2027 WINTER in PARIS / PAINTING STUDIO (60 hours)

“I made an effort to develop this personality by counting above all on my intuition, by returning again and again to fundamentals. When difficulties stopped me in my work, I said to myself: ‘I have colors, a canvas, I must express myself with purity, even though I do it in the briefest manner by putting down, for instance, four or five spots of color, or by drawing four or five lines which have a plastic expression.'”

– Henri Matisse, interviewed by Apollinaire (1907)

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LOCATION:	The Winter in Paris – Painting Studio will study color and painting the human form from life in our Montparnasse Studio (75006 Paris) Please see our Facilities page for details on the location.
CLASS DATES:	The program will meet as follows: Monday, 15 February – Friday, 5 March 2027 (3 weeks)
CLASS SCHEDULE:	Studying color and painting the human form from life 60 hrs total, Monday – Friday, as follows: Week 1: 15 hours, no mornings;   1330 – 1630, Monday – Friday Week 2: 15 hours, no mornings;   1330 – 1630, Monday – Friday Week 3: 30 hours, 930 – 12 noon; 1330 – 1630, Monday – Friday Studio instruction 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, held in our Montparnasse Studio (75006 Paris).
TUITION PRICE:	2500 EUR Cost of housing in Paris not included. Students required to find and contract their own housing in Paris.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:	FRIDAY, 21 AUGUST 2026
ADMISSIONS DECISIONS RETURNED:	SUNDAY, 23 AUGUST 2026
TUITION PAYMENT DUE:	SATURDAY, 29 AUGUST 2026
HOW to APPLY:	Admissions for 2027 WINTER in PARIS – PAINTING STUDIO are OPEN. 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: “2027 Winter in Paris – Painting Studio “

Our Winter in Paris – Painting Studio is a special program that offers a unique curriculum studying color and painting the human form from life in our Montparnasse Studio (75006 Paris), 60 hrs over 3 weeks.

2027 Winter in Paris – Painting Studio will be taught by Nicole Michelle TULLY and Timothy STOTZ. The course will offer lecture-demonstrations and critique in studio from one instructor 5 days per week.

The course will offer in-studio painting from the human figure for 3 weeks. No museum component is offered in this class.

Students will primarily explore perceptual color using direct/ alla prima painting methods with both limited and prismatic palettes. Various subjects from the human figure: portrait and figure, draped and undraped. Multiple models will offer short (3 hour) 2-day (6-hour), and longer poses over the 3 weeks.

60 hrs total, Monday – Friday, as follows:

Week 1: 15 hours, 1330 – 1630, Monday – Friday
Week 2: 15 hours, 1330 – 1630, Monday – Friday
Week 3: 15 hours, 1330 – 1630, Monday – Friday

Studio instruction only. No museum component is offered in this class.

FACULTY

The 2026 Winter in Paris – Painting Studio will be taught in studio by founding faculty Nicole Michelle Tully and Timothy Stotz.

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