Hazel - Drawn without my varifocals! by Bobbie Matulja

Hazel drawn with the wrong glasses on - pastel pencils on A3 cartridge paper - Feb 28th 2025
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03/03/2025
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I made this pastel portrait of Hazel on A3 cartridge paper at the last week's Ludlow Friday Group session. These days I need varifocals to see the finer detail in the model's face as well as what I'm putting down on paper. My reading glasses - which is what I had with me - were fine for the latter, but my own eyes don't work quite as well they used to looking at a subject 6-8 feet away!

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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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