

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Creative Tuesday - Introduction to Landscape - 4 week short course
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 am – Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Event Description**: Come and join us for an enjoyable and hands-on introduction to the vibrant realm of Australian landscapes. If you've always had a desire to learn the art of painting, this workshop is a great starting point.

Led by local landscape painters Tania Hartigan and Charmain Pike participants will study the style of a selected landscape artists from the Gallery collection, and create works informed by their approach.

During this 4 week course, you'll delve into the fundamentals of painting landscapes with acrylics as well as exploring other mediums, such as charcoal drawing. It will cover essential aspects such as composition and colour mixing and application techniques. This will deepen your understanding of techniques and unlock the vast possibilities that acrylic painting offers.

Whether you're a beginner or have previous experience, this workshop aims to boost your confidence in working with acrylics as you embark on a landscape painting journey. Under the guidance of our tutor, you'll receive continuous support while creating your own unique canvas landscape painting.

Some of the following techniques may be covered in the workshop: locking-in, layering, wet-on-wet, dry brushing and glazing.

All the necessary materials; paints and brushes, canvas and paper will be provided in class. 

 All art materials provided. 
Tickets available online, or direct from the gallery.

 

Course Overview

Session 1    First Nations' Perspective 

Collection work: Utopia Silks, Maningrida Artists, Terrance Allen


 Session 2    Traditional Australian Landscape

Collection work: Hans Heysen, Sydney Long 


Session 3    Abstraction in Landscape 

Collection work: Elizabeth Cummings, Jenny Sages


Session 4    Finding your own style 

Building on the styles and practices from previous sessions to find your own style

 

Learning outcomes

By the end of this Landscape Workshop, you should be able to:

Better understand the medium of acrylics
Practise colour mixing
Apply some new painting techniques
 
Course content

What will be covered in this Acrylic Painting Workshop?

Basic drawing
Basic colour theory and mixing
Tone
Composition
 

Who is running this workshop? 

Tania Hartigan

Tania Hartigan is a Contemporary Visual Artist, a mother to Alice and Robbie, wife to Rodney and a proud Gamilaraay woman with deep connections to Mother Earth.

“We all look, but we don’t see. Art has taught me to slow down and take in the little details that slip past you when life is at full pace.”

 

Charmaine Pike

Charmaine Pike approaches the rich tradition of Australian landscape with a unique language, both of gesture and of sentiment. As has always been the case with her work, the fundamentals of drawing are at its core, with an unerring understanding of tone and confidence of line permeating each painting. Her work has become distilled to a point where forms appear effortlessly carved out of space. 

 
Intended audience

Who is this workshop for?

This class is for beginners or for more experienced individuals who want to refresh and develop their skills. 
It is intended for people 14 years and over. 


Where: Esther Halliday Studio, Tamworth Regional Gallery
Age: 14 and above
Price: $120 for four sessions, or $108 for Friends of the Gallery. 

Tickets available online, or direct from the Gallery.

The Tamworth Regional Gallery offers free and accessible parking - located behind the building, accessed via Peel or Hill St. 

If you have any questions about this workshop or any programming, or to simply RSVP, please contact the friendly Gallery Staff. 
 

Email: gallery@tamworth.nsw.gov.au | Phone: 6767 5230
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Tamworth
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: 466 Peel Street, Tamworth, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2340
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- **long**: 150.93351
- **full address**: 466 Peel Street, Tamworth, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2340

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 466 Peel Street, Tamworth, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2340
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Tamworth Regional Gallery
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, Workshops, fine-arts
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