Join multiple prize-winning artist, highly sought after tutor and yet suprisingly down-to-earth mountain man, Cary McAulay, for this superb, step-by-step landscape workshop. Rest assured, beginners will find Cary’s earthy approach to teaching very comforting – this is where absolute beginners are nurtured. Lose yourself in the vast, sun-baked earth as it stretches beyond the eye can see as those heatwaves rise in the distance. Capture those quirky, rustic props and character-filled creatures that are so typically ‘Aussie’. Cary will carefully guide you through capturing the unique glowing light of the outback landscape. You will use acrylics on a 50 x 60cm canvas. Tutor – Cary McAulay. $170 Per Person | All materials included except varnish | Contact Sebastian Studios to reserve your place now...

The second of our 2012 series of clay sculpting workshops with the masterful, patient and accomodating, Gary Zhai. Absolute beginners to working with clay will love this workshop. Acquire authentic, yet oh so simple sculpting skills straight out of the Orient. Tap into Gary’s wealth of knowledge and learn how to fashion delicate details that will allow the glow of a tealight candle to animate your lantern sculpture.Working with clay and a few simple tools, Gary will guide you to completion of your own luminous lantern that will make an intriguing table centrepiece and inspire conversation. You will produce a piece measuring approximately 25cm x 25cm. Tutor – Gary Zhai. $160 Per Person | Includes all materials, excludes firing & glazing | Contact Sebastian Studios to reserve your place now...

Dribble, drizzle and splatter inks and acrylics as you watch them create mesmerising effects on your canvas. Explore the translucent brilliance of acrylic inks by creating an edgy illustrative depiction of one of these three cultural icons – Lady Liberty, the elegant Eiffel or a beautiful Buddha. Learn how to ‘draw’ with paint as Mel Sebastian H. shares some special tidbits from her trove of unorthodox tips and unusual techniques. This is exciting stuff perfect for beginners – but be warned, you will be hooked on inks by the time you leave the studio! Mel makes it her mission to ensure everyone has some serious fun. You will work in Inks & Acrylics on 60x76cm stretched canvas. Tutor – Mel Sebastian H. $160 Per Person | Includes all materials except varnish/resin | Contact Sebastian Studios to reserve your place now...

Move over Andy Warhol! Create your own contemporary pop art portrait of yourself, a friend, loved one or even the family pet! This is one of our most popular workshops with participants returning time and again. Go for a classic black & white with some spot colour or go to town and include funky, colourful patterns in the background. A week before the workshop you will need to supply a good quality digital photo so that we can prepare it for your use – instructions for taking a good shot and our requirements will be supplied to help you find/take the perfect shot. You will use Inks & Acrylics on 60 x 60cm OR 60 x 76cm Canvas. Tutor – Mel Sebastian H. $180 Per Person | Includes all materials except varnish/resin | Contact Sebastian Studios to reserve your place now...

Learn about some exciting secrets of colour and how to mix and combine it to produce colour combinations that sing in jubilation or croon soft lullabies. Wendy Allen has been studying and using colour in painting for many decades and loves to pass the information on. Although she will be demonstrating with painting, participants will still have hands-on experience with colour. Tutor – Wendy Allen | All materials will be provided. Just bring a notebook and a desire to learn about the incredible power of colour. | Contact Discount Art Warehouse to reserve your place now...