Portrait Drawing: Revolutionary Figures

Portrait Drawing: Revolutionary Figures

Adult | Registration opens 4/29/2026 8:00 PM EDT

Adult all levels
6/27/2026-6/28/2026
10:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT on Sat Sun
$56.00
Member Discount Available

Portrait Drawing: Revolutionary Figures

Adult | Registration opens 4/29/2026 8:00 PM EDT

Inspired by the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, students will create a successfully executed portrait of a historical figure with easy to follow measurements, blending and shading using a variety of pencils and shading techniques. Instructor will provide photos and handouts. Student provided photos need instructor approval. This class has a required materials list.

  • Please refer to the required material list below.
  • Drawing Materials List

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  • 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.