Category Archives: Studio Snapshots

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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Sketching the city

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

I’ve been walking around the city three miles a day and sometimes more. I’ll stop and sketch a little or take pictures for painting, still doing my research on foot. In Monday’s workshop we were sketching on Linn Street working … Continue reading →

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Transported

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

Here are two more of our models posing for the figure drawing workshop at Summerset Winery. Below:  I had fun taking them from the model stage in Indianola, to Linn Street in Iowa City where I pictured them having a … Continue reading →

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Popping up all over

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

Pop-ups are popping up all over! For the brochure at right, AMP participant Christopher drew the young person who pops out to give a thumbs-up to the program, “a youth-driven, statewide group that seeks to unleash the full potential for … Continue reading →

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Vocation with a view

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

My apartment building is getting new windows. All one week workers put up scaffolding, then one morning these guys were working outside my living room window. Yeah, more models! They could see as I began to draw them so I … Continue reading →

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Guantánamo clippers

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

This painting I did more than 40 years ago when my husband and I were stationed at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. This is where I started painting in acrylics and teaching at their small art center on the base. I was … Continue reading →

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Big tent

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

My big tent has been good for a lot of festival displays, but not so good as a roommate — it takes up a lot of space! In future I won’t do art fairs as much, especially ones that are … Continue reading →

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Drawing from life

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

In July’s figure drawing workshop at Summerset Winery, our models posed for about 20 minutes at a time while we sketched and painted. It’s not easy being a model — you have to be in good shape to hold a … Continue reading →

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Red, white and blue

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

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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