Category Archives: Painting

Getting ready for the Fair

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

I’m still making artwork to get ready for the Fair! The Iowa State Fair starts on Thursday (August 8, 2013), and I’ll have a booth in the Cultural Center with some friends. Stop by and see us! We’ll have new artwork … Continue reading →

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Trip to Maquoketa

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

At my recent watercolor workshop in Maquoketa, we practiced color mixing using chickens! Each practice chicken is a small experiment in how different combinations of colors mingle with each other on the paper. Selecting three colors to use in a … Continue reading →

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The fountain in the conservatory

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

Painting by the fountain in the Hughes Conservatory at Reiman Gardens was a great prelude to Easter, enjoying the warmth and sunlight! We worked with the mirror effect and capturing water’s movement. Underpainting first, we then went back in and … Continue reading →

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Smell the flowers

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

Look what we’ve been doing at Reiman in the conservatory — smelling the flowers, and painting! Starting with a composition sketch on cardstock, and painting a 10-minute wet sketch before we paint “the big one.”

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Inside looking out

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

Here’s a work in progress from last week’s watercolor class. We were painting on location inside Reiman Gardens, with smells of spring and flowers blooming around us. Outside, there was melting snow and cardinals at the bird feeder. We worked … Continue reading →

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Homeschool workshop

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

I’ve worked with students in many different schools throughout Iowa, and recently I was in Ellsworth for a workshop with home-schooled students! The event was arranged by Joyce Matters, one of the Home School Assistance Program teachers with South Hamilton … Continue reading →

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Social Justice Week at St. Theresa’s (updated)

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

“Thank you” to everyone at St. Theresa School for allowing me to be part of their Social Justice Week! I grew in awareness, and they enlightened me in the ways we can bring awareness to others. The focus of the … 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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New year’s journey to Greenfield

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Jo Myers-Walker

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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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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