Drawing Wild and Exotic Animals

Drawing Wild and Exotic Animals

Adult | Registration opens 2/18/2026 8:00 PM EST

Adult all levels
4/1/2026-5/20/2026
9:30 AM-12:00 PM EST on Wed
$280.00
$252.00

Drawing Wild and Exotic Animals

Adult | Registration opens 2/18/2026 8:00 PM EST

Take a virtual drawing adventure to foreign lands where wild and exotic animals roam. Whether it’s fur or feathers, learn the tricks of how to draw a realistic wild animal in a variety of poses, including how to convey the expression in the eyes, the softness of fur or the lightness of the feathers using pencils. Instructor will provide photos and handouts. Student provided photos are acceptable but require instructor approval. Demonstrations, one-on-one attention and class critiques. This class has a required materials list.

  • PLEASE SEE MATERIAL LIST BELOW
  • Drawing Materials List

    Pencils
    ? 4B, 6B, and 8B pencils
    ? Woodless pencil (optional)
    ? Pencil sharpener
    Charcoal
    ? Charcoal pencil –white, for toned paper
    ? Graphite powder (optional)
    Paper
    ? Sketch or Drawing Pad: 11” x 14” or 14” x 17”
    ? Toned Sketch Pad in gray or tan (optional)
    Erasers
    ? Kneaded
    ? White vinyl
    ? Pen style eraser (optional but really good to have)
    Other
    ? Xacto Knife
    ? Sanding Block (optional)
    ? Small and medium tortillon and blending stumps for shading
    ? Ruler – Metal one that is 18” is preferred, but a 12” is okay
Patricia Meglio

Patty began taking drawing and painting lessons in the late 90s, and starting in 2003, she began studying painting with local artists, including Marc Antony Massaro in Branford, CT, Terry Oakes-Bourret in Durham, CT, and Hagop Keledjian in Putney, Vermont. She paints mostly in oil on canvas or linen or on panels. Patty’s work is modern impressionist style, mostly depicting country landscapes, seascapes, and still life. Her inspiration stems from twentieth century impressionist art, including works by Sargent, Sorolla, de Lazlo, and Boldini, and modern artists including Schmid, Hanson, Guzik, Demers, and Liberace. She draws her inspirations, as they did, from early twentieth-century architecture, the art deco and Greek classical styles of urban buildings, weather worn barns and open pastures of the country farms, and rocky and sandy beaches lined with classic New England cottages. Patty is a past participant in juried competitions for the Clinton Art Society, Madison Art Society, Artwalk for the West Hartford Art League, and the Mavis Fenner Memorial for the Rowayton Arts Center, and is a winner of the Merchant’s Prize at the Madison Art Show in 2007. She has exhibited in numerous venues throughout the state of Connecticut and New Hampshire. Her work is held in private collections throughout the country. She is a member of the Hamden Art League and the Madison Art Society.