Level: Teens and Adults

Nov 13 - Dec 11 (no class 11/27), 2026

Fridays

3:30 - 5pm

4 weeks

Instructor: Felicia Feldman

Instructor's website

Fee: $180

Bring your favorite animal to life in the 2D or digital medium of your choice! Whether you love painting, drawing, or digital art, this class will help you capture the beauty and personality of your chosen subject. Explore techniques for realistic shading, convincing fur, feathers, and scales, while discovering medium-specific color mixing secrets to elevate your artwork. With personalized demonstrations tailored to your interests and goals, Felicia will provide individualized guidance to help you build confidence, refine your skills, and create an animal portrait you’ll be proud of.

This class is appropriate for adults and teens. 

Suggested Supply List: If you are new to the class, we recommend you purchase the $20 art materials package offered on the registration form.

  • Soft Vine Charcoal
  • Strathmore 400 series (11″ x 14″)
  • Pad of Strathmore Toned Mixed Media paper toned grey (11″ x 14″)
  • Tracing paper
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Drawing pencils
  • If you plan on working digitally, you’ll need to bring your own device and uploaded software.  Felicia recommends the Procreate app for digital work.

Felicia Feldman has Masters in Fine Arts (Painting) from the New York Academy of Art, a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and has completed a number of Independent studies with renowned artists  Odd Nerdrum, Steven Assael, Will Cotton, Rita Natarova, Noah Buchanan, Vincent Desiderio and Alan Feltus.   She has extensive teaching experience in the Fine Arts in painting, drawing and figuration.  Specializing in observational and realistic techniques: foundational studies, graphite, charcoal, oil, watercolor and acrylic.  Felicia comes to RAC as a new resident to Connecticut having just moved here from Long Island where she worked for years teaching at the Long Island Academy of Fine Art.