Tag Archives: Community

This gentle man changed my life

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

As I work along on my painting and writing projects, I catch myself every now and then having a spontaneous “bird’s eye view” of my cozy little life. Does that happen to you? Are there moments when you suddenly feel … 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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Your dent may be your gift

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

Okay, I’m outing myself. I’m two weeks post-op from a surgery that didn’t deliver the outcome the surgeon planned, but also didn’t go as bad as it might have. Why am I sharing that here, though? “Where words and watercolor … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings on Life, My Story, Pen & Ink, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity) | Tagged Community, Creative Habit, Inspiration, Mentors, Perseverance, wisdom | 12 Comments

“Look at That!”…but where do I start?

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

Well my dear friends, I have launched my wonderful book on Amazon, and I couldn’t be more pleased. eBook: I struggled with three separate versions of the ebook, each one with its own drawbacks, and finally settled on one I … Continue reading →

Posted in 1- Nuts: Graphic Styles, 2- Bolts: Sketching Tools, Look at That! book, Look-at-That! Pouches, Pen & Ink, Pencil sketching, Sketchbooks, Sketching tools, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity), Watercolor, Writing | Tagged Beginnings, Community, Creative Habit, drawing habit, Looking, Perseverance, seeing, seeing meditation, Sketchbook, Watercolor, Writing | 8 Comments

A piece of unexpected art equipment

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

If you’re like me and you haven’t totally divorced yourself from Amazon, you probably have received more than one piece of blue-and-white bubble wrap packaging from them. That packaging may be hard to recycle, but it’s dead simple to repurpose. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2- Bolts: Sketching Tools, Look at That! book, Look-at-That! Pouches, My Story, Sketchbooks, Sketching tools | Tagged art supplies, Community, Creativity, Perseverance | 2 Comments

Sundays with Patrick

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

It’s time to tell you about a weekly outdoor adventure I have enjoyed since the end of May. At 1pm every Sunday, sketchbook, art kit, and camp stool in hand, I meet up with my good friend Patrick and we … Continue reading →

Posted in Look at That! book, Pen & Ink, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity), Watercolor | Tagged Community, Creative Habit, simplicity, sketching, Watercolor | 5 Comments

To Women Artists Everywhere

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

I stumbled across this while looking for something else in my art archives. Notice it is from twenty-eight years ago. Those shoes still fit.

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The Cha-Cha of Confidence

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

You may have noticed I haven’t written much about sketching, or watercolor, or art supplies lately. Instead, I seem to be fixated on writing about how to best use one’s time for the most pleasant result at the end of … Continue reading →

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Enough, Equanimity, and Selective Indifference

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

Enough What a powerful word. Even in these days of pandemic semi-lockdown, it is still easy to get the sense you are not doing ‘enough.’ That thought can be in my head before I even fully awaken in the morning! … Continue reading →

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Grounded…but in a good way

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

I gave myself another treat today—as my reward for donning shoes and a visor and a mask and venturing forth into the semi-safe great outdoors for some welcome exercise, I indulged in an iced coffee and a sweet at my … Continue reading →

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