Old Masters - New Visions & Nexus Muse LLC. Presents
The 29th Anniversary
International Mischtechnik Painting Retreat
‘Mischtechnik’, from the German means ‘Mixed Technique’. Developed by early Northern Renaissance masters such as Jan Van Eyck and Robert Campin, this indirect painting process was revitalized by Pietro Anigonni of Florence (1910 - 1988)and the Austrian painter, Ernst Fuchs (1930 - 2015) in Vienna beginning in the late 1940’s, early 50s. Aside from the many classical artists, the basic approach of the Mischtechnik has been most favored by painters of the Fantastic, the 'visionary artists' and those working with mystical subject matter, as the use of an underpainting in egg tempera or casein, and the layering glazes of resin oil color in the development of a painting can create exquisite effects of light, radiance, transparencies and rendering an expression of non-ordinary states of consciousness.
MYTH, MAGIC and MISCHTECHNIK
“No experience is necessary, you have all that you need.” - Prof. Phil
DELPHI, GREECE
A 3-week Seminar in the Mxed Technique of Egg Tempera & Oil Painting
JUNE 7 –27, 2026
Philip Rubinov Jacobson, Instructor
Mantra Cora, Artist in Residence
LIMITED TO 15 PARTICIPANTS
Join us for a transformative painting retreat in Delphi, Greece —a rare opportunity to deepen your creative practice through the timeless techniques of the Northern Renaissance, guided by Prof. Philip Rubinov Jacobson and artist-in-residence, Mantra Cora, both protégés of the legendary Ernst Fuchs. Set amidst the stunning landscapes and ancient history of Delphi, this immersive experience centers on the elegant Mischtechnik painting method. You’ll enjoy 24/7 studio access, personalized instruction tailored to your unique style and skill level, and a vibrant community of like-minded creatives. Beyond the studio, bask in Mediterranean sunshine, swim in pristine waters, and explore sacred and historic sites like the Temple of Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi, and the Corycian Cave. With just 15 spots available, this retreat ensures focused mentorship and an intimate learning environment. Join us for a journey that blends masterful instruction, soulful exploration, and the creative fire of Greece. Take a quantum leap in your art.
This Retreat Offers:
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An inspiring environment for artists of all levels to grow, explore, and create under the guidance of a master instructor.
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Limited to 15 participants, ensuring a focused, residential experience with individualized instruction—first-come, first-served.
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Beginners awaken their creative potential through hands-on guidance and supportive mentorship.
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Experienced and professional artists rediscover their edge, gaining new momentum where mastery, myth, and mentorship converge.
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Master Instruction from Philip Rubinov Jacobson and inspiration support from our artist-in-residence, Mantra Cora, who honor each student’s unique creative path with personalized support.
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Direct transmission of classical Mischtechnik techniques, paired with inspiration, experimentation, and intuitive refinement tailored to your vision.
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24/7 Studio Access, allowing full immersion in your creative process.
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A stunning location amidst ancient ruins and sunlit Mediterranean landscapes.
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Cultural and mythic exploration of sacred sites such as the Temple of Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi, and the Corycian Cave.
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Excursions to nearby coastal and mountain towns, including Itea, Galaxidi, and Arachova.
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Shared meals and deep connection with a creative, like-minded community.
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Opportunities to swim, relax, and absorb the natural beauty and vibrant culture of the region.
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PDF handouts including step-by-step Mischtechnik instruction, notes on mediums, and a historical overview of the technique.
An interview by Billy Morgan with Mantra Cora & Philip Rubinov Jacobson on the importance of Art
USA Mischtechnik Painting Seminar - The White Lotus, Stanardsville, Virginia
REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATION
Price includes Tuition, Room, and Breakfast Buffet
https://kinginiohos.gr/en/
The hotel, located in the northern part of the village of Delphi, offers its guests unique and refreshing views of the ancient town, the beauty of the Corinthian Gulf, and the untamed charm of Mount Parnassus. Its air-conditioned rooms blend traditional character with modern amenities, providing both privacy and comfort. A large on-site studio space further enhances the promise of an unforgettable painting seminar and stay. This year, single, double and triple room prices are dramatically reduced. After meeting with our hosts in Delphi last summer, we're thrilled to offer this retreat at our most affordable rate ever.
Price covers 3 Weeks (19 Days)
ZELLE is a free service that is instantaneous. For information on how to enroll, send (and receive ) funds go to the following link: https://www.zellepay.com/get-started. Unlike PayPal, it is a totally free service and instantaneous. Once set up, you would simply make payment to the account: eyepaint4u@yahoo.com
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Private Room for One
$2,150
Lucky 7 price for the first seven people who register and pay in FULL for a Private Single Room. Price is $2,295 after seven people register.
When Paid in Full:
Double Room for Two $1,850 per person
Triple Room for Three $1,650 per person
Option
Lucky 7 Rate until Feb 1, 2026
Rate for the First 7 people who register for a
Private Room and Pay in Full
RATE for One $2,150
WHEN PAID IN FULL:
Double Room for Two $1,850 per person
Triple Room for Three $1,650 per person
PREFER TO MAKE A DEPOSIT and PAY OVER TIME?
DEPOSIT $400
MAKE A DEPOSIT and secure your spot today. Pay your balance by April 30, 2026. Your total final payment will be more than those who are paying in full upfront, but you benefit from the flexibility in paying over time and in increments.
~ A non-refundable $400 Deposit is required ~
Private Room for 1: $2,450 (deposit of $400 and then $2,050 in payments)
Room for 2: $2,150 per person (deposit of $400 and then $1,750 in payments)
Room for 3: $1,950 per person (deposit of $400 and then $1,550 in payments)
You can make your deposit with Zelle or PayPal. For Payment without any attached fee, use ZELLE's Free Service and pay to the account of eyepaint4u@yahoo.com
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QUESTIONS? Contact Prof. Phil at pogey59@gmail.com, or at (620) 617 9674
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Optional One-Evening Cooking Class
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GREEK COOKING with Lydia Kaltsi
<kaltsilydia@gmail.com>
Star Chef at the Symposium Restaurant, Delphi, Greece
Offers a One-evening Cooking Class
50 Euro
or $53 US Dollars
Reserve your spot
and
Pay through Zelle or
On-site at the Seminar
From Lydia
This will be an evening cooking class, and includes a dinner at our restaurant Symposium.
On which night the class will take place will be decided by the attendees and the teacher.
Price per person for all of the above is 50 € . ($53 )
It will include:
Welcome drink with fresh lemonade, mastiha liqueur & lemongrass.
Aprons and gloves for everyone
The lesson can start at around 18:00 or 19:00 pm and will finish in about an hour and 15min.
I am the main teacher and will be teaching participants on how to make tzatziki and cheese pies with homemade crust.
After that we cook the cheese pies and they try them as well as the tzatziki.\
At dinner time the menu will be:
Bread & Olives
Tzatziki
Spinach pie, and zucchini fritters for starters
Individual Seasonal salad
Main course: Imam eggplants with onions and fresh tomato (as the VEGETARIAN OPTION), or Giouvetsi Veal with small
Spaghettini and fresh Tomato Sauce cooked in a pot, or Kleftiko Chicken cooked with lemon potatoes-feta
cheese-peppers-tomato slices wrapped inside a paper\ Orange pie with yogurt sauce
Before the students leave I give them all the recipes (PRINTED), including the zucchini fritters, as well as a Certification of being Masters of Greek Cuisine.
Drinks are not included.
Special Lunches prepared by our kitchen on Request
If we are interested, the Symposium Restaurant can also arrange fixed menus for our group members at the price of 25 € per person for lunch in our restaurant.
This includes:
A starter salad, main course and fruit, or desert. The drinks are not included in the above price.
2026 Delphi Painting Seminar
Terms & Conditions
Payments & Refunds
A non-refundable $400 deposit is required to confirm registration. Without this, your spot is not guaranteed and may be given to another participant. The full balance is due by May 1, 2026. Late or missing payments may result in losing your place and deposit. Submission of the deposit signifies acceptance of these terms and forms a binding agreement with OMNV/NexusMuse, LLC.
Cancellations
OMNV/NexusMuse, LLC reserves the right to cancel the seminar due to low enrollment. In such cases, all payments will be refunded minus a 3% transaction fee. We are not responsible for travel or other expenses incurred, which may be covered by travel insurance—highly recommended.
Pricing & Accommodations
Tuition includes instructor fees, studio access, and shared materials (e.g., solvents, resins, mediums). This is a package program: all participants must stay in the designated accommodations to foster a unified creative community. Students are responsible for bringing their own materials as listed in the provided supply guide.
Liability
OMNV/NexusMuse, LLC is not liable for any personal injury, loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by structural or utility issues, travel mishaps, or events outside its control. Participants are responsible for any damage or harm they cause to people, property, or materials and may be held financially liable.
Community Conduct
All participants are entitled to a peaceful and respectful learning environment. Theft, harassment, or disruptive behavior—verbal, physical, or psychological—will result in immediate dismissal without a refund.
Force Majeure
No refunds will be issued if cancellation is due to uncontrollable events such as war, natural disasters, civil unrest, terrorism, or extreme weather.
Misadventure
We are not responsible for any accidents, illness, injuries, or loss of belongings during the seminar. Please ensure your personal safety and property are protected.
Insurance
Travel and health insurance are strongly recommended. It may cover flight delays or cancellations, theft, emergencies, and medical costs. It is the participant’s responsibility to secure proper coverage.
Passports & Visas
Most travelers do not require a visa for stays under 90 days. However, it is the participant’s responsibility to check with the Greek embassy and obtain all necessary documents. Failure to do so does not qualify as grounds for a refund.
~ TESTIMONIALS ~
Prof Phil visits old friend and mentor, Ernst Fuchs, at the Chapel in Klagenfurt, Austria where he adorned the walls and designed the space. Summer, 2005
www.ernstfuchsmuseum.at/
''What choice is there if you are a chosen one, born to be a visionary painter on an esoteric path?
Among infinite chances to meet or not meet a person, is it by chance that we meet one bearing a special message -- step by step, forming a spiritual world of visual contemplation, of theological and philosophical Reasoning?
Phil and I met years ago just at the beginning of his path -- at the entrance to the reality of the imagination.
It was at Castle Wartholz where I gave lectures on the techniques of the Old Masters and, ever since, he has followed his way through the wilderness of contemporary art. His talents have revealed the message he has been chosen to give to his students first and to all who have set out to explore an esoteric interpretation of the universe. ''
- Ernst Fuchs -
Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism (1930 - 2015)
Today art is art and truth is something else.
For artists who are aware of the deep mysterious relationship of ART with TRUTH, this is a painful observation.
For me and many others , Brother Phil is an inspirational powerhouse,
who offers through his paintings, lectures, writings and art-teaching an antidotal perspective.
He does it with such natural competency, heartwarming love and exuberant compassion, that the divine meaning of art itself seems to come to life directly through his wondrous personality.
- De Es Schwertberger, Artist, Author and Sculptor
Vienna, Austria, 0ct.27.2008
"Balance", Oil on Panel, circa 1990s Stone series by De Es
Painting by Alex Grey
"Phil Jacobson is an artist and mystic of rare intelligence…ever reminding us that creativity and spirituality are One."
- Alex Grey, Artist and Author
Above:
Self-portrait. c. 2005, by Madeline Von Foerster, Mischtechnik on panel
(egg tempera & oil)
Below:
Two Mischtechnik paintings by Madeline
Madeline von Foerster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_von_Foerster
Professor Philip Rubinov Jacobson has given me perhaps the most important gift of my artistic life. Six years of art school did not provide me with the tools that three weeks in his seminar offer. Not only is the Misch method exponentially faster, easier, and more enjoyable than the alla prima technique I used previously, but my paintings are also far more luminous and beautiful than before. They have a light and depth that I never could have attained the old way. I deeply appreciate having these time-tested methods and formulas, knowing that I am carrying on a tradition perfected by some of the Old Masters I revere most, and also knowing my paintings are now themselves more resilient to aging. "I have been consistently impressed by how Professor Phil conducts his class -- all students receive equal time and attention, regardless of their level. Abstract or photo-realist, professional or first-time painters will all receive instruction that is sensitive to their interests and needs. Moreover, the sojourn in Reichenau is a blissful artistic retreat, one which I would repeat for that reason alone! Imagine waking daily to a view of the Alps, ending each night in the steam room, with museums and hiking on the weekends... It is simply a perfect working vacation. I hope to return many times.
Acrylic painting by Kim Meghan Evans
KIM EVANS, Artist, Illustrator and Teacher
http://www.kimmevans.blogspot.com.au/
Attended and Assisted in teaching in the Seminars 2001 Austria & Florence, and 2002 in Austria.
The Alchemists
To me, a Great teacher/mentor is someone who believes in your creative spirit/soul’s calling, they hear and see it, with intuitive ears and eyes, listen to your creative passions and concerns/fears, while guiding and supporting you to grow. Most times gently, and sometimes with a shove…(they know you can fly.)
Great teachers commit to nurturing and supporting you in your journey as creative beings and assisting you in finding your expression of voice and vision…yours, no one else’s. They understand that you hold a personal, creative wealth of your own to be guided into being…and it can – if you accept the challenge & gifts of guidance – be preciously brought to the fore, like gems in an archeological dig. A Great teacher will hand you the shovel and brush to do the precious work of mining your own expression and creative wealth.
A Great teacher/mentor said to me, “when you come to learn with me, leave your bags by the door.”…
It doesn’t matter whether you enter the room of knowledge with a ton of past experience or none at all, a Great teacher will open new doors graciously to you. Offering from their pool of experience – with skill and patience – masterly techniques and the philosophies and crafts of masters, inspiration, fun and a space to meet precious life-long new friends, artists and acquaintances.
A Great teacher also opens another magical door, sometimes less tangible: These gifts to you from a Great teacher, are an expanded commitment to your evolving journey as a creative soul, and it is encompassed in their innate ability to facilitate, inspire, to bring an element of magic to the creative environment, to listen deeply, and to share that which they are passionate about, with you, if you are open to receiving it… all with a Great flame of Spirit, respect, compassion, humor, wisdom, knowledge, technique & psyche.
A Great teacher/mentor can make you feel as though you are their only apprentice in a room full of students, and each precious student feels the same. And when you have left the learning room, they are often on your shoulder as you work. If you listen, you continue to hear them and feel the blessings of the gifts your mentor shared and gave you. A Great teacher (like a Great friend) continues to transmit their giving, support, love, belief, joys in your success & your journey long after you go home, and even in the gap of distance & time.
To Fra PP - Philip Rubinov Jacobson,
one of the Great teacher/mentor/alchemists, and dear friend, who – as an added bonus to all the magic I mentioned above from attending and assisting at the wonder-full OMNV Seminars ( in 2001 Austria & Florence, and 2002 Austria), – also taught me a whole new vocabulary of Philism’s – echo’s that resonate off the walls of my studio & working process, making themselves heard at really odd moments. (Chanting)…schtumpfa…schpukah…mifna...split-mifna..
Forever Grateful, Thank you Phil.
With love and respect. Kim.
Like an alchemist, Professor Phil unlocks the secrets of the egg as a catalyst for evoking creative Gold. Effects of unrivaled luminosity can be achieved with the synthesis of the tempera and oil mediums, and Jacobson's heartfelt introduction to the methodology is certain to inspire the novice and the experienced artist alike. The painting seminars facilitate total immersion in the wellspring of the Muse, allowing for uninhibited exploration of the creative process. The rich tapestry of art history provides the backdrop for this odyssey through inspiration and technique, the destination being nothing less than the wildest visions of the participants.
As a teacher, Professor Phil demonstrates patience and empathy with the working process of each and every student. He possesses the incredibly rare ability to provide objective technical criticisms, whilst yet retaining deep respect for subjective interpretation. Correct procedure is meticulously demonstrated and explained, and the importance of learning specific techniques is applied to the unique artistic ambitions of the individual. In this way, the misch method is as relevant to the traditionalist who seeks to emulate the figurative nuances of the great renaissance Masters, as it is to the abstract painter who endeavors to render purely conceptual forms.
The misch technique has proven invaluable to me with crafting my own work. Both literally as a method of construction, and as an aesthetic legacy bridging my ambitions to those of the Old Masters, who first traversed the reflective mirror of Geist with pigment and medium. My creative process continues to evolve with my understanding of the technique, and I am tremendously grateful to Professor Phil for opening the gates to this ongoing journey!
Benjamin A. Vierling, Artist
USA, May, 2014
Joanna Newsom. Ys. 2006. Benjamin Vierling
(for Drag City Records. USA)
'Pomegranates', c.2010, Egg tempera & oil on panel. 12”x9”. Benjamin Vierling