2027 SPRING in PARIS / PORTRAIT PAINTING STUDIO

“To paint is to bring drawing to life; it is to make form flower. One learns to paint only by drawing, for to draw is to reserve in advance a place for colour and for value.”

[Peindre c’est vivifier le dessin, c’est faire fleurir la forme. On n’apprend à peindre qu’en dessinant car: dessiner, c’est réserver à l’avance sa place à la couleur et à la valeur.]

– André Lhote, Traités du paysage et de la figure (1958)

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LOCATION:	The Spring in Paris – Portrait Painting Studio will offer theory and practice in portrait painting from life at our new Montparnasse Studio (75006 Paris). Please see our Facilities page for details on the location.
CLASS DATES:	Monday, 17 MAY – Friday, 4 JUNE 2027 (3 weeks)
CLASS SCHEDULE:	Portrait painting from life 75 hrs total, Monday – Friday (5 hours daily, Monday to Friday) as follows: Week 1: 25 hours, 930 – 1230; 1400 – 1600 daily Week 2: 25 hours, 930 – 1230; 1400 – 1600 daily Week 3: 25 hours, 930 – 1230; 1400 – 1600 daily The course will offer a curriculum of in-studio painting only. No museum component is offered in this class. This course schedule permits back-to-back enrolment in 2027 Spring in Paris – Portrait Drawing Studio in Montparnasse, to study portrait drawing and painting in Paris all day for 5 weeks total.
CLASS SIZE:	9 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:	2800 EUR Cost of housing in Paris not included. Students required to find and contract their own housing in Paris.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:	FRIDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2026
ADMISSIONS DECISIONS RETURNED:	SUNDAY, 1st NOVEMBER 2026
TUITION PAYMENT DUE:	SATURDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2026
HOW to APPLY:	Admissions for SPRING in PARIS – PORTRAIT PAINTING STUDIO 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: “2027 Spring in Paris – Portrait Painting Studio”

Our Spring in Paris – Portrait Painting Studio is a special 3-week program that offers a unique curriculum of in-studio painting from life at our new Montparnasse Studio in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, 75 hrs over 3 weeks (Monday to Friday).

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

Students will primarily explore perceptual color using direct/ alla prima painting methods with both limited and prismatic palettes. Multiple portrait models will offer short (5 hour) 2-day (10-hour), and longer poses (15+ hours) over the 3 weeks.

75 hrs total, Monday – Friday (5 hours daily) as follows:

Week 1: 25 hours, 930 – 1230; 1400 – 1600 daily

Week 2: 25 hours, 930 – 1230; 1400 – 1600 daily

Week 3: 25 hours, 930 – 1230; 1400 – 1600 daily

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

This course schedule permits back-to-back enrolment in 2027 Spring in Paris – Portrait Drawing Studio in Montparnasse, to study portrait drawing and painting in Paris all day for 5 weeks total.

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

FACULTY

The 2027 Spring in Paris – Portrait 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.