Category Archives: Seeing and looking

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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I did a terrible job explaining viewfinders…

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Bobbie Herron

… but this guy does a great job. Our approaches are somewhat different, but the point is the same. He shows how to make a clear plastic viewfinder, as well as the “hole in the index card” style that I … 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 →

Posted in Cartoons, Musings on Life, Pen & Ink, Seeing and looking, Sketchbooks, Tip Jar, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity), Watercolor | Tagged Creative Habit, Inspiration, Perseverance, sketchbook tour | 10 Comments

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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Introducing the new, larger Look at That! Art Pouches!

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

I just finished producing my latest batch of fourteen “Look at That” Art Pouches that are, wait for it, big enough to hold your cell phone! Yes, I caved! Back story: I invented these pouches a few years ago, to … Continue reading →

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What a year it has been.

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

A year ago yesterday I published the Kindle version of my book, Look at That! Discover the Joy of Seeing by Sketching. Two days later, a year ago tomorrow, the paperback version became available. In the last 12 months, 3,353 … 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 →

Posted in 3- Magic: Art Epiphanies, Musings on Life, Pen & Ink, Seeing and looking, Writing | Tagged art therapy, Creative Habit, Creativity, Imagination, Inspiration, Loving kindness, seeing meditation, world peace | 3 Comments

Learning how to slog, again

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

If this post sounds familiar, that’s good! It was originally published on July 15th, 2021 and soon after, I got cold feet. I mean, really cold feet. Cold enough for me to sign up for an eight-week online art course … Continue reading →

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“Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no…it’s a brick!”

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

So here I am, several days later than expected, still enjoying walking around my lovely city. A little FYI about it: Concord is home to about 43,000 folks, residing in a 67-square-mile area. We have lots of hills, trees, rivers, … Continue reading →

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