2025 Workshops

What is always included with the tuition fee for workshops?

• Complimentary light lunch (this is a light & healthy fare, homemade, and typically consists of toasted sandwiches, soups, grilled vegetables, salad bowls, etc. Menu changes daily.)
• Coffee, tea, light snacks during all hours
• End-of-workshop borrel / apéritif (light alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks, light snacks & bites) 
• Studio equipment: easels, drawing boards, stools

Course	Instructor	Tuition ​Fee	Duration	Fee Includes	DARA Discounts
Understanding Brushwork: Painting Light & Form from the Live Model	Molly Judd	EUR 775,-	30 hours	Model fees	N/A
Painting the Invented Landscape	Ryan S. Brown	EUR 775,-	30 hours	N/A	N/A
Seeing & Mixing Color: The Optical Art of Portrait Painting	Tom van de Wouwer	EUR 750,-	30 hours	Model fees	N/A
Narrative Self-Portrait Drawing & Painting	Melisa Calabria	EUR 750,-	30 hours	N/A	N/A
Painting an Official Portrait: Hands & Body Language	Thibault Barr​ère	EUR 750,-	30 hours	Model fees	N/A
Dynamic Figure Sketch: Structure & Expression	Patrick Byrnes	EUR 795,-	30 hours	Model fees	EUR 100,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of Patrick Byrnes' workshops
Painting the Limited Palette Portrait: Color & Complexion	Patrick Byrnes	EUR 795,-	30 hours	Model fees, Michael Harding Oil Paints	See Above
Alla Prima Portrait Painting: Realistic Abstraction	Benjamin Gouttard	EUR 750,-	30 hours	Model fees	N/A
Painting the Figure in an Interior	Danny Ferland	EUR 775,-	30 hours	Model fees	EUR 100,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of Danny Ferland's workshops
The Impasto Portrait: The Face in Bold Brushwork	Danny Ferland	EUR 775,-	30 hours	Model fees	See Above
Rembrandt's Painting Techniques: The Later Expressive Years	Thomas Langeveld	EUR 750,-	30 hours	High-quality print reproduction of chosen Rembrandt painting	Take any 2 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: EUR 80,- off the combined total Take all 3 workshops with Thomas: ​EUR 120,- off the combined total
Drawing Foundations: The Academic Still Life	Ilse Nass	EUR 750,-	30 hours	Still life objects	N/A
Introduction to Oil Painting: Techniques, Composition & Color	Mischa Tranquilli	EUR 750,-	30 hours	Still life objects	EUR 50,- off if you combine this workshop with Ilse Nass' course
Painting the Dutch Landscape ​en Plein Air	César Meza	EUR 450,-	18 hours	Field easels	EUR 130,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of César Meza's workshops
Narrative Model Painting: Storytelling through Composition & Color	César Meza	EUR 1.450,-	60 hours	Model fees	See above
Texture & Form: Sculptural Painting Techniques in Oils	Thomas Langeveld	EUR 750,-	30 hours	Still life objects (plaster casts)	Take any 2 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: EUR 80,- off the combined total Take all 3 workshops with Thomas: ​EUR 120,- off the combined total
Drawing & Painting the Skull: Mastering Light & Texture	Thomas Langeveld	EUR 750,-	30 hours	Still life objects (skulls)	Take any 2 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: EUR 80,- off the combined total Take all 3 workshops with Thomas: ​EUR 120,- off the combined total
Drawing & Painting the Floral Still Life	Lara Saunders	EUR 750,-	30 hours	Still life objects (floral arrangements)	N/A
Painting the Floral Portrait: The Art of Neo-Baroque	Teresa Oaxaca	EUR 750,-	30 hours	Model fees	N/A
Model Drawing & Painting: Pictorial Design & Expressionism	Lucas Bononi	EUR 750,-	30 hours	Model fees	N/A
Drawing the Écorché Portrait: Anatomy & Form	Kevin Müller Cisneros	EUR 1.450,-	60 hours	Model fees	N/A

Understanding Brushwork: Painting Light & Form from the Live Model

Instructor: Molly Judd
​Tuition Fee: 775,- EUR inclusive of model fees
Hours: 30 hours
DARA Discounts: N/A

Painting the Invented Landscape

Instructor: Ryan S. Brown
​Tuition Fee: 775,- EUR
Hours: 30 hours
DARA Discounts: N/A

Seeing & Mixing Color: The Optical Art of Portrait Painting

​Course: Seeing & Mixing Color: The Optical Art of Portrait Painting
Instructor: Tom van de Wouwer
Tuition Fee: 750,- EUR inclusive of model fees
Hours: 30 hours
DARA Discounts: N/A

Narrative Self-Portrait Drawing & Painting

Instructor: Melisa Calabria
Tuition Fee: 750,- EUR
Hours: 30 hours
DARA Discounts: N/A

Painting an Official Portrait: Hands & Body Language

Instructor: Thibault Barr​ère
Tuition Fee: 750,- EUR inclusive of model fees
Hours: 30 hours
DARA Discounts: N/A

Dynamic Figure Sketch: Structure & Expression

Instructor: Patrick Byrnes
Tuition Fee: 795,- EUR ​inclusive of model fees
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: EUR 100,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of Patrick Byrnes' workshops

Limited Palette Portrait Painting: Color & Complexion

Instructor: Patrick Byrnes
Tuition Fee: 795,- EUR ​inclusive of model fees, Michael Harding Oil Paints
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: EUR 100,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of Patrick Byrnes' workshops

Alla Prima Portrait Painting: Realistic Abstraction

Instructor: Benjamin Gouttard
Tuition Fee: 750,- EUR ​inclusive of model fees
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: N/A

Painting the Figure in an Interior

Instructor: Danny Ferland
Tuition Fee: 775,- EUR ​inclusive of model fees
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: EUR 100,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of Danny Ferland's workshops

The Impasto Portrait: The Face in Bold Brushwork

Instructor: Danny Ferland
Tuition Fee: 775,- EUR ​inclusive of model fees
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: EUR 100,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of Danny Ferland's workshops

Rembrandt's Painting Techniques: The Later Expressive Years

Instructor: Thomas Langeveld
Tuition Fee: 750,- EUR ​inclusive of high-quality print reproductions of students' chosen Rembrandt painting
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: 

• Take any 2 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: EUR 80,- off the combined total tuition fee
• Take all 3 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: ​EUR 120,- off the combined total tuition fee

Drawing Foundations: The Academic Still Life

Instructor: Ilse Nass
Tuition Fee: 750,- EUR ​inclusive of still life objects
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: N/A

Introduction to Oil Painting: Techniques, Composition & Color

Instructor: Mischa Tranquilli
Tuition Fee: 750,- EUR ​inclusive of still life objects
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: EUR 50,- off if you combine this workshop with Ilse Nass' course Drawing Foundations: The Academic Still Life

Painting the Dutch Landscape en Plein Air

​Instructor: César Meza
Tuition Fee: 450,- EUR ​inclusive of field easels
Hours: 18 hours 
DARA Discounts: EUR 130,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of César Meza's workshops

Narrative Model Painting: Storytelling through Composition & Color

​Instructor: César Meza
Tuition Fee: 1.450,- EUR ​inclusive of model fees
Hours: 60 hours 
DARA Discounts: EUR 130,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of César Meza's workshops

Texture & Form: Sculptural Painting Techniques in Oils

Instructor: Thomas Langeveld
Tuition Fee: 750,- EUR ​inclusive of still life objects (plaster casts)
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: 

• Take any 2 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: EUR 80,- off the combined total tuition fee
• Take all 3 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: ​EUR 120,- off the combined total tuition fee

Drawing & Painting the Skull: Mastering Light & Texture

Instructor: Thomas Langeveld
Tuition Fee: 750,- EUR ​inclusive of still life objects (skulls)
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: 

• Take any 2 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: EUR 80,- off the combined total tuition fee
• Take all 3 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: ​EUR 120,- off the combined total tuition fee

Drawing & Painting the Floral Still Life

Instructor: Lara Saunders
Tuition Fee: 750,- EUR ​inclusive of still life objects (floral arrangements)
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: N/A

Painting the Floral Portrait: The Art of Neo-Baroque

Instructor: Teresa Oaxaca
Tuition Fee: 750,- EUR ​inclusive of model fees
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: N/A

Model Drawing & Painting: Pictorial Design & Expressionism

Instructor: Lucas Bononi
Tuition Fee: 750,- EUR ​inclusive of model fees
Hours: 30 hours 
DARA Discounts: N/A

Drawing the Écorché Portrait: Anatomy & Form​

Instructor: Kevin Müller Cisneros
Tuition Fee: 1.450,- EUR ​inclusive of model fees
Hours: 60 hours 
DARA Discounts: N/A

​Tuition fees are based on the duration of the course, the instructor's standard tuition rates (if these differ from DARA's), model fees, and all other studio expenses. Workshop tuition fees may be subject to annual increase.