COLORED PENCIL CLASS STARTS AUGUST 7, 2023 IN EXETER NH

This class is for students who want to learn to draw with colored pencils or just want a class to practice and improve your skills. Explore various techniques in colored pencil: preserving highlights, creating volume, building layers of color, mixing for dark rich colors, creating interesting backgrounds, new highlighting techniques. You will work from photos and improve your own personal technique and style. Come meet new friends and see samples of colored pencil artwork from around the globe!

What to bring: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils (minimum 36 pencil set), battery operated pencil sharpener, kneaded eraser, hard white eraser, 2B pencil, colorless blender pencil or marker, #1 long liner paint brush (for whiskers and hairs).

Some great papers to work on: Canson Mi-Teintes, Stonehenge, Strathmore, Colourfix Sanded Papers. Choose a variety of colors, not just white. Check them out online at www.dickblick.com for great prices. Other great surfaces for colored pencil are hot pressed watercolor paper, vellum bristol board. DO NOT BUY MIXED MEDIA PAPER. IT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH TOOTH FOR COLORED PENCILS.

Class starts: Monday, August 7, 2023, and runs for eight weeks, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. No class on Labor day. Fee is $170.00. No refunds. A maximum of 8 students will be admitted, so sign up early to hold a spot. A minimum of 3 students is required to hold class. 

To hold your spot: Please mail a check directly to: Revelle Taillon, 26 West Pine Street, Plaistow, NH 03865, and let me know if you will be attending by calling 603-548-6694 or email Revelle at rtaillon@comcast.net.

Revelle Taillon holds a BFA from University of Lowell, Lowell, MA, and has won regional and national awards. She is a member of the Seacoast Artist Association. Her blog has samples of her artwork and techniques: revelleimagemaker.blogspot.com. She has been teaching for over twelve years. 

Learn in a wonderful air conditioned gallery setting, surrounded by beautiful artwork to inspire you!

 COLORED PENCIL CLASS

This class is for students who want to learn to draw with colored pencils or just want a class to practice and improve your skills. Explore various techniques in colored pencil: preserving highlights, creating volume, building layers of color, mixing for dark rich colors, creating interesting backgrounds, new highlighting techniques. You will work from photos and improve your own personal technique and style. Come meet new friends and see samples of colored pencil artwork from around the globe!

What to bring: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils (minimum 36 pencil set), battery operated pencil sharpener, kneaded eraser, hard white eraser, 2B pencil, colorless blender pencil or marker #1 long liner paint brush (for whiskers and hairs).

Some great papers to work on like: Canson Mi-Teintes, Stonehenge, Strathmore, Colourfix Sanded Papers. Choose a variety of colors, not just white. Check them out online at www.dickblick.com for great prices. Other great surfaces for colored pencil are hot pressed watercolor paper, vellum bristol board. DO NOT BUY MIXED MEDIA PAPER. IT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH TOOTH FOR COLORED PENCILS.

Class starts: Monday, May 23, 2022, and runs for eight weeks, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (No class on Labor Day). Fee is $160.00. A maximum or 8 students will be admitted so sign up early to hold a spot. A minimum of 3 students is required to hold class.

To hold your spot: Please mail a check directly to: Revelle Taillon, 26 West Pine Street, Plaistow, NH 03865. For more information and to see if this class is full, call 603-548-6694 or email Revelle at rtaillon@comcast.net.

Revelle Taillon holds a BFA from University of Lowell, Lowell, MA, and has won regional and national awards. She is a member of the Seacoast Artist Association. Her blog has samples of her artwork and techniques: revelleimagemaker.blogspot.com. She has been teaching for over twelve years. 

Learn in a wonderful gallery setting, surrounded by beautiful artwork to inspire you!

Been awfully busy!

I know I haven't posted fir a while, but all is well! I've been teaching private and group art lessons since my last post. It's almost Christmas now, and it's snowing like crazy outside. I wish all of you Peace, Joy and Love in your life in the coming year!

New Art Class for October 2018, Learn to Draw with Colored Pencils

This class is for students who want to learn to draw with colored pencils or just want a class to practice more and improve your skills. Explore various techniques in colored pencil: creating fur and feathers, preserving highlights to create volume, building layers of color, mixing for dark rich colors, creating interesting back-grounds, new highlighting techniques. You will work from photos and improve your own personal technique and style. Learn to use watercolor color pencils for your backgrounds, and use Liquin for dissolving colored pencils. Come meet new friends and see samples of colored pencil artwork from around the globe.

What to bring: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils (minimum 36 pencil set), battery operated pencil sharpener, kneaded eraser, hard white eraser, 2B pencil, colorless blender pencil or marker. Get some great papers to work on like: Canson Mi-Teintes, Stonehenge, Strathmore, Colourfix Sanded Papers & Duralar Matte (2 sided) Vellum. Choose a variety of colors, not just white. Check them out online at www.dickblick.com for great prices. Other great surfaces for colored pencil are hot pressed watercolor paper, vellum bristol board and matte board.

Class starts: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018, and runs for eight weeks, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Fee is $160.00. A maximum or 8 students will be admitted so sign up early to hold a spot.

To hold your spot: Please mail a check directly to: Revelle Taillon, 26 West Pine Street, Plaistow, NH 03865. For more information and to see if this class is full, call 603-548-6694 or email Revelle at rtaillon@comcast.net. Revelle Taillon is a hanging member of the Seacoast Artist Association in Exeter, NH. She holds a BFA from University of Lowell, Lowell, MA, and has won regional and national awards. Her blog has samples of her artwork and techniques: revelleimagemaker.blogspot.com. She has been teaching for over six years. Home schooled teenagers are welcome in class w/ teacher approval. Contact Revelle about private art lessons for you or your child.

Class will be held at:
Seacoast Artists Association
130 Water Street, Exeter, NH
(603) 778-8856
www.seacoastartist.org

New Colored Pencil Drawing Art class starting January 2, 2018 in Exeter NH

Seacoast Artists Association

130 Water Street, Exeter, NH 03833

(603) 778-8856  •  www.seacoastartist.org

This class is for those of you would like to learn to use colored pencils, or if you have used them before, come get a refresher class and learn some new techniques and supports for your work. Explore various techniques in colored pencil: shading and highlights to create volume, building layers of color, burnishing for deep rich color. You will work from photos and  improve your own personal technique and style. You will learn the five basic techniques that form the basis of any colored pencil work and explore new supports for your work. This great medium allows you to stop and start easily, without any set-up time, and to draw on location without worrying about solvents.

What  to bring: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils (minimum 36 pencil set), battery operated pencil sharpener, kneaded eraser, hard white eraser, 2B pencil, colorless blender pencil or marker. Drawing papers (get various colors) made specifically to work well with colored pencils, such as: Canson Mi-Teintes, Stonehenge, Strathmore, Colourfix Sanded Papers. Check them out online at www.dickblick.com for the best prices. Other great surfaces for colored pencil are hot pressed watercolor paper, vellum bristol board and matte board.

Class starts: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018, and runs for 8 weeks, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Cost is $160.00. To hold your spot please mail  a check directly to: Revelle Taillon, 26 West Pine Street, Plaistow, NH 03865.

For more information & to see if class is full, call 603-548-6694 or email rtaillon@comcast.net. 10% of each tuition is donated to the Art Scholarship Fund. Class will be taught by Revelle Taillon, a hanging member of the Seacoast Artist Association. She holds a BFA in graphic design and illustration from the University of Lowell and has won regional and national awards.
Revelle’s Blog has samples of her work and techniques: www.revelleimagemaker.blogspot.com

New Summer Art Class: Learn Colored Pencil Drawing. June 2017. Click on image to enlarge.

Colored Pencil and Learn to Draw the Human Head Classes

Colored Pencil and Learn to Draw the Human Head for Beginners and Intermediate students. Here are some samples of my students work.

Classes start at Seacoast Artist Association in Exeter, NH on April 12! Sign up before space is gone! See details on their web site. Just scroll down to the name of the classes: http://www.seacoastartist.org/events_classes_art.cfm

Illustration Friday's theme to match is "Sparkle"

So I am using my "Charlie" in the silver sugar bowl for this challenge. This was created in colored pencil! I will be offering a new colored pencil class starting April 12, 2016 in Exeter NH at Seacoast Artist Association!

2016 is almost here!

It's been a while since I've posted, busy with teaching classes and getting ready for Christmas. My next 2 classes will combine beginners and intermediate students. "Colored Pencil for Beginners and Intermediate Students". I feel this will give the students who have taken my beginners classes, a chance to move forward with the security of still being a very new "intermediate" student. And those who are ready to move forward will receive more complex assignments and work with images that are more complex and a bit larger. And they will have a choice of 2 assignments, one less complex.

Same for my "Drawing the Human Head for Beginners and Intermediate Students". They will get to choose which of two assignments is more in their comfort level and feel secure that they can push themselves further with no fear and they can go back a step if they need to. I'll let you know how it works out!

We just had the first storm of the season yesterday, and it forced me to cancel 2 art classes, because of the icy streets. Hoping all other storms fall during the weekend!

Illustration Friday's theme is "old".

This is a drawing I did of my Dad when he was 95! Colored pencil on masonite.

Illustration Friday theme: "tension"

Here's my entry into IllustrationFriday.com's weekly challenge. The theme is "tension". We've all been there, with that new puppy! Have a good laugh!

Created in colored pencil and pen and ink on Bristol board.

Illustration Friday post, theme "Liquid"

I don't know about you, but coffee is the most precious "liquid" in my life!!! I've created an entire line of these funny ladies all drinking coffee!

Drawn with pen and colored pencil. See all of my lady cards here on one of my other blogs: http://revelle-taillon.blogspot.com/

Illustration friday's theme this week is "storm"

This is an illustration I did in colored pencil, then brought into Photoshop. We're in for about 2 to 3 feet of snow today so celebrate and build a snowman! Then go make art.

Illustration Friday's theme : ocean

My entry is a Ross's Gull. The Ross's Gull was first spotted in the United States in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1975 and was such a big deal to local bird watchers, that the camera crews from the Boston news stations were called out. Previously it was thought to only live in the Arctic.

I drew him in colored pencil. It was very challenging to create all the grays' in his feathers, but it was fun!

Illustration Friday post

The subject for Illustration Friday's weekly post is "snow". so I'm posting my Raven Christmas card. Enjoy!

Male Yellow Warbler for Illustration Friday's topic, "Burst"

This guy is bursting into song! Colored pencil on recycled paper.