Explore The Italian Landscapes 

Join Us - In Tropical North Queensland for this magic Workshop!

@ The Tanks Arts Centre - Cairns Botanical Gardens -

Sunday 21st September 2025 - 10am to 2.30pm

46 Collins Ave, Cairns, QLD, Australia 4870

Ida will take you on a journey through the Italian Landscape - via the Alps - with lakes and waterfalls - she will discuss with you how to summarize the image and find the personal focal point

I will use a reference Photo of a Italian landscape  for example the Alps or lake or waterfall, and we will discuss how to summarize the image and find the personal focal point.

We will make graphite sketches on a drawing paper as study for tonal shades, we also we will search the color shades to  chose a personal harmony - a combination from each student's palette.

Than I will make my demo for the students - so they can follow.

Materials To Bring

• At least 2 x Half sheet 56 x 38cm - 300g cotton watercolour paper,
• Plus some scraps of 300gsm watercolour paper for you to experiment on with Ida
• several round brushes - 6 to 10 size 
• 3 x flat brushes one in each size of large, medium and small
• A jar/bucket to wash your brush in
• kitchen towel
• a pencil and eraser
• and a backing board to support your paper and tape 

Please bring your own colours of choice in tubes to paint with - Ida will get you to select a combination of tones and colours so the choice of paint colours are yours - please remember to bring a palette to put your paints on - big enough to mix freely with water as Ida's techniques are very loose!

Ida Tentolini - Profile 

Ida Tentolini, a watercolor painter and art teacher

Ida graduated from the Art Institute of Parma in 1972 and lives on the banks of the Po River, lands of countryside, poplar groves and fogs.

Strongly inspired by nature, Ida have dedicated more than 23 years to research and perfecting the water technique.

Her artistic "Feeling" was initially academic but thanks to personal events, in recent years she has had the need to break out of these patterns that no longer represented her, leading her to a profound evolution, gradually leaving traces of drawing and turning towards full freedom of expression, gestures and the use of pigment in absolute freedom.

Her research is in continuous evolution, which is fundamental for her.

 Refund Policy |

You can book your Workshop with confidence - knowing that we will refund the Workshop Fee - less $AUD10.00 Booking fee to cover bank and admin charges - provided we are notified in writing via our CONTACT FORM - dated one week prior to the commencement of the Australian Watercolour Muster Biennale - 2025 i.e. 10th September 2025.

Cancellations after this date will be refunded at 50% of the Booking Fee, at the discretion of the Curator of the Australian Watercolour Muster - Wyn Vogel - depending on the critical circumstances and again notified in writing via our CONTACT FORM - with your phone number and details of the Workshop / Event you are wishing to cancel. A booking fee of $AUD10.00 will be applied to these late cancellations. 

There will be no refund if the Student doesn't advise of their inability to attend at least 24hours prior to the Workshop date and/or doesn't arrive at the Workshop!