Hollyhocks by Bobbie Matulja

Hollyhocks at Hergest Croft Gardens - oil on canvas board - July 11th 2025
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I like this Bobbie

Lovely painting Bobbie.

Lovely Bobbie.

This is an arresting, lovely painting, full of vitality and verve. I like the yellow flowers at the bottom adding colorful contrast to the hollyhocks. Oils suit you.

Thank you all - and what a lovely comment, Lynne. I'm a keen gardener and I love growing flowers but I don't often paint them. I do love oils - I just wish they'd dry faster!

You have every reason to be pleased Bobbie with this beautiful painting.

Beautiful, I love hollyhocks !!

Thank you Sandra and Valerie

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15/07/2025
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Last Friday was too hot to paint en plein air, so I retired to my craft room and painted hollyhocks from a photo I took last summer at Hergest Croft Gardens in the Welsh Borders. I haven't painted in oils for a while, and I was really pleased how this little canvas turned out.

About the Artist
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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