2025 AUTUMN in PARIS / DRAWING STUDIO (AFTERNOON SESSION)

“What I have said here about drawing is but a summary of enlightening conversations I had about it with Mr. LeMoyne. I have supported the example of certain antiques, and of several of our own best teachers, and I thought it a duty to ‘join together the lights’ that nature was able to provide me. Nobody doubts that we should receive from a clever man the first lessons we need in the study of painting. The beautiful antique should be our second guide, and instruct us on the beautiful forms that it assembles. But soul and life are the first merit of a picture, and we cannot hold onto them save by this divine fire which characterizes living nature.”

– Discours sur le dessin, Donat Nonnotte (Lyon, 29 November 1754)

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LOCATION:	The Autumn in Paris – Drawing Studio (Afternoon Session) will offer theory and practice in drawing the human form from life at our new Montparnasse Studio. Please see our Facilities page for details on the location.
CLASS DATES:	The program will meet as follows: Monday, 15 SEPTEMBER – Friday, 10 OCTOBER 2025 (4 weeks)
CLASS SCHEDULE:	Drawing the human form from life X hrs/week (afternoons only, Monday – Friday) The course will offer a curriculum of in-studio drawing only. No museum component is offered in this class.
CLASS SIZE:	10 maximum + instructors
WHO is ELIGIBLE?	Anyone may apply – There are no academic or other pre-requisites. All students must enroll full-time for the course.
TUITION PRICE:	2400 EUR Cost of housing in Paris not included. Students required to find and contract their own housing in Paris.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:	FRIDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2025
ADMISSIONS DECISIONS RETURNED:	SUNDAY, 2 MARCH 2025
TUITION PAYMENT DUE:	SATURDAY, 8 MARCH 2025
HOW to APPLY:	Admissions for 2025 AUTUMN in PARIS – DRAWING STUDIO (AFTERNOON SESSION) will open soon. Please review the ADMISSIONS page for general information about the application process. Desktop and laptop users can apply ONLINE. Smartphone and tablet users can apply OFFLINE. Request the course application using the link below:

 

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COURSE DESCRIPTION: “2025 Autumn in Paris – Drawing Studio (Afternoon Session)”

Our Autumn in Paris – Drawing Studio is a special 4-week program that offers a unique curriculum of in-studio drawing from life at our new Montparnasse Studio in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, X hrs/week (afternoons only, Monday to Friday).

2025 Autumn in Paris – Drawing Studio (Afternoon Session) will be taught by Timothy STOTZ and Nicole Michelle TULLY. The course will offer lecture-demonstrations and critique in the studio 5 days per week.

The course will offer a curriculum of in-studio drawing only. No museum component is offered in this class.

Students will draw on white paper as well as toned paper, using pencil as well as a limited palette of charcoal & chalk. Demonstrations will focus on theory in practice, discussing light, human form, construction, character, and expression.

FACULTY

The 2025 Autumn in Paris – Drawing Studio will be taught in studio by founding faculty Timothy Stotz and Nicole Michelle Tully.

See our FACULTY page for instructor biographies and additional portfolio images.