



“I have travelled overseas and interstate many times with my oil paints and I have found quite effective ways of moving around and flying with them. Once you have booked on the workshop, I will forward my list of tips for travelling with oil paint”. Water based oils are welcome.
Robyn Collier has over 45 years of painting experience and is regarded as one of Australia’s foremost wilderness artists – preferring to paint the natural world and aspects of it. She has conducted workshops throughout Australia and New Zealand for the past 15 years, published many articles, held over 30 exhibitions and made numerous television appearances. Robyn’s work has won multiple awards and is in prestigious collections in most countries around the world. She has taken part in many ‘Artist-in-Residence’ programs – both on the mainland of Australia and many remote islands. Robyn’s philosophy is simple – “I want to show people the magic of the natural world through my work.”
DAY 1: Monday 22 November, 2021
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
Workshop departs from either Launceston city
at 11.30am or Launceston airport at midday. We
will transfer to beautiful Cradle Mountain for four
nights. The area was first surveyed in the 1820’s
and named for the cradle shape of the mountain.
The first tourist chalet was built in 1912 and the
Overland Track was completed in 1935. Cradle
Mountain is home to some adorable wildlife with
pademelons, wallabies and wombats all spotted
regularly within the park. This evening we will enjoy
welcome drinks and an included dinner.
DAY 2: Tuesday 23 November, 2021
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
This morning Robyn will find a great painting
location in Cradle Mountain and complete a
demonstration. Following this, Robyn will assist
individual workshop members with their painting.
Regular critique sessions are held throughout the
tour. This evening there will be an included dinner.
DAY 3: Wednesday 24 November, 2021
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
Today we travel to Dove Lake a glacially carved
lake directly beneath the Northern end of Cradle
Mountain for a full day of painting. Non-painters
may like to enjoy the 6km walk that offers epic
views of the famous mountain. This evening there
will be an included dinner.
DAY 4: Thursday 25 November, 2021
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
A full day of painting at Cradle Mountain. Robyn
will find some wonderful subjects for you to paint.
This evening there will be an included dinner
DAY 5: Friday 26 November, 2021
St Helens, Tasmania
Today we travel to St Helens, the largest town on
the northeast coast of Tasmania, on Georges Bay.
St Helen’s is the gateway to the world famous, Bay
of Fires. Life in St Helens is all about the ocean. The
beaches, bays and estuaries here are perfect for
painting.
DAY 6: Saturday 27 November, 2021
St Helens, Tasmania
This morning Robyn will commence with a
demonstration and then assist workshop members
individually with their work in the beautiful town
of St Helens.
DAY 7: Sunday 28 November, 2021
St Helens, Tasmania
Today we travel to the Bay of Fires for a day of
painting. The Bay of Fires is famous for its crystalclear
waters, white sandy beaches and orange
lichen-covered granite boulders and is one of
Tasmania’s most popular conservation reserves.
The Bay of Fires extends along the coast from
Binalong Bay in the south to Eddystone Point in
the north. Its name refers to the Aboriginal fires
spotted by Captain Tobias Furneaux when he sailed
past in 1773, but it could also apply to the brilliant
orange lichen that grows on the granite boulders
lining the bay.
DAY 8: Monday 29 November, 2021
St Helens, Tasmania
Today we travel to Scamander and the surrounding
areas. Scamander is a small town at the mouth
of the Scamander River. Robyn will find a great
subject for the days painting session.
DAY 9: Tuesday 30 November, 2021
Coles Bay, Tasmania
This morning we will travel to the seaside
holiday village of Coles Bay on the edge of the
world-renowned Freycinet National Park, it sits
beneath stunning, sheer pink granite mountains
overlooking the calm, clear water of Oyster Bay. The
uncrowded beaches and crystal-clear waters offer
the ideal location for painting. There will be an
included dinner this evening.
DAY 10: Wednesday 1 December, 2021
Coles Bay, Tasmania
Today we travel to Freycinet National Park, home to
dramatic pink granite peaks, secluded bays, white
sandy beaches and abundant birdlife. Situated on
Tasmania’s beautiful east coast, the park occupies
most of the Freycinet Peninsula. This evening we
will enjoy an included dinner.
DAY 11: Thursday 2 December, 2021
Coles Bay, Tasmania
Today we travel by boat and see the waters
surrounding Freycinet National Park. Keep a look
out for sea eagles roosting on the granite cliffs,
pods of dolphins surfing the bow wave and
cormorants plus Australian fur seals hauling out
along the coast. Join in the search for whales as
they migrate from September to December. There
will be an included dinner this evening.
DAY 12: Friday 3 December, 2021
Coles Bay, Tasmania
Freycinet National Park offers a wide variety of
vegetation including wetland, coastal dunes, dry
eucalypt forest and orchids that bloom all year
round. Robyn will perform a demonstration and
then it will be your turn to paint while Robyn
assists tour members with their painting. Tonight,
there will be an included dinner to celebrate the
wonderful time we have had painting in Tasmania.
DAY 13: Saturday 4 December, 2021
Departure
This morning we will say farewell and travel to
Launceston airport to meet flights departing after
midday.
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“It was so well organized. We got to see all the best places, but without feeling we were being herded around like cattle, like you do on some tours. There was plenty of time to paint, and the instructor told me more about how to improve my painting style in weeks than I have learned all year back home. I really did get individual attention.”
“I particularly enjoyed meeting people with similar interests and having a working reason for being in a location.”