Category Archives: Painting

April classes: Painting Monet’s gardens

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Jo Myers-Walker

For my Zoom watercolor classes in April we are painting Monet’s gardens, focusing on water, trees and flowers. We work from a photo, a value sketch, and a color palette before we start painting. Pictured: My traveling companions and I … Continue reading →

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New class dates for March

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Jo Myers-Walker

I’ve added March class dates to the Classes and Events page. We’ll continue our “staycation” theme — above, I just could not resist adding birds to this view of the Château de Lussan in southern France (link is to Google … Continue reading →

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Visiting Lussan via watercolor

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Jo Myers-Walker

Both of these scenes are from the restored medieval town of Lussan in southern France. Above:  I was fascinated with the door grillwork. These magnificent doorways were very old and imposing. Below:  La Petite Auberge de Lussan is a small … Continue reading →

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Current events

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Jo Myers-Walker

The Iowa Watercolor Society’s (IWS’s) online Members Show includes one of my South Beach-inspired paintings. Take a virtual stroll through a variety of works by artists throughout the state. Note: This show has ended — check out the IWS website to … Continue reading →

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The class visits Italy

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Jo Myers-Walker

My watercolor class “staycation” continues! These sketches and paintings from recent weeks feature views of the Italian countryside, which I visited during a Franciscan Pilgrimage to Assisi several years back. During that trip our group traveled in vans and we … Continue reading →

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Class trip

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Jo Myers-Walker

I decided we needed a “staycation” break in my Zoom watercolor classes, so this month we’re going abroad for our painting subjects! Recently we used this scene of Rue Martainville in Rouen, France. I visited Rouen for a month in … Continue reading →

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Thankful

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Jo Myers-Walker

I was at Iowa Artisans Gallery (Iowa City, IA) with safety measures in place for Saturday’s Eastside Artists Downtown Art Crawl. It was wonderful to be in the Gallery with all the color for a one-day show. I sat behind … Continue reading →

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Lucky’s Feet

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Jo Myers-Walker

I’m pleased to share with you a new book for which I was the illustrator. “Lucky’s Feet” is a children’s book based on the true story of a boy whose clubfoot condition was treated using the Ponseti method to allow … Continue reading →

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October at the Octagon Shop

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Jo Myers-Walker

It was fun reconnecting with the Octagon Shop in downtown Ames (413 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA) which is featuring my artwork during the month of October. Plus, my work in the shop is 15% off, now through November 2020. From their Facebook … Continue reading →

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Looking forward to Monday

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Jo Myers-Walker

Update:  See the Classes and Events page for current offerings. I’ve been working on this sketch for Monday’s class. There are three “Simply Watercolor” Zoom classes left this month — Mondays, October 12, 19, and 26, 2020; 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Central … Continue reading →

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