Level: Adults and Teens

Sept 11 - Oct 23 (no class 9/18), 2026

Fridays

3:30 - 5pm

6 weeks

Instructor: Felicia Feldman

Instructor's website

Fee: $260

In this class, you’ll learn how to paint your favorite fur baby, or other wonderful animals. We’ll be painting using direct and indirect techniques to focus on textures and colors.

We’ll  delve into everything from in-depth drawing skills, introduction to materials, and color theory.  Felicia will lead the class with step by step demonstrations for the students to follow along in real time.  We’ll have an array of animal images on hand, but feel free to bring your own if you have something that inspires you. 

This class is appropriate for adults and older teens who have experience painting in oils, acrylics or watercolors. 

Supply List: We suggest you use water mixable oils for this class, but welcome you to bring the paints of your choice.

  • Canvas boards: 11×14
  • Water Mixable Oil Paint Colors: Titanium white, Ivory black, alizarin crimson, cadmium red light, yellow ochre, viridian, raw umber, Ultramarine blue
  • Artisan by Winsor Newton linseed oil
  • Artisan by Winsor Newton thinner
  • Artisan by Winsor Newton stand oil
  • Paint Brushes (A few rounds, flats and filberts in a variety of sizes)
  • Fan brushes in various sizes
  • Palette knives for mixing
  • Paper towels
  • Jars for water
  • Pencils and erasers
  • Palette paper

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.