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  • Gap Art Club

    A RELAXED ART GROUP FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE

  • About The Gap Art Club

    We're a friendly art club, based in Streatley, Berkshire where we meet fortnightly on Wednesday mornings. You can work on a group subject, or on your own art or project in a pleasant and social environment, where we encourage each other and share techniques. Just bring your own subject matter and materials. We warmly welcome any level of art enthusiast to our sessions.

  • 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.

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    Collage with Acrylic

    ANNIE MONK

    Creating artworks with premade collage papers and torn papers

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    Watercolours Techniques

    KAREN CARTER

    Experimenting with watercolour techniques

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    Watercolours Techniques

    KAREN CARTER

    Experimenting with watercolour techniques

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    Inks and Watercolours

    MANDY MONKCOM

    Trying several techniques combining both mediums

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    Collage Papers

    JANE DIPPLE

    Creating tonal collage papers for use in a future session

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    Pastel Portraits

    MANDY MONKCOM

    Using soft pastels to create texture and depth in a portrait

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    Winter Watercolours

    KEVIN SCULLEY

    Painting Winter scenes, using a limited colour palette

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    Festive Lino cuts and printing

    CHARLOTTE ADCOCK

    Adding some sparkle and texture to cards and tags

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    Soft Pastels

    MANDY MONCKOM

    Using Wolf Khan for inspiration with soft pastels on dark paper

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    Kickstarting your Painting

    ANNIE MONK

    Learning how to start painting when in a 'blocked' moment

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    Limited Colours

    JANE DIPPLE

    Working with a restrictive colour palette, placing colours in differeing postions

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    Soft Pastels

    MANDY MONCKOM

    Using Wolf Khan for inspiration with soft pastels on light paper

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    Floral Watercolours

    KAREN CARTER

    Using houshold items to help create watercolour florals

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    Plein-Air by the Thames

    Glorious morning painting by the river in a variety of mediums with coffe, cake and lunch !

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    Circus letter prints

    CHARLOTTE ADCOCK

    Cutting lino and printing in a range of inks on paper and card.

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    Watercolour Pebbles

    KAREN CARTER

    Experimental techniques to create textures in watercolour

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    Sunny Seascapes

    SUE BRIDGE

    Learning techniques to master sky and seashores

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    Abstract Acrylics

    ANNIE MONK

    Using inspirational paintings to develop loose and fast acrylics

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    Scottish Colourists

    MANDY MONKCOM

    Using their style of painting in our own works

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    Acrylic Colours

    KEVIN SCULLY

    Painting using 3 key acrylic colours

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    Reduction Lino

    CHARLOTTE ADCOCK

    Cutting lino using a reduction technique

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    Botanical Books

    KAREN CARTER

    Creating printed materials with fresh botanicals

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    Painting

    EDWINA SERCOMBE

    Loose style painting using acrylic inks

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    Printing

    CHARLOTTE ADCOCK

    Using Gelli plates with botancial silouettes

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    Large Canvas

    ANNIE MONK

    Painting Freely & Without Fear with Acrylics

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    Gouache Resist

    JANE DIPPLE

    Using a 2 part process to create bold graphic artworks

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    Soluble Oil Paint

    MANDY MONCKOM

    Still life using a new medium to the group

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    Lovely Lemons

    KAREN CARTER

    Drawing, Painting, Printing - all studying lemons !

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    Plein Air

    MANDY MONKCOM

    Sketching around St Thomas' church to create watercolours

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    Wood Cutting

    KAREN CARTER

    Creating Japanese wood blocks and printing onto watercolour paper

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    Pastel Still Life

    MANDY MONKCOM

    Using soft chalk pastels for vibrant still life

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    Lino Cuts

    ANN SPENCER

    Cutting linos & test printing for final adjustments

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    Figure Drawing

    JENNY FAY

    Sketching from a live model

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    Watercolours

    JONATHAN NEWEY

    A masterclass using various watercolours techniques

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    Figure Drawing

    MANDY MONKCOM

    Outlinesketches to capture shape & movement

    Dry Point Etching - Karen Carter April 22

    Dry Point Etching

    KAREN CARTER

    Printing with coloured inks from our dry point etchings

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    Pastel Portraits

    MANDY MONKCOM

    Applying & blending soft chalk pastels in portraits

    The Gap Art Club tutor led session April 2019

    Collage Papers

    JANE DIPPLE

    Creating & using collage papers in paintings

    The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

    Floral Decoration

    SARAH RASMUSSEN

    Table decorations with mulled wine & mince pies !

    The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

    Fast Acrylics

    KEVIN SCULLY

    Learning to paint fast and loosely with acrylics

    The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

    Pastel Landscapes

    MANDY MONKCOM

    Sketching and layering chalk pastels to build landscapes

    The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

    Mono Printing

    KAREN CARTER

    Using printers inks and oil paints in a fun and messy session

    The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

    Acrylic Painting

    KEVIN SCULLY

    Blending acrylic paints to create lively landscapes

    The Gap Art Club tutor led session April 2019

    Lino Printing

    ANNE SPENCER

    Experiment in mark making & black ink printing

    The Gap Art Club tutor led session March 2019

    Pastel Portrait

    MANDY MONKCOM

    Working with soft chalk pastels

    The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

    Pen & Wash

    MANDY MONKCOM

    Sketching with water colours & inks

  • Future Sessions

    Session dates with an outline plan of activities

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    Late Spring 2026 Sessions

    March to Mid April 2026

    DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

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    Summer 2026 Sessions

    End April to June 2026

    DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

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    Richard Cave

    29 April 2026

    A Cotswold Barn - Watercolour Painting

    Richard is new to the Club and will be taking us through stages of creating a landscape watercolour including under-drawing and feint pen and line. We'll be painting onto 320gsm textured paper which will be supplied on the day.

    Please bring these materials; Watercolours, Water pot, Brushes, Hb pencil, Waterproof fineliner pen (if you wish to use), Drawing board, Masking tape.

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    Richard Cave

    29 April 2026

    A Cotswold Barn - Pen drawing

    Some may wish to do this stage but it's not neccessary

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    Richard Cave

    29 April 2026

    A Cotswold Barn - under drawing in pencil in preparation for the watercolour painting

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    Richard Cave

    29 April 2026

    Additional Landscape if you have time

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    Richard Cave

    29 April 2026

    Additional Landscape underdrawing - if you have time

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    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.

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    Charlotte Adcock

    3 June 2026

    TBC

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    Untutored session

    17 June 2026

    Sketching by the river

    Plein Air session, weather permitting, under the trees by the Lobstar Bar at the Coppa Club. We'll be sketching and watercolours by the River Thames, along with coffee, cake and chat !

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    Autumn 2026 Sessions

    September to October 2026

    DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

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    Autumn / Winter 2026 Sessions

    November to December 2026

    DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

  • Gallery

    Some of the incredible work created by our club members

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  • Tips and Know How

    Hints, tips and thoughts collated from previous sessions

    Watercolour Techniques
    2026年4月6日
    Watercolour Techniques Colour Palette for Pears: Phthalo Blue, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Permanent Rose (mixed with Cad Yellow for the ‘blush’ on pears), Ultramarine Blue & Burnt Umber for underpainting shadow colour – Burnt Umber is also good for knocking the brightness out of the darker...
    Kick-starting your Painting when in a Block - Annie Monk
    2025年11月22日
    Kick-starting your Painting when in a Block - Annie Monk A painting 'block' happens to all of us a some time. Here are some techniques to over come it; Prompts and Ideas for Inspiration: - Observe and study art in magazines, books, catalogues and the internet. - Visit exhibitions in...
    Mixing Colours - Kevin Sculley
    2025年1月22日
    Mixing Colours with Kevin Sculley Using a colour wheel and basic colour theory will help in creating blended colours using 3 basic primary colours - Cyan or process blue, process yellow and Magenta. Secondary colours are blends of the primary colours on a 50% of each colour. Bear in mind...
  • Connect With Us

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  • Materials List

    Whilst we do bring some specialist materials to share for selected tutored sessions, please bring the following to each session

    Paints and mediums

    Core palatte of acrylics in primary colours yellow, red and blue tones, also Titanium white and Burnt Umber
    Core palette of watercolours in yellow, red and blue tones and others in either pans or tubes
    Inks - if you have any, Soft pastels and a few oil pastels

    Brushes

    A few inexpensive brushes for watercolour and acrylics, flat and/or round brushes, natural bristle or nylon.
    Palette knife is useful to mixing and applying paint

    Paper

    Watercolour 300gsm paper, Sketch pad or rough paper, Acrylic or mixed media paper, art canvas board or stretched canvas, or primed mdf or other board. Most bought ones are already primed but if you are working on mdf or similar you need to put a couple of layers of gesso on it. Masking tape

    Containers

    2 containers (for watercolours), Stock pots or small containers to hold ink or specialist materials
    For acrylics - 'Staywet' palette or plastic tray / plate or paper plate. For watercolours, plastic or ceramic plate / tray

    Other Materials

    A3 drawing board
    Waterproof Fineliner Drawing pen or dip pens or sticks and waterproof ink / HB & soft B2 pencils / charcoal / crayons / sharpener / putty rubber / scissors / ruler / kitchen paper, PVA glue / Apron
  • Membership and session fees

    We're a 'not-for-profit' club, entirely managed and run by volunteers. All fees charged cover our running costs including venue hire, insurance, tutors and some specialist equipment and materials . We encourage all members to get involved with the organisation of each session, setting up and clearing down, events and future subjects.

    Session costs for 2026

    Payment is £50 for a 4 session block. Book in advance by emailing us, as spaces may be limited.

    BACS payment preferred - contact us for details.

  • Say Hello

    Just drop us an email if you're interested in joining, to book 4 sessions or to ask any questions.

    The Morrell Room, Church Lane, Streatley, West Berkshire, RG8 9HT
    1st and 3rd Wednesdays most months (See Future Events above), 10am - 1pm
    hello@gapartclub.co.uk

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