ðə hˈɜːmɐnzbˌɜːɡ pˈeɪntɚz wˈɜːk ɪz kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd baɪ sˈɔft hjˈuːz, jˈuːʒuːəli wˈɔːɾɚ kˈʌlɚz, ʌv ðɛɹ wˈɛstɚn ɚɹˈɜːnt lˈændskeɪp, wˌɪtʃ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən sˈɛtlɚz nˈeɪmd ðə wˈɛstɚn məkdˈɑːnəl ɹˈeɪndʒᵻz.
The Hermannsburg painters' work is characterised by soft hues, usually water colours, of their Western Arrernte landscape, which European settlers named the Western Macdonnell Ranges.