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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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Visual effects during surgery
These are the paintings I gave to my doctor to show what I saw during cataract surgery on each of my eyes. The colors were more muted during the second surgery (on the left), possibly because I didn’t have any … Continue reading
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Iowa City adventure
The red van took a trip to Iowa City and was suddenly transformed into a movie theater! My grandchildren brought out their computers, popcorn, and a lantern (it was dark out), and we watched movies amongst the boxes and ramp. … Continue reading
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Artistic exercises
Here are a some exercises by students in Drawing and Composition class! Right: Angela poses with her “up the hill/down the hill/straight on” perspective drawings. Below left: Marty’s intricate tree is an exercise in negative and positive space. Below right: … Continue reading
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Cleaning the Story Wall
The ceramic Story Wall sustained smoke damage in the recent fire at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, and I’m acting as a consultant for its cleaning. It took me a week to be emotionally ready to go in and see the … Continue reading
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Journey through family history
Recently I took a trip to Indiana where all of us cousins had decided to bury our parents together. We’d been planning this for over a year and had a lovely service (in the church we had attended with our … Continue reading
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Clearing out the treasures
The picture above left shows neighbor JB Knacker’s side yard during their special Fall for Junk sale this past Saturday (update: now closed in Gilbert). The drawing class has been using that same view (minus all the people!) as a … Continue reading
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A relaxing retreat
On a beautiful day last week I collaborated with mental health professional Mary Jo Pfeifer Wulf to lead a retreat for a group of people who work with hospice patients. I can tailor my activities to fit the organization’s objectives … Continue reading
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Fall stories and colorful cats
Last week I did some activities with area assisted-living residents in celebration of National Assisted Living Week. At one location I took a microphone and recorded people’s stories about fall, and hope to use them on KHOI. At another location, … Continue reading
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Painting glass in the Studio class
This is some glass we used for Watercolor Painting class last Thursday at The Left Bank Studio. First we used Winsor & Newton art masking fluid where the reflections are. The painting in the photo has five layers of watercolor … Continue reading
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Glass painting
At last week’s workshop taught by Paul Jackson, we worked from his sketch of backlit glass, showing beautiful overlapping colors (pictured at right). To paint, we used masking fluid to keep areas white or light. The big red vase on … Continue reading
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