Category Archives: Nuts & Bolts & Magic

The Perfect Time to Travel is…Right Now

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

I boarded a plane on April 1st, 2020, heading to the UK for a month, thanks to the inspiration of Roz Stendahl. “Are you mad? There is a global pandemic going on!” No worries, it is perfectly safe to travel … Continue reading →

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Musical chairs anyone?

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

Does anyone else feel like they landed in the middle of a bizarre game of musical chairs, where you had no idea the music was ever going to stop, and then suddenly it did? The dark side of this pandemic … Continue reading →

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Seize the Sieve!

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

Are there any of you out there who feel like the already-busy internet has turned into a madhouse of adrenaline-addled traffic? For good reason of course, but all the more reason to embrace filtering. You may be wondering about my … Continue reading →

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Simmering Pots & Comrade Spirits

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

“The Show” is up, finally! Thanks to a good friend’s assistance, on Sunday March 1st we hung up 25 paintings, evenly spaced, along a 49′ wall. It was a very long year of learning a new approach that was both … Continue reading →

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Paper-free Sketching

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

I went for a walk this morning (despite the wind chill of 18°F), because it was sunny and I am eager. Spring Fever has hit me early this year, and nothing says springtime like getting outside again with my sketchbook … Continue reading →

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Let’s sketch together!

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

Not everyone has that essential itch that leads to compulsively purchasing art supplies and doodling their life away. And even those that have the itch don’t always have it forever; many will be sketchbook artists for a while, then see … Continue reading →

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When ‘Oh Well’ feels good

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

I wrote a blog post draft a week ago, knowing full well it would never see the light of day. In it I was able to wail and rant and despair and simmer down and finally see the point in … Continue reading →

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In your heart you know

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

That expression, “In your heart you know” was said to me over twenty-five years ago by a man who was refusing to cooperate. At the time I had a big decision to make. I had weighed all the pros and … Continue reading →

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“Onward Through the Fog!”

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

As I said in my last post, sometimes you have to be willing to close one door before you can open another, even if that means standing in the dark hallway alone for a while. The hallway’s not so bad … Continue reading →

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Knowing when to quit

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

My intention when I wrote that title was to simply talk about watercolor painting: specifically, how do you know when to stop fiddling with your painting and call it good. As soon as I typed the title, though, I realized … Continue reading →

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