The Old Olive Tree by Bobbie Matulja

The Old Olive Tree - Soft pastel on blue A3 Tiziano pastel paper - 8th Sept 2025
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Nicely done Bobbie.

Nice old gnarled Olive Tree, the pastel has the turned out well Bobbie.

A gem of a tree , nice work.

Thank you everyone. I thought I needed some tree practice - and this old olive really appealed.

Nicely done We always say on some projects Only once Nice

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08/09/2025
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I'm exhibiting at h.Art this week. Visitors like to see artists at work, so I decided to paint this gnarly old olive tree while I was sitting in yesterday afternoon. Although it could easily be in a Greek village, the tree is actually in one of the biomes at the Eden Project. I took the source photo when my husband and I visited in 2021. Soft pastel on blue A3 Tiziano pastel paper.

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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