Category Archives: Travelogue

Burlington workshop

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Jo Myers-Walker

(Above left)  Here I am at the Art Center of Burlington teaching watercolor techniques. It is always fun to meet new artists and be inspired in their environment. Because it was raining we could not go out and paint the … Continue reading →

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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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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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A tip of the hat

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

This winter I’ve been thankful that my wool hats are warm and not just ornamental! During my travels I noticed women wearing scarves and the cutest hats, with a lot of bows, very feminine. The milliner at La Boutique de … Continue reading →

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February 2015 Newsletter

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Jo Myers-Walker

Click the link below to view or download: Jo Myers-Walker February 2015 Newsletter (7-page PDF document, approx. 1.44 MB) In this edition: 2014 in words and pictures Join me in art journaling People, places and paintings of Rouen “Little Gems”

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Walking home in Rouen

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

It is Saturday evening on la rue du Gros-Horloge, about three blocks from our apartment on rue St. Romain. We could always find our way home because of the Cathedral being taller than the houses and shops. Saturday night was … Continue reading →

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Remembrance

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

Before leaving France we took a day to visit historic sites related to the World War II Battle of Normandy, first hopping a train to Caen, a city not far from the D-Day beaches which itself suffered great losses in … Continue reading →

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A brief glimpse

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

Palace of Versailles: Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris: Musée d’Orsay, Paris:

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Rouen shops

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

We enjoyed lunch at Dame Cakes tea shop (link to Google-translated page), housed in the former workshop of Ferdinand Marrou (link to Google-translated page), an artist in ironworks who created the tower on the Cathedral. Shopkeepers in Rouen are proud … Continue reading →

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Runestone and a watchful eye

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Jo Myers-Walker

Near the Church of St. Ouen, a replica of a runestone commemorates Rouen’s Viking history. Vikings (some of my ancestors maybe?) took over the city of Rouen many times and went home in the winter. Then they got smart and … Continue reading →

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