Category Archives: Studio Snapshots

January 2016 Newsletter

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Jo Myers-Walker

Click the link below to view or download: Jo Myers-Walker January 2016 Newsletter (6-page PDF document, approx. 1.4 MB) In this edition: Looking forward, looking back (the Life Stories Project) Charles Reid and me At the workshop Around Santa Fe … Continue reading →

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A Christmas walk

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

Instead of a regular Christmas tree, this is my slumped-acrylic nativity scene with St. Francis on the left. I’ve been using the walker while I wait for a bit of surgery, and was trying to get in the Christmas spirit … Continue reading →

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Fundraiser at the Figge

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

These photos are from October’s “An Evening with Area Artists” held at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa. The event was a fundraiser to benefit artsBASICS, an arts education advocacy organization whose mission is to “[i]ncrease access to arts … Continue reading →

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Las Golondrinas

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

During my stay in Santa Fe for Charles Reid’s workshop we visited and painted at El Rancho de las Golondrinas (“The Ranch of the Swallows”), a historic ranch dating from the early 1700s. It’s now a living history museum “dedicated … Continue reading →

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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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