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jomyerswalker@gmail.comThe Virtual Left Bank Studio
I’ve sold the little bank in Gilbert, and now I’m based in Iowa City where I continue to create and make things! We will tell you about my goings-on here on the blog.
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Smell the flowers
Look what we’ve been doing at Reiman in the conservatory — smelling the flowers, and painting! Starting with a composition sketch on cardstock, and painting a 10-minute wet sketch before we paint “the big one.”
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Inside looking out
Here’s a work in progress from last week’s watercolor class. We were painting on location inside Reiman Gardens, with smells of spring and flowers blooming around us. Outside, there was melting snow and cardinals at the bird feeder. We worked … Continue reading
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Finding community; finding the story
Last week I was in Cedar Falls for a watercolor workshop at the Hearst Center for the Arts. I arrived the night before to attend a get-together held by local watercolorists (many of whom also attended the workshop). It was … Continue reading
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Busy painting
I’ve been busy painting furniture. I’m finding old furniture (and furniture parts!) in my pink building and repurposing them. Stop by The Left Bank Studio and see! Update: The Left Bank Studio is now closed, but I’ll still create artwork, … Continue reading
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Homeschool workshop
I’ve worked with students in many different schools throughout Iowa, and recently I was in Ellsworth for a workshop with home-schooled students! The event was arranged by Joyce Matters, one of the Home School Assistance Program teachers with South Hamilton … Continue reading
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Clay sketches
These are some of the clay sketches I sculpted before making the larger Story Wall sculptures for St. Thomas Aquinas Church. I could show the small “sketches” to the architects, and to church members to see if the Story Wall … Continue reading
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Social Justice Week at St. Theresa’s (updated)
“Thank you” to everyone at St. Theresa School for allowing me to be part of their Social Justice Week! I grew in awareness, and they enlightened me in the ways we can bring awareness to others. The focus of the … Continue reading
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Workshop in Cherokee
I was at the Sanford Museum & Planetarium in Cherokee, Iowa in January for a watercolor workshop and the opening of the Poetic Expressions in Watercolor exhibit (which runs through February 17, 2013). In addition to scientific and historical programs, … Continue reading
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St. Michael’s in Owermoigne
In addition to finding her family’s old homestead in England, my friend also found the parish church her ancestors would have attended, and I painted it from the photos she brought back. Working with these historic buildings, I end up … Continue reading
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New year’s journey to Greenfield
As I traveled to Greenfield, Iowa last Friday, I was feeling anxious about the time and getting to my destination — until I drove south of I-80, and the countryside made me feel like I was coming home! The anxiety … Continue reading
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