Classes and Events

Classes

  • Watercolor Landscape Workshop, series of classes starting Monday, January 14, 2019 at the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center (Iowa City, IA; membership in The Center is required for this course)
  • Watercolor Portrait and Figure Painting, series of classes starting Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center (Iowa City, IA; membership in The Center is required for this course)
  • Contact me (email jomyerswalker@gmail.com) if you’d like to plan a class, workshop, or retreat.

Events

  • Ongoing:  ArtiFactory’s Life Drawing Drop-In sessions are offered on the first Saturday and third Sunday of the month — see the ArtiFactory’s website for more information (I’m not teaching at these sessions).

Ongoing Exhibits

In shops

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Watercolor Landscape Workshop at the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center

  • When:
    Mondays, 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
    January 14 – March 18, 2019,
    except Center holidays
      
  • Where:
    The Center
    28 S Linn St
    Iowa City IA  52240
    Phone (319) 356-5220
    Website www.icgov.org/senior
    (See link to the latest Program Guide in the left-hand column)
       
  • Cost:
    $180.00 for the series (supplies not included)
    Membership in The Center is required

Watercolor is gentle and unburdened. We begin with awe and wonder. painting the landscape and building a strong composition. Bring in your photos of places that excite you, and I will help you compose and show you painting techniques.

Bring watercolor supplies you have on hand to the first class and I will provide a supply list for you to consider purchasing, including a sketchbook, paints, two brushes, and especially 140 lb Arches watercolor paper (I will have 22″ x 30″ sheets available for sale at $6.00 each). There will be handouts, videos and demonstrations. Bring a sack lunch if you wish.

See The Center’s online registration page or Spring 2019 Program Guide for more information (PDF, approx. 2.6 MB). Membership in The Center is required to register for this course.

Note:  The ending date of this class is extended because we will not meet on two Mondays that are holidays for The Center.

Watercolor Portrait and Figure Painting at the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center

  • When:
    Tuesdays, 9:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m.
    January 15 – March 5, 2019
      
  • Where:
    The Center
    28 S Linn St
    Iowa City IA  52240
    Phone (319) 356-5220
    Website www.icgov.org/senior
    (See link to the latest Program Guide in the left-hand column)
       
  • Cost:
    $180.00 for the series (supplies not included)
    Membership in The Center is required

The human figure/portrait is alluring and captivating. Painting the figure is much like painting the landscape — finding the forms, dark value flow, and gestures which bring the figure to life in story form. Students in this class will need some drawing and painting skills, however I will show proportions and gesture.

Bring watercolor supplies, #2 pencils, tracing paper, sketchbook, and a mindset to have fun. I will have 140 lb Arches watercolor paper available to purchase for $6.00 per sheet (22″ x 30″). There will be handouts, videos and demonstrations. Bring a sack lunch if you wish.

See The Center’s online registration page or Spring 2019 Program Guide for more information (PDF, approx. 2.6 MB). Membership in The Center is required to register for this course.

Ceramic Story Wall at St. Thomas Aquinas Church

Ceramic Story Wall at St. Thomas Aquinas Church

Ceramic Story Wall at St. Thomas Aquinas Church

  • When:
    Ongoing
       
  • Where:
    St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Catholic Student Center
    2210 Lincoln Way
    Ames IA  50014
    Phone (515) 292-3810
    STA Art on the church website

Stories from the Bible depicted in a tableau 20 feet high.