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"My soul can find no staircase to heaven unless it be through the earth's loveliness." - Michelangelo Buonarotti
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The Intensive Course Studio
Our Intensive Courses are held at Les Escaliers, the studio-residence of Timothy Stotz and Nicole Michelle Tully,
in an approximately 1100 sq. ft. northlight studio
on the third floor (40 steps to walk up). There is ample room for fourteen students to work.
The course studio is available to students Monday to Friday, during school hours only (9am - 6pm).
The studio is well-ventilated, heated and insulated, and its ceiling peaks at 19 feet (6 metres). It also offers a
small study lounge and reading room, hot-water brush sinks and full bathroom.
High-quality easels, chairs, tall stools, drawing boards and tabourets will
be provided for classroom use, and a small studio fee will cover the cost of providing non-toxic solvents
and medium.
No cameras, mirrors, lens devices or video recorders of any kind are used in the studio at any time.
Monthly Programs / Special Programs
Single month programs at Studio Escalier
hold their daily work-sessions at the spacious Salle des Fetes in Argenton Chateau, or at
the historic 19th c property called Les Sylvains.
Built in 1900, the Salle des Fetes is a 4500 sq ft (420 m2) facility, featuring a 1500 sq ft northlight painting studio,
its own kitchen, bathrooms and sinks. It has been used as both an instructional space and
a public exhibition space for student and faculty works.
Built in 1861 as an hotel particulier for the local notaire,
Les Sylvains ("The Fauns") is an 8000 sq ft (750 m2) facility in the center of Argenton-Chateau.
It offers a 600 sq. ft north-light art studio, multiple furnished 2BR apartments for student housing,
a 1024K wireless DSL
network (for student use only), and laundry facilities. It offers a private, quarter-acre formal
garden for official functions and plein-air performances.
The performance spaces and group studio at Les Sylvains are available to residents Monday to Friday, during school hours only (9am - 6pm).
Les Sylvains is wholly owned and operated by Studio Escalier.
Paris Program - Gericault Studio
Our upcoming Paris Drawing programs will be held in the 19th c. Parisian residence and studio
of the famous Romantic painter Theodore Gericault. (Raft of the Medusa , 1819, Musee du Louvre).
Located on rue des Martyrs in the heart of the 9eme arrondissement, the studio is
halfway between Montmartre and the Paris Opera. (Metro: Notre Dame de Lorette).
It sits far from the street, overlooking a lush private courtyard, and is extremely quiet and private.
The workspace is approximately 1000 square feet, with a 24 ft ceiling (7.4 meters), and one
entire wall of north light, featuring three floor-to-ceiling windows.
There is ample space for up to 12 students.
The studio is part of a private faculty residence.
The course studio will be available to students Monday to Friday, during school hours only (9am - 12:30 pm, 2 - 6pm).
The studio is well-ventilated, heated and insulated. High-quality easels, chairs, tall stools, drawing boards and tabourets will
be provided for classroom use. The studio offers a large eat-in kitchen for daily use by students.
The Gericault studio is available for drawing instruction only, no painting
is currently allowed.
Art Supplies and Materials
A course supply list is sent to all accepted students approximately six weeks
before the first day of class (dry media for drawing and oil color for painting are preferred.)
Solvent and a basic painting medium are provided for sale at the studio.
Therefore, you can bring all your supplies on the plane as checked luggage (not carry-on), or ship them 2-3 weeks
ahead of your arrival. Always use regular post airmail. Please ask us for advice on labeling
to avoid paying customs charges.
If you prefer to work with specific brands of extra-fine art materials (specific oil-primed linens, oil grounds, fine art
papers, etc) you should bring them with you.
For 3-Month Intensive Programs in Argenton-Chateau, we highly recommend using
Boesner online in Bordeaux, for
advance ordering of course supplies and fine arts materials. They offer an extremely large selection,
including Schmincke-Mussini and Old Holland oil colours at wholesale prices.
Students fill out their own orders, using order forms from the current catalogue.
Orders are placed by fax, and take 5 - 7 business days to arrive.
BOESNER online catalogue sales (Vente en ligne) are in French only. Click
here for their site.
Once you arrive in Argenton-Chateau,
DALBE in Angers is a fine arts retail store that carries a standard range of fine artist's materials. Our weekly course
schedule (Sunday - Thursday) is designed so students can travel roundtrip to Angers by public transport on Friday or Saturday.
If you wish to buy extra-fine art materials in Paris, you have MANY excellent choices. We suggest you start with:
Sennelier
Dubois
Adam-Montparnasse
Maison Gattegno
Note: Buying a brand new French easel/landscape box in France for private use is less expensive
than mailing yourself one.
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