Tutor Led Sessions
Many of our sessions are led by local tutors from a variety of backgrounds, helping us explore new techniques and styles and giving encouragement and guidance to those who are more experienced. We've highlighted below some of the results from our tutor led sessions, covering a wide range of mediums and techniques.
Watercolours Techniques
KAREN CARTER
Experimenting with techniques
Inks and Watercolours
MANDY MONKCOM
Trying several techniques combining both mediums
Collage Papers
JANE DIPPLE
Creating tonal collage papers for use in a future session
Pastel Portraits
MANDY MONKCOM
Using soft pastels to create texture and depth in a portrait
Winter Watercolours
KEVIN SCULLEY
Painting Winter scenes, using a limited colour palette
Festive Lino cuts and printing
CHARLOTTE ADCOCK
Adding some sparkle and texture to cards and tags
Soft Pastels
MANDY MONCKOM
Using Wolf Khan for inspiration with soft pastels on dark paper
Kickstarting your Painting
ANNIE MONK
Learning how to start painting when in a 'blocked' moment
Limited Colours
JANE DIPPLE
Working with a restrictive colour palette, placing colours in differeing postions
Soft Pastels
MANDY MONCKOM
Using Wolf Khan for inspiration with soft pastels on light paper
Floral Watercolours
KAREN CARTER
Using houshold items to help create watercolour florals
Plein-Air by the Thames
Glorious morning painting by the river in a variety of mediums with coffe, cake and lunch !
Circus letter prints
CHARLOTTE ADCOCK
Cutting lino and printing in a range of inks on paper and card.
Watercolour Pebbles
KAREN CARTER
Experimental techniques to create textures in watercolour
Sunny Seascapes
SUE BRIDGE
Learning techniques to master sky and seashores
Abstract Acrylics
ANNIE MONK
Using inspirational paintings to develop loose and fast acrylics
Scottish Colourists
MANDY MONKCOM
Using their style of painting in our own works
Acrylic Colours
KEVIN SCULLY
Painting using 3 key acrylic colours
Reduction Lino
CHARLOTTE ADCOCK
Cutting lino using a reduction technique
Botanical Books
KAREN CARTER
Creating printed materials with fresh botanicals
Painting
EDWINA SERCOMBE
Loose style painting using acrylic inks
Printing
CHARLOTTE ADCOCK
Using Gelli plates with botancial silouettes
Large Canvas
ANNIE MONK
Painting Freely & Without Fear with Acrylics
Gouache Resist
JANE DIPPLE
Using a 2 part process to create bold graphic artworks
Soluble Oil Paint
MANDY MONCKOM
Still life using a new medium to the group
Lovely Lemons
KAREN CARTER
Drawing, Painting, Printing - all studying lemons !
Plein Air
MANDY MONKCOM
Sketching around St Thomas' church to create watercolours
Wood Cutting
KAREN CARTER
Creating Japanese wood blocks and printing onto watercolour paper
Pastel Still Life
MANDY MONKCOM
Using soft chalk pastels for vibrant still life
Lino Cuts
ANN SPENCER
Cutting linos & test printing for final adjustments
Figure Drawing
JENNY FAY
Sketching from a live model
Watercolours
JONATHAN NEWEY
A masterclass using various watercolours techniques
Figure Drawing
MANDY MONKCOM
Outlinesketches to capture shape & movement
Dry Point Etching
KAREN CARTER
Printing with coloured inks from our dry point etchings
Pastel Portraits
MANDY MONKCOM
Applying & blending soft chalk pastels in portraits
Collage Papers
JANE DIPPLE
Creating & using collage papers in paintings
Floral Decoration
SARAH RASMUSSEN
Table decorations with mulled wine & mince pies !
Fast Acrylics
KEVIN SCULLY
Learning to paint fast and loosely with acrylics
Pastel Landscapes
MANDY MONKCOM
Sketching and layering chalk pastels to build landscapes
Mono Printing
KAREN CARTER
Using printers inks and oil paints in a fun and messy session
Acrylic Painting
KEVIN SCULLY
Blending acrylic paints to create lively landscapes
Lino Printing
ANNE SPENCER
Experiment in mark making & black ink printing
Pastel Portrait
MANDY MONKCOM
Working with soft chalk pastels
Pen & Wash
MANDY MONKCOM
Sketching with water colours & inks
Future Sessions
Session dates with an outline plan of activities
Late Spring 2026 Sessions
March to Mid April 2026
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
Karen Carter
1 April 2026
Mastering watercolour techniques
Karen's sessions are always fun and for this session we'll be focussed on developing our watercolour techniques. The theme is around pears, developing green colours and looking at various ways to achieve effects.
Kits List; size 5/6 and fine 1/2 round soft synthetic or sable brushes, and small flat brush. Watercolours and pencils, mixing palatte, watercolour paper, water pot, kitchen roll, scissors, dip pens and inks.
Annie Monk
15 April 2026
Acrylic paintings with collage papers
Annie will be taking us through acrylic painting with the addition of collage papers, to loosen up styles. Bring your collage papers from our earlier sessions and an idea of a painting you'd like to work on.
Summer 2026 Sessions
End April to June 2026
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
Richard Cave
29 April 2026
Watercolours
tbc
Berkshire Printmakers
13 May 2026
notan printing
Sarah and Cipriano will takes us through Japanese Notan printing techniques. Thsi involves balancing light/dark, using paper stencils and monochrome inks to create striking, high-contrast screen prints. A great transition from our last printing session.
Charlotte Adcock
3 June 2026
TBC
Untutored session
17 June 2026
Sketching by the river
Autumn 2026 Sessions
September to October 2026
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
Autumn / Winter 2026 Sessions
November to December 2026
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
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