2027 SPRING in PARIS / PORTRAIT PAINTING STUDIO (Afternoons)

“The eye of one beautiful woman does not sit well in the beautiful face of another; nor does a pretty mouth, it goes without saying. What I’d say is most true is the parts are not only beautiful in themselves, but also in regard to all the other parts.”

[Che un bell’occhio d’una femmina non istà bene sopra un bel viso d’un’altra; così una bella bocca, e vadasi discorrendo; cosa che io direi esser verissima, perché le parti non sono belle solamente per se stesse, ma anche in riguardo alle altre parti.]

– Bernini, Vita del Cavaliere Gianlorenzo Bernini (1682)

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LOCATION:	The Spring in Paris – Portrait Painting Studio (Afternoons) 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, 10 MAY – Friday, 4 JUNE 2027 (4 weeks)
CLASS SCHEDULE:	Portrait painting from life 75 hrs total, Monday – Friday (afternoons only Weeks 1-3; all day Week 4) as follows: Week 1: 15 hours,                    1430 – 1730 Week 2: 15 hours,                    1430 – 1730 Week 3: 15 hours,                    1430 – 1730 Week 4: 30 hours, 930 – 1230; 1400 – 1700 daily The course will offer a curriculum of in-studio painting only. No museum component is offered in this class. This course schedule permits simultaneous enrolment in 2027 Spring in Paris – Portrait Drawing Studio (Afternoons) in Montparnasse, to study portrait drawing and painting in Paris all day for 5 weeks total.
CLASS SIZE:	12 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:	2500 EUR Cost of housing in Paris not included. Students required to find and contract their own housing in Paris.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:	FRIDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2026
ADMISSIONS DECISIONS RETURNED:	SUNDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2026
TUITION PAYMENT DUE:	SATURDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2026
HOW to APPLY:	Admissions for SPRING in PARIS – PORTRAIT PAINTING STUDIO will open in AUGUST. Please review the ADMISSIONS page for general information about the application process.

 

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COURSE DESCRIPTION: “2027 Spring in Paris – Portrait Painting Studio (Afternoons)”

Our Spring in Paris – Portrait Painting Studio is a special 4-week program that offers a unique curriculum of in-studio painting from life at our new Montparnasse Studio in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, 70 hrs over 4 weeks (Monday to Friday).

2027 Spring in Paris – Portrait Painting Studio (Afternoons) 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 (3,5 hour) 2-day (7-hour), and longer poses (15 hours) over the 4 weeks.

75 hrs total, Monday – Friday (afternoons only Weeks 1-3, and all day thereafter) as follows:

Week 1: 15 hours,                    1430 – 1730
Week 2: 15 hours,                    1430 – 1730
Week 3: 15 hours,                    1430 – 1730
Week 4: 30 hours, 930 – 1230; 1430 – 1730 daily

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

This course schedule permits simultaneous enrolment in 2027 Spring in Paris – Portrait Drawing Studio (Afternoons) 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.