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Past Retreats/Workshops
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Johanna Larkin
Still Life in Oils with Johanna Larkin
Looking to explore the art of still life painting in oils? Join my intensive course, where you’ll learn essential techniques to create vibrant, lifelike compositions! Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this hands-on workshop will guide you through the fundamentals of colour mixing, composition, brushwork, and lighting.
Looking to explore the art of still life painting in oils? Join my intensive course, where you’ll learn essential techniques to create vibrant, lifelike compositions! Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this hands-on workshop will guide you through the fundamentals of colour mixing, composition, brushwork, and lighting.

Hayley Kruger
Nature’s Palette: An Autumn Escape 2026 with
Hayley Krüger
New Dates: 23–27 April 2026 — ANZAC Long Weekend
Be part of a unique adventure—the Nature’s Palette Painting Retreat!
As the countryside comes alive with the soft hues of autumn, join us for an inspiring five-day experience celebrating creativity, connection, and the beauty of the Australian landscape.
Designed to nurture your artistic spirit, this retreat offers a chance to slow down, paint, and reconnect—with nature, with others, and with your own creative soul. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, you’ll find space here to explore, experiment, and truly immerse yourself in the joy of painting.
Hayley Krüger
New Dates: 23–27 April 2026 — ANZAC Long Weekend
Be part of a unique adventure—the Nature’s Palette Painting Retreat!
As the countryside comes alive with the soft hues of autumn, join us for an inspiring five-day experience celebrating creativity, connection, and the beauty of the Australian landscape.
Designed to nurture your artistic spirit, this retreat offers a chance to slow down, paint, and reconnect—with nature, with others, and with your own creative soul. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, you’ll find space here to explore, experiment, and truly immerse yourself in the joy of painting.

Francesco Geronazzo
Printmaking Retreat
with Francesco Geronazzo
This RETREAT aims to explore in depth the combinations of traditional and experimental methods of printmaking. Particularly traditional processes like drypoint, mezzotint and others that, when combined with more readily known methods, will help us to better understand our own practice.
Generating plates of different materials like zinc, polycarbonate, cardboard, tetra pack will be the main focus of this first session. Then by proofing what we made (with different colours) we will gain a better understand of where we can improve and explore further the outcomes of mono printing, gum print and other pictorial methods for generating unique states.
The goal of this 3- day activity is to give participants the opportunity to expand on their own creative identity by exploring different methods of printmaking.
with Francesco Geronazzo
This RETREAT aims to explore in depth the combinations of traditional and experimental methods of printmaking. Particularly traditional processes like drypoint, mezzotint and others that, when combined with more readily known methods, will help us to better understand our own practice.
Generating plates of different materials like zinc, polycarbonate, cardboard, tetra pack will be the main focus of this first session. Then by proofing what we made (with different colours) we will gain a better understand of where we can improve and explore further the outcomes of mono printing, gum print and other pictorial methods for generating unique states.
The goal of this 3- day activity is to give participants the opportunity to expand on their own creative identity by exploring different methods of printmaking.

Sheree Dohnt
Watercolour Portrait Masterclass with Sheree Dohnt
Gain confidence in painting with watercolour, as award winning watercolour portrait artist, Sheree Dohnt, shares her process and top tips for painting portraits.
Exploring the technique she has been perfecting over the years, Sheree simplifies the process to facilitate understanding and show you all her secrets to be able to paint a beautiful face.
Gain confidence in painting with watercolour, as award winning watercolour portrait artist, Sheree Dohnt, shares her process and top tips for painting portraits.
Exploring the technique she has been perfecting over the years, Sheree simplifies the process to facilitate understanding and show you all her secrets to be able to paint a beautiful face.

Melissa De Winter
A Study in Wax: Luminous Layers with Melissa De Winter
Immerse yourself in a three-day encaustic retreat set in the wide-open beauty of the Western Australian Wheatbelt. Designed for both beginners and advanced artists, this experience blends structured learning with generous studio time to help you build skills, explore new techniques, and create your own finished piece.
Immerse yourself in a three-day encaustic retreat set in the wide-open beauty of the Western Australian Wheatbelt. Designed for both beginners and advanced artists, this experience blends structured learning with generous studio time to help you build skills, explore new techniques, and create your own finished piece.
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