Noémie (Prismatic) by Nicole Michelle Tully – 29 cm x 22 cm, oil on linen, 2022

2027 SPRING PORTRAIT PAINTING in ARGENTON CHATEAU

“The singular point of beautiful objects, and people, is that they are experienced not as parts, or ratios between cheekbones and chin, but as wholes.

The experience of beauty is a perception, but it is one that mixes up various other sensations and makes them converge in a particular way.”

– Charles JENCKS, Postmodernism, 1986

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LOCATION:	Spring Portrait Painting will convene in Argenton-Chateau (79). Please see our Facilities page for complete details on our campus and school fcilities.
CLASS DATES:	Thursday, 8 APRIL – Saturday, 1st MAY 2027 Group Arrival: Thursday, 8 APRIL 2027 at Angers/St Laud – Gare SNCF.
CLASS SCHEDULE:	Studio sessions will be held for 3 weeks total, Sunday – Thursday with 6 hrs life model daily, 5 days per week.
CLASS SIZE:	10 maximum + instructor(s)
WHO is ELIGIBLE?	Anyone may apply. There are no academic or other pre-requisites. All students must enroll full-time for this 3-week program.
TUITION PRICE:	2750 euros, shared 2BR housing included. (Single living available in limited supply, for +5 00 euros minimum.)
APPLICATION DEADLINE:	28 AUGUST 2026
ADMISSIONS DECISIONS RETURNED:	SUNDAY, 30 AUGUST 2026
PAYMENT DEADLINE:	5 SEPTEMBER 2026
HOW to APPLY:	Admissions for 2027 SPRING PORTRAIT in ARGENTON CHATEAU will open soon. Please review the ADMISSIONS page for general information about the application process.

 

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

2027 Spring Portrait Painting students will receive daily instruction in portrait painting – both short pose (3-6 hrs) and long pose (15 – 25 hours) – as well as observe lecture-demonstrations 1-2x per week by founding faculty Nicole Michelle Tully and Timothy Stotz.

Students will profit from individual critique and demonstrations including: drawing directly on canvas or panel, color thumbnail (“poster study”), chromatic underpainting (“colorwash”), and single-pass painting execution, wet-into-wet (“form painting”).

Individual critique will be given 5 days weekly, and lecture-demonstrations will focus on drawing as well as painting questions. The studio culture offers daily opportunities for individual as well as group discussion, and impromptu “work-in-progress” demonstrations.