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By The Fireside by Bobbie Matulja

By The Fireside - Oil pastel on black Ingres paper - 17th September 2017
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A golden oldie Bobbie

This has a real charm, lots to hold your interest.

A delightful nostalgic painting, wonderful detail, love the kettle on the trivet. Brought back memories of my childhood. Mother had a Victorian fire range similar to this in our the kitchen, happy days.

Posted by Carol . on Wed 16 Aug 07:27:56

Excellent work Bobby , my grandparents had a cooking range like that , and a oven that baked the best balm cake ever , thanks for prodding the memory.

Thank you Heather, Andrew, Romila, Carol and Paul for your kind feedback. I think we all try so hard to move forward and get better with our art, we sometimes forget some of the good pieces we produced in past years.

So true, Bobbie. I agree.

Posted by Carol . on Wed 16 Aug 12:12:23

A lovely old-fashioned hearth scene. Very well drawn.

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I was framing some work ready to exhibit at h.Art (Herefordshire Art Week) yesterday, when I rediscovered this oil pastel drawing I made in 2017. It was inspired by a photo of a 17th century farmhouse kitchen at the Beamish Museum in County Durham in a book called "English Cottage Interiors" by Hugh Lander and Peter Rauter. I love the way the firelight is reflected in the gloss paint on the settle.

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Bobbie Matulja

I'm a busy Churchwarden from a rural parish in South Shropshire. After stupidly turning down a place at Art College when I was 18, I joined an adult education course in 2010 which re-ignited my creativity. Since then, I've enjoyed building skills and experience, taking courses with artists whose…

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