Tag Archives: Perseverance

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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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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Who Inspires You?

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Bobbie Herron

Ah, the best laid plans, even if written with care and a calligraphy pen in a leather-bound journal, are sometimes no match for distractions no bigger than a bug. Sunday afternoon blog posts every single week? Good idea, great intentions, … Continue reading →

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Why giving up doesn’t work

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Bobbie Herron

A few weeks ago I posted a piece called “Final Chapter…” At the time I had every reason to believe that I would need to discontinue my blog, sketching, teaching art, reading for pleasure…all the activities that had given meaning … Continue reading →

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Loosen up…but how?

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

Woodland strolls in the nick of time: autumn! I have had the good fortune to explore a few of Concord’s many beautiful trails in the last couple weeks. My companion sets the pace walking ahead of me, and I am … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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