Category Archives: 2- Bolts: Sketching Tools

Shameless Marketing

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Bobbie Herron

“Beware creating alone—join an art class!” I am teaching two classes  here in Concord this spring, one in May and a follow-up one in June, and I would love to have you there to enjoy the gorgeous weather and laughter … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Pen & Ink, Sketchbooks, Watercolor | 2 Comments

Resurrecting a Blog

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Bobbie Herron

Some stitches are easier to drop than others. This blog project, begun with such enthusiasm in August 2016, lost its momentum about a year ago; I intended to take a little break, then life happened. Luckily I do have a … Continue reading →

Posted in My Story, Sketchbooks, Watercolor | 5 Comments

The Painted Journal

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Bobbie Herron

In January 1991 I returned to college to finish my undergraduate degree after a 20-year hiatus. In my program at Lesley College, the last two semesters had to be devoted to a highly structured, single major work. After much brainstorming … Continue reading →

Posted in 1- Nuts: Graphic Styles, Musings on Life, My Story, Sketchbooks, Watercolor, Writing | 5 Comments

Changing of the guard

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Bobbie Herron

Long wool coats, soft leather gloves, They meet at the café, commandeering an improvised conference area, perpendicular to the alcove, not quite in, not quite out. Not a smile among them, quite sincere business matters discussed, because of course, Business … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings on Life, Pen & Ink, Sketchbooks | 4 Comments

Back to School-at home

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

For 30 years I have been collecting top notch watercolor instruction books. During the first many years I diligently used them as textbooks, following the lessons, and with quite satisfactory results. That habit had fallen away with time, but is now resurrected … Continue reading →

Posted in 3- Magic: Art Epiphanies, Sketchbooks, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity), Watercolor | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Your Values Matter

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

October Sunday afternoon,  Concord NH The flowers at the police memorial sculpture in Concord were beautiful in the noonday sun, but by the time I got back over there at 2 o’clock the light had changed and most of it … Continue reading →

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Boarding School- Part 1

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

“Let us pray…” The minister bowed his head, as did the five hundred adolescent girls and the dozen faculty members attending Sunday morning services at Sage Chapel. The Gothic arches loomed overhead, a symbol of the complex Higher Power which … Continue reading →

Posted in My Story, Sketchbooks, Watercolor | 7 Comments

Choose Your Weapons, Ladies!

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

This cartoon is the story of my life: endless ideas, carousel-like focus. These six tools became my best friends, each one taking a turn comforting me, challenging me, defying me, and assisting me in my exploration of the woman I was to become. They … Continue reading →

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My first blog post

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

  If a blog is published and no one sees it, does it really exist? Zen koan for the night. I sit here in the late evening darkness, three stories up, window open, listening to the faint sound of rain … Continue reading →

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