Portrait and Figure Drawing

Portrait and Figure Drawing

Adult | Registration opens 8/5/2026 8:00 PM EDT

Adult all levels
9/16/2026-11/18/2026
9:30 AM-11:30 AM EDT on Wed
$290.00
Member Discount Available

Portrait and Figure Drawing

Adult | Registration opens 8/5/2026 8:00 PM EDT

Learn the fundamentals of drawing realistic portraits and the human figure. Explore facial proportions, measurement, shading, and hair rendering, then progress to figure drawing using shapes, proportions, posture, and basic anatomy from photo references. Handouts, portrait reference photos, and one live clothed model session are included. Suitable for beginners and intermediate artists. This class has a required materials list. 

  • Please note supply list below.
  • Drawing Materials List

    Pencils
    • 4B, 6B, and 8B pencils
    • Woodless pencil (optional)
    • Pencil sharpener
    Charcoal
    • Charcoal pencil –white, for toned paper
    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 (optionalbut 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.