Oil painter Robyn Collier completes workshop at Tanilba Bay Highlight Section Port Stephens Port Stephens News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - December 1, 2020 Robyn pictured second from left with fellow artists Alexander Elston, Sue Skidmore and Cheyl Flint at Tanilba Hall. Beneath the Sea WHERE many artists are focused on breathtaking landscapes, rocky foreshores or the arid interior of Australia, renowned oil painter Robyn Collier has sunk below the surface for inspiration. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au She has even qualified as a diver and strapped on SCUBA gear to get up close and personal with the sea bed and the various marine creatures which make this place their domain. “This way I get the ‘feel’ of the ocean, something I’ve only ever painted from the shoreline,” she said. Robyn is based at Springwood in the Blue Mountains and has dabbled in paint for some 40 years. Her larger works are exhibited in the major galleries and sell for around $7000. She has just completed a two day workshop at Tanilba Bay and wants to come back. “Port Stephens is a truly beautiful place,” she said. “I’d like to return and explore bays, inlets and beaches. “It’s the perfect place for artists to practise their craft,” she added. Want to know more about Robyn, view her work and find out about her workshops? Just google: ‘Robyn Collier Artist’ and all will be revealed. By Geoff WALKER One of Robyn’s seascape paintings.
