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  • The 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

    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, covering a wide range of mediums and techniques.

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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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    Drawing Techniques

    JANE DIPPLE

    Sketching with various materials

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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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    Charcoal sketching

    MANDY MONKCOM

    Drawing with light and shadows in charcoals

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    Plein Air

    MANDY MONKCOM

    Sketching around St Thomas' church to create watercolours

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    Watercolours

    JONATHAN NEWEY

    A masterclass using various watercolours techniques

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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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    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

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    Spring 2025 Sessions

    January to February 2025

    DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

    We've 4 sessions planned for January and February, starting Wednesday 8 January 2025, at our new start time of 10am to 1pm, at the Morrell Rooms. Full address details at the of the website.

    Fees of £50 for the 4 sessions are due by Monday 6 January.

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    Wednesday 8 Januray 2025

    10am - 1pm, Morrell Rooms

    UNTUTORED SESSION

    We're back to classic painting, sketching and drawing this term. To ready ourselves for the next few turtored sessions, we'll be practising sketching.

    Please feel free to bring along your own work if you prefer.

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    Wednesday 22 January 2025

    10am - 1pm, Morrell Rooms

    Tutored SESSION - Kevin Sculley

    We welcome back Kevin who has tutored us over several years in January. He'll be taking us through watercolours and techniques to develop perfect colour mixes to create interesting effects for skies etc.

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    Wednesday 5 February 2025

    Wednesday 19 February 2025

    10am - 1pm, Morrell Rooms

    TUTORED SESSIONs - mandy monckom

    Mandy is a familiar face with the group and has skills across several mediums including pastels and watercolours.

    Details of the session to follow.

    An opportunity to practice the ideas that Mandy worked on with us. Please feel free to bring your own work.

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    Late Spring 2025 Sessions

    March to April 2025

    DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

    We've 4 sessions planned for March and April, starting Wednesday 5 March 2025. Fees of £50 for the 4 sessions are due by Monday 3 March.

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    Wednesday 5 March 2025

    10am - 1pm, Morrell Rooms

    UNTUTORED SESSION

    An opportunity to practise the skills developed in Mandy's session. Please feel free to bring your own work instead.

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    Wednesday 19 March 2025

    10am - 1pm, Morrell Rooms

    TUTORED SESSION - annie MONK

    Annie Monk's tutored sessions are always creative and expressive. She'll be taking us through more techniques to help us in develop looser and more abstract works using acrylics. Going to be fun and no doubt messy.

    More details to follow, but do bring easels if you have one.

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    Wednesday 2 April 2025

    10am - 1pm, Morrell Rooms

    TUTORED SESSION - Sue Bridge

    Sue is a very expereinced art tutor teaching both adults and children. She loves nature and will be taking us through techiques to create strong natural compostions.

    More details to follow.

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    Wednesday 16 April 2025

    10am - 1pm, Morrell Rooms

    TUTORED SESSION - Karen Carter

    Karen's session are always joyful and she returns to us with a new project.

    More details to follow.

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    Summer Session Dates

    May and June 2025

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    Autumn Session Dates

    September and October 2025

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    Winter Session Dates

    November and December 2025

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  • 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

    Mixing Colours - Kevin Sculley
    January 22, 2025
    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...
    Creating Botanical Books
    September 4, 2024
    The technique of using Gelli plates and rollers to create collage papers, can be used for a variety of projects including large scale and textiles. So keep the results for later. The best effects are when a limited colour palate is used for cohesion in the final piece. Book making is from a...
    Painting Freely without fear
    April 25, 2024
    In trying to paint freely its essential to loosening up. Work quickly initially and then slow down and stand back. Standing up also good, as is using a large 80cm square canvas. Tool kit to include large brushes and palate knife with sharp point. Things that helps to relax are: Loud music,...
  • Connect With Us

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  • 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 2025

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

    BACS preferred payment - 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
    thegapartclub@outlook.com

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