Author Archives: Bobbie Herron

About Bobbie Herron

I sit here in my loft studio, surrounded by watercolor brushes and paints, fountain pens, sketchbooks, journals- wanting more than anything to write and paint at the same time. I am the fourth generation of journal-keeping women, starting in 1862, and I have read their words and between their lines. This blog was inevitable: thoughts on the unsung glory of women whose lives were recorded and transformed through their writing and art.

My roots are made of celluloid

Posted on November 28, 2019

I was born in the early 1950s and cannot remember a time when I wasn’t swooning over cartoons. The ones that my generation grew up with were crafted by Warner Brothers’ Looney Tunes, Disney, and Hanna-Barbera. These were our versions … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Making, Cartoons, Life Insights, Views from Aloft, Watercolor | 7 Comments

I just finished a sketchbook

Posted on November 14, 2019

When you are using a 160-page sketchbook, as well as two other ‘specialty’ sketchbooks, all at the same time, it is a big deal when you Finish A Sketchbook. Why three at once you ask? Simple. 1) I want one … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Making, Pen and Ink, Sketchbooks, Storytelling, Urban Sketching, Watercolor | 3 Comments

Globetrotting as a Local Sport

Posted on November 7, 2019

Living about an hour away from a large, relatively old city means I can go there, I don’t have to go there, so I rarely go there. You can know intellectually that you are near a goldmine, but gee, it takes effort to grab … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Making, Pen and Ink, Sketchbooks, Urban Sketching, Watercolor | 2 Comments

It’s all about the P.A.U.S.E.

Posted on October 21, 2019

Two days ago I taught my last marathon art class for the foreseeable future. It was not my last art class, not by a long shot. But I won’t attempt to do another five-hour-straight “everything you need to know to … Continue reading →

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Finding new ways to manage my satisfaction, rather than my life

Posted on October 7, 2019

If you’re anything like me, sometimes you find yourself stunned at the end of another week, saying, “Where the heck has the time gone, and what on earth have I accomplished?” For about a month I have been experimenting with … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Making, Cafe Wisdom, Life Insights | 6 Comments

“Why not do it now?”

Posted on September 30, 2019

The other day I found myself at one of those betwixt times, several to-do tasks completed and a little gap of time before an afternoon appointment. No time to start a new project, but too much time to waste on … Continue reading →

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I’m just sittin’ here, taking notes…

Posted on September 23, 2019

That’s all my artwork is. My hieroglyphic representation of “Whoa, look at that! No, zoom in. I mean it, REALLY look at that!” First, a place to sit. Then slowly scan the area until the skip happens, when my glance … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Making, Pen and Ink, Sketchbooks, Watercolor | 6 Comments