We Have Lift-off - Martin Morris at the Manx Grand Prix 2022

We Have Lift-Off - Martin Morris at May Hill, Manx Grand Prix 2022 - Pastel and pastel pencils on grey A2 pastel paper, December 30th 2023

Comments

This is superb Bobbie.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 30 Dec 15:27:24

Really well done .

Posted by Andrew Roles on Sat 30 Dec 16:46:03

Fantastic job Bobbie.

Posted by Denise Cat on Sat 30 Dec 17:31:56

This is excellent Bobbie.

Posted by David Williams on Sat 30 Dec 17:32:04

Super picture Bobbie, well done.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Sat 30 Dec 22:45:42

Well done you for persistence ... it's paid off!

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 31 Dec 08:25:47

Thank you all. I am proud of it, although working at this level of detail isn't normal for me. Because I've ridden motorbikes throughout my adult life, I know how they work and what's where - which certainly helps.

Posted by Bobbie Matulja on Sun 31 Dec 10:19:50

This is fabulous Bobbie! You should get out of your comfort zone more often! Happy New Year!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Sun 31 Dec 20:22:00

Morning, Diane. I have another one to do for Owen Monaghan, our sponsored Manx GP newcomer in 2023. He'll be back there - as will we - in 2024, so I have a few months to think about it!

Posted by Bobbie Matulja on Mon 01 Jan 11:48:58

Hang on Studio Wall

30/12/2023

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I finished this pastel / pastel pencil piece this morning. I began it in August, and have been working on it in fits and starts throughout the autumn as a gift for Martin Morris, the newcomer we sponsored at the Manx Grand Prix in 2022. Attempting such a detailed subject on a large sheet of grey A2 pastel paper is way out of my comfort zone.

About the Artist

Bobbie Matulja

I'm a busy Churchwarden from a rural parish in South Shropshire. I've been painting and drawing for 13 years - so I would describe myself as an experienced amateur. I'm a member of Ludlow Art Society and the Ludlow Friday Group, who paint landscape en plein air during the summer months with…

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