Category Archives: Painting

Painting glass in the Studio class

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

This is some glass we used for Watercolor Painting class last Thursday at The Left Bank Studio. First we used Winsor & Newton art masking fluid where the reflections are. The painting in the photo has five layers of watercolor … Continue reading →

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Glass painting

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

At last week’s workshop taught by Paul Jackson, we worked from his sketch of backlit glass, showing beautiful overlapping colors (pictured at right). To paint, we used masking fluid to keep areas white or light. The big red vase on … Continue reading →

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Pub bird

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

I’ve been painting birds at The London Underground pub in downtown Ames to raise money for KHOI Community Radio (89.1 FM) to build a studio. You can make a difference by supporting KHOI’s Kickstarter campaign, which ends this Saturday (Sept. … Continue reading →

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Stilettos with straps

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

Slumped-acrylic high-heel-shoe sculptures are a popular make-and-take project at The Left Bank Studio, and they’ve gotten fancier, with straps (pictured below left)! I also have a new cowboy-boot design. (Update: I’ve sold the little bank in Gilbert, and now I’m … Continue reading →

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Bird angel and emerging artists

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

Last Saturday morning was rainy for the Ames Main Street Farmers’ Market. I demonstrated painting a bird (like the one pictured) and it rained on the bird! Instead of salt for special effects, I had raindrops. That afternoon in Gilbert … Continue reading →

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Ocean memories

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

This photo arrived attached to an email from a young man who had bought the painting at an estate sale, looked me up from the signature and asked if there is a story to go with it. As I told … Continue reading →

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All the World’s now at an outdoor stage

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

The BookMarks statue “All the World’s a Stage” has moved again, to a theater, appropriately! It’s now backstage at the Riverside Theatre Festival Stage in Iowa City’s Lower City Park, where Riverside Theatre in the Park offers outdoor performances of … Continue reading →

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All the World’s a Stage

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

(Update, June 12: All the World’s a Stage has now moved to an outdoor theater.) When I was visiting Iowa City recently I ran across one of two BookMarks statues I created, inside the Iowa City Public Library! Last year … Continue reading →

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Finished sculpture at Sacred Heart School

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

Pictured here is one of the five slumped-acrylic sculptures we created at Sacred Heart School in April (I took pictures outside so there’s a lot of glare). Students of all ages from kindergarten through 8th grade worked on creating the … Continue reading →

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Dragon blanket hanger

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

Celebrating a baptism for Baby Jolie. She was born in the year of the dragon, so I made her a baby blanket hanger for her new room, designed as a dragon (note Jolie inside!).

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