Author Archives: Bobbie Herron

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About Bobbie Herron

I live surrounded by watercolor brushes and paints, fountain pens, sketchbooks, and journals- often wanting more than anything to write and paint at the same time. If you like what you're reading, feel free to share it with others. If you see something that needs correction, please let me know. Thanks for visiting!

Habits and rituals

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Bobbie Herron

Does anyone else have trouble establishing a rhythm to their days? Ever since I stopped working a 9-5 job where I was answering to my employer and that holy paycheck, my time has been more fluid, slipping through my fingers like drain water. Self employment was my first shot at self-management, and resulted in several […]

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Posted in 1- Nuts: Graphic Styles, Watercolor | Tagged | 5 Comments

Wondering about blogging…

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Bobbie Herron

When I feel disconnected from the world around me, the last thing I am drawn to do is write a blog post. Here I sit. I returned from Scotland on July first, spent the first day back “sleeping and slugging”, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1- Nuts: Graphic Styles, Musings on Life, Writing | 3 Comments

Dress Rehearsal for Highlands Travel

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Bobbie Herron

T-minus two weeks and counting. Time to get serious about the sketching kit I will take along. Seriously playful, that is. Inspiration For the fun of it, I decided to have a try at practicing the style of watercolor I … Continue reading →

Posted in 1- Nuts: Graphic Styles, Travel Adventures, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity), Watercolor | 4 Comments

Off to Scotland: Let the prep begin!

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Bobbie Herron

Three weeks from today I will be boarding a bus in the early morning to eventually end up in Glasgow Scotland, roughly 29 hours later. I can see my new best friend may be a friendly dose of Benadryl when I … Continue reading →

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The Other Fifty Shades of Grey

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Bobbie Herron

I fell in love with watercolor before the internet was born, before Daniel Smith began manufacturing watercolor paints, so my watercolor foundation was built in a very different world than we see today. The endless sources for today’s online learning  … Continue reading →

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Paper…where to start?

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Bobbie Herron

So where to start? I mean that literally. Where do you plan to use your sketchbook? If you plan to draw and paint just at home, where you have a big drafting table, large display of art supplies, and a … Continue reading →

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Watercolor 101: Where do I start?!

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Bobbie Herron

  With the recent upsurge of interest in all things sketchbook-y, it is easy to feel like you are attempting to get on a train that has already left the station, and that everyone has been on to this fad … Continue reading →

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An Eagle Square Do-Over

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Bobbie Herron

I went out to sketch a month ago today, was interrupted by life, and went back there today to finish the job.

Posted in 1- Nuts: Graphic Styles, Musings on Life, Sketchbooks, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity), Watercolor | 2 Comments

A lesson in color from mayflowers

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Bobbie Herron

Sketching with a friend yesterday, this little bunch of mayflowers was so delicate, so deliciously fragrant…I thought of John Singer Sargent’s watercolors of ladies in white dresses, the dresses painted with every shade of bright pastel light, magic! When I … Continue reading →

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The Story of “Look at That!”™ Art Pouches

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Bobbie Herron

On March 24th I joined the hoards of people here in Concord for the ‘March For Our Lives’. I had a great place to stand, leaning against the statue of Daniel Webster in front of the NH State House, and … Continue reading →

Posted in 1- Nuts: Graphic Styles, Look-at-That! Pouches, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity) | 4 Comments