H-Art

Bobbie Matulja

Hollyhocks at Hergest Croft Gardens

Artwork for Bobbie Matulja

Hollyhocks at Hergest Croft Gardens
Hollyhocks at Hergest Croft Gardens
Kyre Park in High Summer
Kyre Park in High Summer
Elgar's Birthplace at Lower Broadheath
Elgar's Birthplace at Lower Broadheath
Croft Castle - The Chestnut Avenue, Storm Damage
Croft Castle - The Chestnut Avenue, Storm Damage
Into The West
Into The West
St Bartholomew's Church and Dovecote, Richards Castle
St Bartholomew's Church and Dovecote, Richards Castle
The 3 Kings En Route to Bethlehem
The 3 Kings En Route to Bethlehem
Where The Moors Meet The Sea
Where The Moors Meet The Sea

Details

bobbiemat@btinternet.com
07932 741558

How would you describe the work you do and why?

This is a difficult one, I love colour and I have quite a bold, impressionist style. I'm fascinated by places, especially ones I've visited or that have meaning for me. So, my favourite subject is landscape, closely followed by people and animals; and I prefer to paint subjects I have a personal connection with.

For you what does being an artist mean?:

I'm a busy Churchwarden looking after 2 churches in a rural parish in South Shropshire as well as volunteering with Worcestershire County Council and the British Horse Society. Caring for my 3 horses and art are my two escapes. I turned down a place at the Birmingham School of Art when I was 18, and rediscovering art in my 40's opened up a whole new world of creativity.

Describe what you call yourself/your practice?:

I enjoy most mediums, although I'm most comfortable with soft pastels and painting in oil. Although I've dabbled with printmaking and use mono print as the basis for mixed media work, this year I'm studying City & Guilds Level 2 Printmaking at Westhope College so I'm exploring new printmaking techniques and will do more printmaking going forward.

Your practice & activities include e.g workshops, teaching:

I'm an experienced amateur who enjoys selling the odd piece to discerning buyers. I paint from the heart, focusing on subjects that interest me, and I don't see art as my profession.

CV & Education, relevant & leading to your artistic practice:

Worcestershire Adult Education Beginners and Improvers Painting and Drawing Courses 2010-11; Level 2 City & Guilds Printmaking 2026.
In the last 16 years I've been a member of Hagley Art Club, Avoncroft Art Society and Tenbury and District Art Club, and I’m currently a member of Ludlow Art Society and the Ludlow Friday Group. I currently subscribe to The Artist magazine and share my work in the Painters Online Studio, and I occasionally attend workshops and webinars run by other artists whose work I admire.

Exhibitions in the last 3 years:

h.Art at St Michaels Church is an annual fixture, as is the Ludlow Art Society Spring Exhibition and the Ludlow Friday Group Year End Exhibition at the Mascall Centre in December and January and the Ludlow Affordable Art Initiative in 2023; .

Site by web and creative agency eighteen73