Calico Skies Vineyard and Winery from northwest Iowa. I shared my sketchbook … Continue reading
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Walking home in Rouen
It is Saturday evening on la rue du Gros-Horloge, about three blocks from our apartment on rue St. Romain. We could always find our way home because of the Cathedral being taller than the houses and shops. Saturday night was … Continue reading
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