2026 SPRING in PARIS / PORTRAIT DRAWING STUDIO (MORNINGS)

“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 Drawing Studio (Mornings) will offer theory and practice in portrait drawing from life at our new Montparnasse Studio (75006 Paris). Please see our Facilities page for details on the location.
CLASS DATES:	Monday, 4 MAY – Friday, 29 MAY 2026 (4 weeks)
CLASS SCHEDULE:	Portrait drawing form from life 75 hrs total, Monday – Friday (all day Week 1, and afternoons thereafter) as follows: Week 1: 30 hours, 900 – 1200; 1400-1700 daily Week 2: 15 hours, 900 – 1200 daily Week 3: 15 hours, 900 – 1200 daily Week 4: 15 hours, 900 – 1200 daily The course will offer a curriculum of in-studio drawing only. No museum component is offered in this class. This course schedule permits simultaneous enrolment in 2026 Spring in Paris – Portrait Painting Studio (Afternoons) in Montmartre, 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:	2400 EUR Cost of housing in Paris not included. Students required to find and contract their own housing in Paris.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:	FRIDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2025
ADMISSIONS DECISIONS RETURNED:	SUNDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER 2025
TUITION PAYMENT DUE:	SATURDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2025
HOW to APPLY:	Admissions for 2026 SPRING in PARIS – PORTRAIT DRAWING STUDIO will open soon. Please review the ADMISSIONS page for general information about the application process. COMING SOON Smartphone and tablet users can apply OFFLINE. Request the course application using the link below:

 

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COURSE DESCRIPTION: “2026 Spring in Paris – Portrait Drawing Studio (Mornings)”

Our Spring in Paris – Portrait 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, 75 hrs over 4 weeks (Monday to Friday).

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 and the human form, visual and linear expression, construction, character, and action.

2026 Spring in Paris – Portrait Drawing Studio (Mornings) 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.

75 hrs total, Monday – Friday (all day Week 1, and afternoons thereafter) as follows:

Week 1: 30 hours, 900 – 1200; 1400-1700 daily
Week 2: 15 hours, 900 – 1200 daily
Week 3: 15 hours, 900 – 1200 daily
Week 4: 15 hours, 900 – 1200 daily

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

This course schedule permits simultaneous enrolment in 2026 Spring in Paris – Portrait Painting Studio (Afternoons) in Montmartre, to study portrait drawing and painting in Paris all day for 5 weeks total.

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

FACULTY

The 2026 Spring in Paris – Portrait 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.