Category Archives: 1- Nuts: Graphic Styles

The Greatness of Blue: a holiday season story

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

It was the 24th day of the last month of the year, snow was everywhere, and all the summer birds had long since headed south for the winter. Or so the villagers thought. The townsfolk were busy trying to keep … Continue reading →

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Another sketchbook completed, and what I learned

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

I just finished another sketchbook, six months of Sundays, literally. And because I can’t simply leave it at that, I had to go one step further and try to figure out: 1- how to shoot a one-handed video in a … Continue reading →

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Art Therapy: A Misunderstanding

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

Let’s begin to address all that is wrong in our human world. Play with this idea for a few minutes — a step-by-step guide. Think about the 5 senses of Sight, Smell, Sound, Taste, Touch. Pick one to be your … Continue reading →

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What I’ve been learning

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

It’s been a busy month since I last wrote: finishing up one course (writing), still in the middle of another (art), loving what I’m learning in both. Writing The course I just finished was offered by Memoir Writing Ink, an … Continue reading →

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Brickwork of Concord

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

Do you ever stop to think about all the brickwork in your world? It’s everywhere, and yet almost invisible. Interesting facts: A standard red brick in the United States is 3.625 inches deep by 2.25 inches high by 8 inches … Continue reading →

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How clean are your glasses?

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

I was prescribed eyeglasses when I was about 10 years old, and for me, wearing glasses is as normal as breathing. My poor mother had three kids who all wore glasses from a young age, and I recall her chiding … Continue reading →

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Goldilock’s Sketching Travel Kit

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

It has suddenly jumped from almost-too-cold to almost-too-hot to be sketching outdoors, which means there’s no time to waste in fine-tuning my art-supply travel kit. I say “travel,” but in truth for me, “travel” usually means leaving my third-floor loft … Continue reading →

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A time of gentle peace, with W. B. Yeats

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

“We can make our minds so like still water that beings gather about us . . . that they may see, it may be, their own images . . . and so live for a moment with a clearer, perhaps … Continue reading →

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An inspired podcast about “Why bother?”

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

You think you know someone, and then you listen to a podcast that launches your understanding to a brand-new level. I just finished listening to Episode 14 , “Making It Look Easy” with Liz Steel and host Nishant Jain on … Continue reading →

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A modern-day sacred scroll: Your CVS receipt!

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

The café tables are back on the patio at my favorite downtown haunt, and I’m once again luxuriating in a cup of coffee-someone-else-made as well as a uniquely New England hermit bar. My shoulder bag is loaded with all the … Continue reading →

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