Upcoming Workshops

We are in the early planning stages for workshops in Woolgoolga, NSW and Bribie Island, QLD, in the next few months.  Please let us know if you're interested in coming to workshops in either of these locations between May and July 2025!  More info soon :)

***Save The Date***
Bribie Island Community Arts Centre
14th-15th June 2025
More info soon!

Let us know if you're interested in attending this workshop via our contact page here.

***Save The Date***
Woolgoolga Gallery
19th-20th July 2025
More info soon!

Let us know if you're interested in attending this workshop via our contact page here.

Discovery, Inspiration and Technique
30th August - 6th September 2025
Daku Resort, Fiji

If you're interested in coming on a fabulous tropical painting retreat with Mark in 2025, let us know!  Or contact Delia through Paradise Courses here. 

Mark Waller X Enclave Tasmania
"Immersion"
5th-11th October 2025
Winnaleah, Tasmania

Deep in the hills of remote North East Tasmania, lies a tiny farming community with a 100 year old hotel that is now Enclave - a dedicated retreat space for groups. 

The hotel has been lovingly restored and curated by Enclave founder Gillian, who has brought together a decade of award winning retreat experiences to offer artists luxury accommodation, a huge light filled art studio, a comfortable group lounge, complete with Chesterfields and fireplace, excursions to visit carefully selected landscapes, and the very best local Tassie fare available. 

This retreat is for those of you keen to explore your creativity in one of Australia’s most powerful natural landscapes. Beyond the hills, lies an epic landscape in every direction. The rich orange and turquoise seas of the Bay of Fires, green rolling hills, 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. 

Paired with one of Australia's most renowned acrylic artists Mark Waller, this “Immersion” retreat is not to be missed - join us for an experience like no other.  Chroma Australia have very generously come on board to provide artist quality Atelier Interactive and Atelier Free Flow paints for our participants!  Easels and palettes are also provided.

See the link here for the full programme and information, or the images below for the abridged social media versions.  For the materials list, click here.

Limited spots available.

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****2025 and ongoing WORKSHOPS***

Mark's Health:

As you may know, Mark was hospitalised with a brain tumour on the 19th May 2016 the day after his solo exhibition "Time & Space" in Fremantle WA closed, and the day before a series of sell-out workshops were due to commence in the South-West of WA.  

Surgery to remove the tumour occurred on the 23rd May, 2016.  Mark received results from pathology indicating his melanoma (from 2013) had reappeared in the form of a brain tumour. They also discovered 2 tumours on his lungs.  His treatment required an ongoing mix of immunotherapy, drug therapy and radiotherapy; as well as regular scans and assessment.

Due to the ongoing treatment and rehabilitation Mark required, his workshops and classes for 2017,  2018 and 2019 were structured slightly differently; to allow him to rest when required.  Managing a group of diverse people, teaching and painting at the same time, is extremely challenging - and we will continue to take it slowly with workshops planned for 2020 and beyond.  We want to make you aware if you have attended a workshop with Mark in the past, it will now be a slightly different experience.  In saying all that we are committed to providing you with a quality learning experience packed with information to improve your painting process, and will do our utmost to deliver this.

Mark commenced radiotherapy treatment in early 2018 and his subsequent scans have come back with all tumours inactive.  However, he received immunotherapy treatment until October 2018, and this treatment does have side effects.  He had a bronchoscopy in January 2019 as a subsequent scan showed some irregularities in his right lung.  The results of this showed inflammation in the lung due to the immunotherapy treatment.

However, as at January 2019, Mark is so happy to share that there is no evidence of cancer in his body.  We want to thank you all so much for your continued love and support.  It means so, so much to not only Mark, but all of us close to him.  Due to this news, Mark is keen to get back into workshops!

We will continue to monitor his energy levels before planning  future workshops.  If you are subscribed to our workshops mailing list, you will be the first to know of any upcoming workshop events in the planning.

We thank you for your patience and ongoing support :)

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This is not as difficult as you might think, as Mark is willing to travel pretty much anywhere, and is always up for a new adventure, pending health. If you can get a group of friends together who are interested in having Mark as a workshop tutor, please don't hesitate to contact us!

For all past workshops -- notes, experiences, videos and more, click here.  This is the place to visit if you are considering a workshop but don't know what to expect.

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