ART CLASS | EXETER NH 

ACRYLIC PAINTING 

Starts September 14, 2026 

Join this class, where we will explore various subject matter, learn how to mix the colors you are trying to match, different mediums to try and various techniques to improve your painting skills. You will learn glazing and special attention will be given to various techniques in blending your acrylics.

Class: runs Mondays, starting September 14, for 8 weeks from 12:30pm to 2:30pm. Fee is $190.00. No refunds. A percentage of the fee is donated to the Seacoast Artist Association scholarship fund. A minimum of 3, and a maximum of 7 students will be admitted.

To hold your spot: or to see if this class is full, call 603-548-6694 or email rtaillon@comcast.net. Mail your check directly to: Revelle Taillon, 26 West Pine Street, Plaistow, NH 03865. Revelle has a BFA and is a long time member of the Seacoast Artist Association. She has been teaching for over 13 years.

What to bring: Sturdy Tabletop Easel, Acrylic Paints: Titanium,White, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow Medium & Light, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Medium & Light, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean, Phthalo, & Ultramarine Blues, Mars Black, Unbleached Titanium, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber and Yellow Ochre. 

Brushes: a variety large to small: rounds, filberts and flats, (manmade fibers are fine) mop brush (or large fluffy makeup brush). Palette knife. Matte acrylic painting medium. Pad of disposable palette paper, a pencil, eraser, masking tape. Water container, a rag. 

Bring: either/or: canvas paper, canvas boards or primed stretched canvas, no larger than 12" x 12". 

Class taught at Seacoast Artist Association

130 Water Street, Exeter, NH, (603) 778-8856

http://seacoastartist.org/events/

Home schooled teens will be considered with instructors approval.

Revelle Taillon

603.548.6694

rtaillon@Comcast.net

 http://revelleimagemaker.blogspot.com

Learn to Draw

CHARCOAL

Class Starts February 16, 2026

Exeter NH

You must have some drawing experience.

This is a drawing class for those of you who would like to learn the secrets of this wonderful medium, and those of you who may have some experience but want to learn more. This class will teach you the difference between different types of charcoal & blending techniques you can try. Each class will start with samples of art created in charcoal and I will teach you: how to make different marks, linear & side strokes, ways to blend white and black charcoals on various supports, using your erasers to pull out highlights. Charcoals are very versatile and you can create simple or complex drawings.

WHAT TO BRING 

Charcoal set with: compressed charcoal, charcoal pencils in black and white, vine charcoal, pencil sharpener, 2 kneaded erasers, 9 x 12 newsprint pad, 9 x 12 charcoal paper pad, fixative spray, paper stumps, sandpaper pad for sharpening, and a small set of inexpensive paintbrushes. Also bring newspaper for under your work each week, paper towels, drawing pencil, waxed paper to protect your finished work, masking tape, drawing board (if you have one) or make one from a sheet of foam core (dollar store) cut in half & taped together on 3 sides (you can also use this to transport your finished artwork). Please wear clothing you do not mind getting dirty.

CLASS STARTS 

Monday, February 16, 2026, and is for 8 weeks. We will have class on Monday holidays. Class is from 12:30pm to 2:30pm, cost is $190.00, no refunds. Minimum 3 students, maximum 6 students. 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 there is room left in this class, call 603-548-6694 or email rtaillon@comcast.net. A percentage of each tuition is donated to the Seacoast Artist Association Scholarship Fund. 

CLASS WILL BE TAUGHT

by Revelle Taillon, a member of the Seacoast Artist Association in Exeter, NH. She holds a BFA from the University Lowell and has won regional and national awards. Her blog has samples of her artwork and techniques and information on this class and other classes she teaches. http://revelleimagemaker.blogspot.com.

Learn to Draw in Charcoal

Mondays, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm, starting February 16, 2026

Instructor, Revelle Taillon, rtaillon@comcast.net

Class is held at Seacoast Artist Association

130 Water Street, Exeter, NH

http://seacoastartist.org

Feel free to forward this to friends and family who might be interested!

LEARN TO DRAW IN COLORED PENCIL

Class taught at Seacoast Artist Association

130 Water Street, Exeter, NH, (603) 778-8856

http://seacoastartist.org/events/

This class is for students who want to learn to draw with colored pencils or just want a colored pencil class to practice and improve your skills. Explore various techniques and new surfaces to draw on in colored pencil. How to get your highlights, how to creating volume, how to build layers of color, mixing colors for dark rich colors, interesting background techniques. Improve your personal 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.

Some great papers to work on: Start with Strathmore Colored Pencil Paper but also try: Colourfix Sanded Papers, Canson Mi-Teintes, Stonehenge. 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 AND IS NOT ACID FREE.

Class starts: Monday, December 8, 2025, and runs for eight weeks, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. We will have class on Monday holidays. Fee is $190.00. 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, Contact me to see if there are spots left 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 info on current and previous classes, and her artwork and techniques: revelleimagemaker.blogspot.com.

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

 

Revelle Taillon | 603.548.6694 | rtaillon@Comcast.net

 

LEARN TO DRAW THE HUMAN HEAD

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know 

About Drawing the Human Head: 

Ears, Eyes, Nose, Mouth, Hair!

Have you wondered where you go wrong when you attempt to draw a face or a portrait? In this class you will start with the basic skull, and work your way up to the planes of the face, also learning proportions. Then add the skin, practice types of shading and learn to determine where the light is coming from and how that affects highlights and shadows. Then on to each part of the face: eyes, nose, lips, ears, and hair. Anyone can learn to draw the human head with the tools I will teach you. Understand to see faces in a brand new way!

What to bring: A set of drawing pencils (soft & hard), a ruler, 9” x 12” Strathmore 400 Series Drawing Pad, kneaded eraser, white plastic eraser, blending stumps, a black Sharpie pen. Minimum class size is 3. Maximum class size is 7. 

Class starts: Monday October 6, 2025 and runs 8 weeks from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Fee is $190.00. No refunds. A percentage of the fee is donated to the Seacoast Artist Association Scholarship Fund. Sign up early to hold your 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 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. She has been teaching for over 13 years. 

 ART CLASS STARTS AUGUST 4, 2025

JOIN US FOR AN INTERMEDIATE ACRYLIC PAINTING CLASS IN A GREAT GALLERY SETTING.

This class is for anyone who has had a previous class in acrylics or has learned the basics on their own. We will continue learning new information, & explore new subject matter. Acrylic paints offer a wide variety of ways to apply paint and you will learn: how to mix colors, different kinds of mediums to try, how to extend your supply of paint, or add texture.

What to bring: Sturdy tabletop easel, acrylic paints: Titanium White, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow Medium and Light, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Light & Cadmium Red Medium, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean, Phthalo, & Ultramarine Blues, Mars Black, Unbleached Titanium, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber and Yellow Ochre. 

Brushes: variety large to small: rounds, filberts and flats, (manmade fibers are fine for all brushes). Palette knife. Matte acrylic painting medium. Pad of disposable palette paper, a pencil, eraser, ruler, masking tape or artist tape. Bring the surface you like to paint on: Canvas paper, primed canvas, stretched canvas, various boards, etc. No larger than 12" x 12". Water container to clean your brushes, rags or paper towels. 

Class starts: Monday, August 4th, 2025, and runs 8 weeks from 10:30am to 12:30pm. No class on Labor Day. Fee is $190.00. No refunds. A percentage of the fee is donated to the Seacoast Artist Association scholarship fund. A maximum of 7 students will be admitted so sign up early to hold your spot!

To hold your spot: To see if this class is full, call 603-548-6694 or email rtaillon@comcast.net Your spot will be held as soon as I receive your check. Mail directly to: Revelle Taillon, 26 West Pine Street, Plaistow, NH 03865. Revelle Taillon is a long time member of the Seacoast Artist Association. She holds a BFA from University of Lowell, Lowell, MA, and has won regional and national awards. Her blog has samples of her artwork, additional classes she teaches: http://revelleimagemaker.blogspot.com. She has been teaching for over fourteen years. 

Class taught at Seacoast Artist Association

130 Water Street, Exeter, NH, (603) 778-8856

http://seacoastartist.org/events/

Revelle Taillon

603.548.6694

rtaillon@Comcast.net

Get out of the house this spring, meet new friends, and have some fun learning to draw at our gallery

Time to learn something new? Something that will improve your hand-eye coordination, and get your brain synapses snapping? Anyone can learn to draw with the tools I will teach you & some practice. Learn to break down objects into their basic elements and shapes, see their edges, notice positive & negative space & learn about perspective. Blind contour drawing can enhance your understanding of how to render what you are looking at in a realistic manner, quickly. Learn how to add convincing shading to objects based on light direction and contour, so your drawings won't look flat.

CLASS STARTS 

Monday, April 14, 2025, and is for 8 weeks, 12:30pm to 2:30pm cost is $190.00, no refunds. Minimum 3 students, maximum 8 students. 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 there is room left in this class, call 603-548-6694 or email rtaillon@comcast.net. A percentage of each tuition is donated to the Seacoast Artist Association Scholarship Fund. 

WHAT TO BRING

Black fine tip markers such as Staedtler pigment liners, one black Sharpie, 3 colored markers or colored pencils (any colors), 9" x 12" Strathmore 400 Series Drawing Pad, kneaded eraser, white plastic eraser, paper blending stumps, a 12 piece set of drawing pencils with both B and H pencils, a 12 inch 30°-60° clear triangle for learning perspective, pencil sharpener.

Classes will be taught by Revelle Taillon, a member of the Seacoast Artist Association in Exeter, NH. She holds a BFA from ULowell and has won regional and national awards. Her blog has samples of her artwork and techniques and information on this class and past classes. http://revelleimagemaker.blogspot.com.

Class Taught at Seacoast Artist Association, 130 Water Street. Exeter, NH, (603) 778-8856, http://seacoastartist.org

COLORED PENCIL CLASS

This class is for students who want to learn to draw with colored pencils or just want a colored pencil 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. Improve your personal 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, February 10, 2025, and runs for eight weeks, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. We will have class on Monday holidays. Fee is $190.00. 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, Contact me to see if there are spots left 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 info on current and previous classes, and her artwork and techniques: revelleimagemaker.blogspot.com.

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

Learn to Draw Animals

This class also makes a great Christmas gift!

We will practice basic shapes of animals, step by step, and also work from photos. Learn the secrets to creating great fur, hair, feet and feathers. Learn to break down animals into their basic elements and shapes, see their edges, notice positive & negative space and perspective. Blind contour drawing will enhance your understanding of how to render what you are looking at in a realistic manner quickly. Learn how to shade animals based on lighting and fur direction. You will get a chance to bring in a favorite photo of your pet to draw!

What to bring: Set of pencils (12, soft and hard leads), small handheld or battery operated pencil sharpener, white plastic eraser, kneaded eraser, and small tipped electric eraser if you wish (not mandatory). Drawing paper such as Strathmore 400, 9" x 12". 

Class starts: Monday, December 9, 2024 and runs 8 weeks, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Cost is $180.00. No refunds. Minimum students to hold class: 3. Maximum students in class: 7.

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.

A percentage of each tuition is donated to the Seacoast Artist Association. Information is also available at the Seacoast Artist Association website: http://seacoastartist.org

Class Taught at Seacoast Artist Association, 130 Water Street. Exeter, NH, (603) 778-8856, http://seacoastartist.org