Category Archives: Sketchbooks

Playing with Watercolor Toys on a Snowy Day

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Bobbie Herron

Do you ever feel like playing with your watercolors, exploring all the juicy gorgeous possibilities without having to sketch a scene first? Congratulations, you’ve come to the right place. I have two active sketchbooks with distinctly separate purposes. One I … Continue reading →

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Downshifting to autumn tempo

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Bobbie Herron

The only thing that beats my love of words and watercolor is having people to share both with. I’m sitting in my favorite cafe, Bean & Bakery in Concord NH, indulging in the most amazing pumpkin raisin muffin I’ve ever … Continue reading →

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A Slammed Door and an Unexpected New Confidante

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Bobbie Herron

On September 10th, 55 years ago, at 6:30am, the phone rang. It was Dr. Boschenstein calling to tell Mom that my sixty-one-year-old father had a stroke at 5am. My father was dead. It was a bright, sunny Sunday morning, the … Continue reading →

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The latest finished sketchbook

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Bobbie Herron

I just finished a sketchbook that I began back on June 15th, 2019. An educational ending to a long process! The paper in this sketchbook is one of my favorites, the same as what was in the big square sketchbook … Continue reading →

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In praise of weird-shaped containers

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Bobbie Herron

Sometimes all you need is a weird-shaped target area to overcome perceived obstacles. Notice I said, “perceived.” Most of time, what’s keeping us from writing, from sketching, from taking up guitar, or even harmonica is the crazy notion that we … 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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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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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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Never plagiarize: copy instead!

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

According to the dictionary, plagiarism is “the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.” We can all agree that plagiarism is a very bad idea; even if you don’t get caught, you’re … Continue reading →

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