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Memorable drawing classes with real animals, inspiring a closer connection and a compassion for the natural world. Everyone is welcome at Wild Life Drawing.

The classes are relaxed and friendly, taught by experts and always begin with handy hints on how to draw animals from life. No prior art experience is necessary! We offer online and in-person drawing classes. Our online classes take place over Zoom and we collaborate with rescue centres and sanctuaries all over the globe. Our in-person classes are hosted on farms, at aquariums and in nature reserv

es, as well as working with carefully selected animal handlers to sketch animals in various venues. Most of the workshops take place in and around London, but we will be taking WLD on tour in 2023 so watch this space!

01/08/2026

July at WLD.

30/07/2026

Take wing and join us in the newly reimagined Grosvenor Square for a fantastic, feathery evening of drawing birds of prey from life.
Our expert falconer will be bringing along three majestic raptors – a kestrel, a Harris’ hawk and a lanner falcon – and as we sketch we will learn about their unique hunting styles and habitat adaptations, and falconer Paul will be very happy to answer any questions.
We will also discuss the influx of raptors thriving in the capital, and the sightings of peregrines and sparrowhawks at the London Wildlife Trust nature reserves.

The class will be led by nature-loving artist Jennie Webber. We will provide you with all the materials you need to get started, and Jennie will be on hand with plenty of creative advice, drawing from her 10 years teaching people how to sketch moving animals.
There will be drawing exercises, live demos and you’ll be encouraged to capture the character of the birds on paper.
All ability levels are welcome, and all artistic styles are celebrated.

26/07/2026

A real core memory. The time the lovely folk invited me to assist on some sloth releases into the primary (untouched) rainforest near their centre in Limòn Province, Costa Rica. Such an amazing experience and a little bit emotional watching them shimmy (albeit very slowly) up into the canopy, knowing the forest was going to be just a little bit more wild with these guys in there.

Rescue, rehabilitation and release. Not all sanctuaries manage this! The amazing team at JRC manage to successfully release roughly HALF of all the animals they rescue, strengthening Costa Rica’s diverse ecosystem.

Come and see for yourself as we sketch the baby sloths LIVE & ONLINE on Tuesday 28th July. Luis and Noelia will be introducing us to the latest rescued orphan babies, and I’ll be gently guiding you through the drawing process. It’ll be slow, serene and super super cute.

Book now via the WLD website with 50% ticket profits donated to 🦥

20/07/2026

Summer moving too fast? Take a leaf out of the sloth book, and sloooow down with Wild Life Drawing.

Join Jennie online to draw rescued baby sloths from life, at our next class live from Costa Rica on Tuesday 28th July, 7pm BST. Relax and enjoy the creative process with plenty of tips, demos and fun sloth facts. The cutest zoom call of your life, guaranteed.

Your ticket includes a full recording (accessible anytime) and 50% will be donated to our friends to help rescue and rehabilitate sloths in need.

Head to wildlifedrawing.co.uk or click the link in bio 🦥

19/07/2026

📣 PIGLET SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT📣

Our lucky pals Kew Little Pigs Farm Ltd are overrun with tiny piglets right now! Top mamas Jilly and Venus gave birth to large litters (all healthy) and we have a date to draw these beautiful babes online next month, on Tuesday 11th August. Make sure your laptop is insured, as your heart is certain to melt all over 🐖 💞

Join Jennie on Tuesday 11th August for a live virtual visit to the Kew farm, and spend 90 relaxing minutes sketching and admiring their charming and delightful pigs and piglets. With our live demos, drawing exercises and plenty of tips- you’ll be pig-casso in no time!

Alongside all the cuteness, we will be busting myths and shedding light on how intelligent, affectionate, clean, lean AND fragrant pigs actually are. We’ll touch on some of the welfare issues of industrial farming, medical testing and unravel the mysteries of meat labelling – so you can advocate for pigs with the choices you make.

‘Miniature’ or ‘teacup’ pigs is the term given to a smaller-than-average pig, originally created by humans for medical science by crossbreeding pot-bellied pigs and the New Zealand Kune-Kune. Although the piggies we meet will be tiny at this stage, we will be talking about the realities of living with these ‘miniature’ pigs, the complex care they need and how large they can really grow!

Trot on over to the website to snuffle a ticket, open to all ages and abilities (families too) and includes the full recording 🐷

17/07/2026

Personal update feat. the wind and the waves 🦋

15/07/2026

This we are bringing you the blubberiest celebrity in the North Sea, Magnus the Walrus. You’ve not heard of him?! Tusk tusk.

He’s been turning heads and upending boats along the coast of Scotland this spring, recently returning to his home shores of Norway. Known for his vigorous bottom scratching (scroll to slide 2), joining in with sailing lessons (3) and- his party trick, rolling off the harbour wall into the water (4) he’s been capturing hearts and raising smiles all summer.

Magnus, you are the walrus and we love you.

Address

Bodney Road Studios, 1 Bodney Road
London
E81AY

Website

http://www.wildlifedrawing.co.uk/

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