Acrylic Painting
Tara Lewis
Tara Lewis is an Emerald, Central Queensland–based artist who creates abstract paintings inspired by the vivid colours and organic forms of her regional landscape and home garden. Her practice explores the relationship between nature and emotion, using acrylics and mixed media to build layered, expressive compositions.rnrnHer work often features bold brushstrokes, rich textures, and diverse mark-making techniques that reflect themes of growth, transformation, and the passage of time. Drawing on natural shapes and the shifting light of the Central Queensland environment, Lewis invites viewers to connect with nature in a personal and intuitive way.
Artist Profile
Tara Lewis is an Emerald, Central Queensland–based artist who creates abstract paintings inspired by the vivid colours and organic forms of her regional landscape and home garden. Her practice explores the relationship between nature and emotion, using acrylics and mixed media to build layered, expressive compositions.
Her work often features bold brushstrokes, rich textures, and diverse mark-making techniques that reflect themes of growth, transformation, and the passage of time. Drawing on natural shapes and the shifting light of the Central Queensland environment, Lewis invites viewers to connect with nature in a personal and intuitive way.
Now a full-time artist working from her Central Queensland studio, Lewis previously studied at the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane. While administrative work once limited her creative pursuits, her move to Emerald enabled her to pursue painting full-time. She has since exhibited extensively across Australia.
Career Highlights
- Exhibiting at the Rockhampton Museum of Art
- Achieving first place for the Emerald Art Show and finalist in multiple art awards
- Every painting I sell to a collector
