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    • The Gap Art Club

      A RELAXED ART GROUP FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE

    • About The Gap Art Club

      We are a friendly art club, based in Goring-on-Thames where we meet fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons. You can work on a group subject matter, 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

      Some 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 and details of future events.

      Dry Point Etching - Karen Carter April 22

      Dry Point Etching

      KAREN CARTER

      Printing with coloured inks from our dry point etchings

      The Gap Art Club tutor led session April 2019

      Acrylic Painting

      ON LINE TUTOR

      Learning about the blending of colour and reflecting a light source

      The Gap Art Club tutor led session April 2019

      Pastel Portraits

      MANDY MONKOM

      Applying and blending soft chalk pastels in portraits

      The Gap Art Club tutor led session April 2019

      Water

      colours

      KEVIN SCULLY

      A guide to watercolour landscapes

      The Gap Art Club tutor led session April 2019

      Collage papers

      JANE DIPPLE

      Creating and using collage papers in paintings

      The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

      Floral Deco

      SARAH RASMUSSEN

      Seasonal floral decorations accompanied with mulled wine and mince pies !

      The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

      Fast Acrylics

      KEVING SCULLY

      Learning to paint fast and loosely with acrylics - a fun session embracing colour

      The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

      Pastels

      MANDY MONKCOM

      Sketching and layering with chalk pastels to build fantastic landscapes

      The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

      Mono Printing

      KAREN CARTER

      Using printers inks and oil paints. A messy and fun session.

      The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

      Plein Air

      STREATLEY

      After months of Zoom sessions, we got together to sketch summer flora, along with a wonderful lunch

      The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

      Pastel 

      Landscapes

      MANDY MONKCOM

      Learning to blend soft pastels and creating perspective for depth.

      The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

      Acrylic Painting

      KEVIN SCULLY

      Blending acrylic paints to create loose and lively landscapes

      The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

      Acrylic Painting

      KEVIN SCULLY

      Developing loose and vibrant acrylic still life painting skills

      The Gap Art Club tutor led session April 2019

      Lino

      Printing

      ANNE SPENCER

      Experimenting with mark making and black ink printing

      The Gap Art Club tutor led session March 2019

      Pastel Portrait

      MANDY MONKCOM

      Working with chalk pastels to create superb portraits

      The Gap Art Club Tutor led session February 2019

      Pen & Wash

      MANDY MONKCOM

      Sketching spring flowers using watercolours and waterproof inks

    • Events

      Future activities at The Gap Art Club

      Wednesday 18 May 2022 

      2pm- 4pm - Untutored session 

      Dry point etching or any other project

      Following Karen Carter's recent visit, where we explored dry point etching, we will be getting messy again in this untutored session, where will will provide some equipment and inks. Continue refining your previous pieces, amending works to get even more texture in printing, or create a new piece. For new works, come prepared with an A6 size sketch to trace and etch.

      If you want to work in a different medium such as acrylics and watercolours, just bring that along.

      Wednesday 15 June 2022 

      1.30pm- 4.30pm - Tutored session

      Visiting tutor - Rachel Ashman

      Rachel is a local artist and experienced educator. Her work explores colour, shape and pattern predominately with weave and print processes to capture textural details. In this session we will be experimenting with botanical prints using bold colours on both paper and fabrics, and adding embellishment to the finished work.

      For those who have not block booked, the cost for this session will be £16.

      This will be our last session before our summer break after which we start again on 7 September.

      Dates for Autumn 2022

      8 sessions for Autumn 2022

      We're planning the rest of our 2022 sessions, which will again include visiting tutors to help expand our skills using different mediums and techniques.

      The sessions will be a mixture of shorter 2 hour un-tutored sessions starting at 2pm, as well as longer tutored 3 hours starting at 1.30pm. Payment for this term will be split into 4 sessions for September / October and 4 sessions for November / December. (Please note that unusually, November will have 3 sessions with December just 1).

      Make a note of the dates in your diaries and help support your club. Advance booking really helps us plan ahead.

      Wednesday 7 September 2022 

      1.30pm- 4.30pm - Tutored session

      Visiting tutor - Karen Carter

      Karen is an experienced tutor and has taken several session for us previously - always fun, experimental and messy ! More content details to follow.

    • Gallery

      Some of the incredible work created by our club members over the last 2 years.

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    • The Gap Art Blog

      Hints, tips and thoughts collated from our sessions

      Pastel Portrait Top Tips
      March 16, 2022 · Pastels
      Take time to get a good composition on the page. Make sure yoou have the eyelash line, nostrils and mid-line of the mouth drawn in and try to keep them in the right place as you work. As you progress, you can check your measurements buy using 1 feature as a control measurement.  eg, How many...
      Creating your own collage papers
        Jane has created these 2 videos (amazing work), to illustrate techniques in creating your own collage papers and show how to construct a painting using your home made collage papers.  The colours used were the same as those for making papers, which keeps a harmonious colour scheme and...
      Watercolour Doodles
      A lovely loosening and freeing exercise, using watercolours. Add design detail by doodling with pens to create unique cards. We all loved creating using this technique.  https://youtu.be/dOU3rtvt-og Once you've mastered these, try doodling in watercolour loose blocks using complementary...
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    • Membership and session fees

      We are a 'not-for-profit' club, entirely managed and run by volunteers. All fees charged cover our running costs including venue hire, insurance and tutors. We encourage all members to get involved with the organisation of sessions, events and future subjects.

      Session costs for 2022

      £8 per session and £16 for attending a visiting tutored session.

      Please book in advanced by emailing us, as spaces may be limited. BACS preferred payment - contact us for details.

    • Say Hello

      Just drop us a line if you're interested in joining us, to book a session or to ask any questions

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      Canterbury Room, St Thomas' Church, Goring on Thames, Oxon, RG8 9DS (See future events)
      1st and 3rd Wednesdays most months (See Future Events above)
      2.00 - 4.00pm
      thegapartclub@outlook.com

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