Category Archives: Studio Snapshots

Revisiting the studio

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

During our studio visit on the weekend, we were invited back to La Page Blanche to paint. New friends Agnès Dévé, Marie-Antoinette Girard, and Adeline Gouarné all studied in Paris (links are to Google translations). It was a good opportunity … Continue reading →

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Quilt show and UFOs

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

I was honored to be asked to give a talk during the Iowa Quilters Guild (IQG) annual meeting at Reiman Gardens on Saturday. Quilt design has a lot in common with painting in terms of composition and color. I talked … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Herky

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

After spending their summer as a public art project, the Herky statues have been removed from the streets. They were displayed together and some sold at silent auction at the Fry Fest on August 29. Some more were sold at … Continue reading →

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State Fair 2014 scenes

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

At this year’s Iowa State Fair I shared a booth in the Cultural Center with artist friends Pam McKenna, Tina Rice, and Amber Russell-Zepeda. In the evening when the bands began to play across the street at the Anderson Erickson … Continue reading →

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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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