Category Archives: Studio Snapshots

Rainy day on Linn Street

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

This is a watercolor of Linn Street with me walking home from Newman Center after church in the light rain. There are always folks on bikes and walkers, and cars. This is my “back yard”; I get my ideas from … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the festival

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

I’ve been busy painting more Iowa City scenes, getting ready for the Iowa Arts Festival. Update: the 2014 Festival is now over — “thank you” to everyone who stopped by! The Iowa City Press-Citizen has some photos from the Carnaval … Continue reading →

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Secrets unveiled

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

Monday was the great unveiling for “Herky on Parade 2,” a public art project that placed 84 uniquely-decorated statues of Herky the Hawk (University of Iowa mascot) around Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty. You can find the Herky that … Continue reading →

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Iowa City scenes

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

These are some scenes around Iowa City. I’m painting what I see around me on a daily basis, and planning a workshop for July 17, 2014 to get together and paint “on location” around the Senior Center.

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Peace Pole

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

Linda White and I painted Peace Poles Saturday afternoon before Easter Vigil at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. It was a lovely peaceful experience, except when we caught the Peace Pole in the tree. We used PVC pipe, spray paint, acrylics, … Continue reading →

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Painting the neighborhood

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

These paintings are from last week’s Watercolor and Drawing class at the Senior Center. This was the sixth day for the Thursday morning class, and the class felt confident that they were on their way to a pretty good painting. … Continue reading →

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E.T. Art Club

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

Here’s the Ecumenical Towers Art Club painting on fabric to make pillows or wall hangings. Some members didn’t own a sewing machine to finish their pillows, so the others offered to sew for them. We’ve been building community through art … Continue reading →

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Making floorcloths at Hen & Chicks

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

These photos are from the floorcloth workshop at Hen & Chicks Studio this past Saturday. The painted canvas can not only make a floorcloth but also pillows, placemats, chair covers, table runners, journal covers, etc. We apply a base coat, … Continue reading →

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Painting at The Center

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

Here’s my winter Watercolor and Drawing class at The Center in Iowa City, admiring their work on the 8th week. Several of them were taking a painting class for the first time, and they were amazed looking at the progress … Continue reading →

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3D journal making

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

These photos are from a recent journal-making workshop in a private home, where we used an artful meditation process to create 8-page pop-up journals on “Painting the Inward Journey.” We focused on our Treasure, Daring the dark (Sister Moon), Creativity … Continue reading →

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