6 - 8 February 2026 | Wombat Park Estate

Exclusive access · Private Estate · En plein air · A restorative & creative escape

Amongst sweeping lawns, century-old gardens, and towering specimen trees lies Wombat Park Estate — one of Daylesford’s most remarkable and rarely accessible private properties. For two soul-nourishing days, this exquisite estate becomes your creative retreat as you dive into landscape painting with artist Lana Daubermann.

Your accommodation at Lewellyn House places you in the heart of Daylesford, directly opposite the Convent Gallery and in walking distance to shops and cafes. Lewelleyn House is a beautifully restored historic home, each guestroom with its own ensuite, and the house itself is warm, elegant, and curated for creativity. It is the perfect sanctuary to return to after your days outdoor painting.

This retreat is designed to give you time to paint, wander, reflect, and settle into your own artistic rhythm. Whether you are seeking to deepen your practice or reignite your creative spark, this weekend in the central highlands offers the perfect blend of structured guidance and unhurried exploration.

21 - 22 March 2026 | 10 - 4pm (SOLD OUT)

The weekend will be spent working both en plein air and in the studio - offering you plenty of source material and time to explore different directions in your work.

Lana will talk you through her plein air set up, and guide you through the weekend with a variety of exercises and techniques you can use to help interpret the landscape in your own personal way. We’ll be exploring colour, composition and mark-making, with a focus on loosening up your brushstrokes.

Developing your intuition alongside more analytical thinking will be central to the weekend. You’ll be heading home with lots of small studies and new ideas to investigate further in your own practice.

Suitable for beginners with some experience, to advanced painters looking for some new approaches to their work.

Lana will be painting in oils, but acrylic painters welcome.

Location:
Jorgenson Lane, Bellawongarah
Berry Mountain NSW

Cost:
$690 (2 days tuition) morning/afternoon tea and lunch provided.

Maximum 8 students.

Accommodation:
Accommodation is not included - but there are plenty of places to stay nearby! Please ask Judy if you’d like some recommendations

Please contact Judy to make a booking -judy@artxtra.com.au

11 - 17 January 2026 (SOLD OUT)

Join me for a week of landscape painting in beautiful Tassie! The week will be spent working both en plein air and in the studio - offering you plenty of source material and time to explore different directions in your work. The intention of this week is to paint, paint, paint! The combination of painting as much as possible, then reviewing work in the evening, will help you to expand your practice and will encourage you to start making more intuitive decisions about your own work. For part of the day I will be painting alongside you, combined with sessions where I offer more structured exercises you can choose to focus on.

You will be staying in your very own non-sharing room deep in the hills of remote North East Tasmania in a purpose built art space retreat. Amongst the rolling green hills sits a single streetscape untouched by commerce or tourism. Beyond the hills, lies an epic landscape in every direction. The rich orange and turquoise seas of the Bay of Fires, stunningly clear rivers in deep valleys and access to remote painting locations unseen by most visitors. This part of Tasmania will speak to every artist on every level.

The hotel has been lovingly restored and curated by Artable founder Gillian who has brought together a decade of award winning retreat experiences to offer artists their non-sharing rooms at no extra charge, a huge light filled art studio, a comfortable group lounge complete with Chesterfields and fireplace, daily excursions to visit carefully selected landscapes and the very best local Tassie fare available. This retreat is for those of you keen to explore mark making in one of Australia's most powerful natural landscapes.

SOLD OUT.

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