# Cookham Arts Club ## Posts - [November Newsletter 2026](http://cookhamartsclub.com/november-newsletter-2026/): Our club had a busy September and October! - [October Newsletter 2026](http://cookhamartsclub.com/october-newsletter-2026/): We held our 84th annual summer exhibition in August. - [September Newsletter 2026](http://cookhamartsclub.com/september-newsletter-2026/): Our Summer Exhibition will soon be under way. Do plan a day to come along, and bring your friends and relatives too. - [August Newsletter 2026](http://cookhamartsclub.com/august-newsletter-2026/): The Annual Summer Exhibition: Tuesday 18th August to Sunday 30th August. - [July Newsletter 2026](http://cookhamartsclub.com/july-newsletter-2026/): Cookham Festival 2026 was during the first two weeks in May. This year our members had been painting Seasonal Views of Cookham (as pictured above). - [June Newsletter 2026](http://cookhamartsclub.com/june-newsletter-2026/): A small group of members work hard to find great venues for OUTDOOR PAINTING SESSIONS, on Sundays in the spring and summer. - [May Newsletter 2026](http://cookhamartsclub.com/may-newsletter-2026/): The watercolour artist, Jake Winkle, came in March to demonstrate a street scene. He is a good communicator and explained his processes clearly. - [April Newsletter 2026](http://cookhamartsclub.com/april-newsletter-2026/): Spring has arrived and our Spring Exhibition has been staged in Pinder Hall once again. - [March Newsletter 2026](http://cookhamartsclub.com/march-newsletter-2026/): In January Stewart Beckett came to give our first critique of the year. - [February Newsletter 2026](http://cookhamartsclub.com/february-newsletter-2026/): Not so long ago we held our traditional Christmas Party. There was a tremendous turn-out with more than 45 members coming along. - [Cookham Arts Club AGM 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/cookham-arts-club-agm-2025/): Committee present: Kay Lamb (President), Robert Jones (Chairman), Freddie Daniel (Treasurer), Simoné Bonner (Secretary), Wendy Mercer (Exhibition Organiser), Lyn Rackley (Outdoor Painting), Sue Sepehri (monthly meeting and workshops), Gill Griffith (monthly meetings and workshops), Pam Cullinane (Tuesday painting), Satu Vartiainen (Artistic advisor). - [January Newsletter 2026](http://cookhamartsclub.com/january-newsletter-2026/): We had a good turnout of members at this year’s AGM to hear our reports on the year’s events, and to hear our visiting speaker. - [December Newsletter 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/december-newsletter-2025/): Your membership renewal will be due on 1st January, 2026. We do hope that you will decide to remain a member of Cookham Arts Club. - [November Newsletter 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/november-newsletter-2025/): Members of our Tuesday Painting group put on a lovely exhibition at Cookham Dean Village Fete this year. - [October Newsletter 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/october-newsletter-2025/): A picture is worth a thousand words – so here is our Summer Exhibition in a few pictures! - [September Newsletter 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/september-newsletter-2025/): Here’s a date for your diary: Cookham Dean Village Fete is coming up on 20th September, when ‘Tuesday Painters’ put on an exhibition of paintings in the Village Hall where we meet. - [August Newsletter 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/august-newsletter-2025/): The Club Holiday group have recently returned from Bourton on the Water (see main image above). Here are some jottings from one of the group. - [July Newsletter 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/july-newsletter-2025/): Jenny Whalley, at our demonstration in May, gave us a watercolour painting which was very evocative of the hot and dusty African plains. - [June Newsletter 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/june-newsletter-2025/): Our workshop in April was abstracting florals, using mixed media with Jo Harris, which was, according to one participant, informative, experimental and great fun! - [May Newsletter 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/may-newsletter-2025/): Our 2025 outdoor painting programme got off to a good start on 6th April, with 8 members meeting to paint views in and around the picturesque Chiltern village of Hambleden. - [April Newsletter 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/april-newsletter-2025/): In February we had the pleasure to welcome Mick McNicholas to demonstrate how to use charcoal in portraiture. - [March Newsletter 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/march-newsletter-2025/): In January Laura Reiter came to give us a critique on our paintings. - [February Newsletter 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/february-newsletter-2025/): Last December the final event of the year was our Christmas Party. - [Cookham Arts Club AGM 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/cookham-arts-club-agm-2024/): Committee Present: Robert Jones - Chairman, Freddie Daniel - Treasurer, Sue Sepheri - Programme Organiser, Gill Griffith - Programme Organiser, Satu Vartiainen - Artistic Advisor, Lyn Rackley - Outdoor Painting, Pam Cullinane - Tuesday painting, Kay Lamb - President, Wendy Mercer - Exhibitions Organiser. - [January Newsletter 2025](http://cookhamartsclub.com/january-newsletter-2025/): It was very pleasing to see such a good turnout of members to hear our reports on the year’s events, and to hear our visiting speaker. - [December Newsletter 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/december-newsletter-2024/): Your membership renewal will be due on 1st January, 2025. We do hope that you will decide to remain a member of Cookham Arts Club. - [November Newsletter 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/november-newsletter-2024/): The overcast and rather damp weather didn’t put off our intrepid artists for the last outdoor painting of the year, when we gathered at Cookham Moor. - [October Newsletter 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/october-newsletter-2024/): The Summer Exhibition is over for another year. These are some of the comments from the visitors’ book. - [September Newsletter 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/september-newsletter-2024/): We do hope that you have visited our Summer Exhibition this year, which runs until Sunday 25th August. - [August Newsletter 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/august-newsletter-2024/): This summer's garden party got drowned but that didn't dampen the spirits of those who came to Rita's house. - [July Newsletter 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/july-newsletter-2024/): We have had two club ‘outdoor painting’ days recently, in May at Tithe Barn House in Taplow, a house of Tudor origin, converted from a Tithe Barn and in June at Taplow Court, the Buddhist Centre near Maidenhead. - [June Newsletter 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/june-newsletter-2024/): CAN YOU HELP? We are still seeking a venue for our SUMMER GARDEN PARTY which is quite soon now! - [May Newsletter 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/may-newsletter-2024/): In March Paul Oakley gave a very enjoyable demonstration using oil paints (as per the image above). - [April Newsletter 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/april-newsletter-2024/): For our February demo Tushar Sabale talked entertainingly while creating an oil painting of the fountain at Trafalgar Square. - [March Newsletter 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/march-newsletter-2024/): A question for you. We have recently moved more of our Monthly Meetings to the afternoon so that it is not dark when we finish. - [February Newsletter 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/february-newsletter-2024/): As this is the first Newsletter you will receive actually in 2024, may we wish you a Happy New Year. - [Cookham Arts Club AGM 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/cookham-arts-club-agm-2023/): Committee Present: Robert Jones - Chairman, Freddie Daniel - Treasurer, Simoné Bonner - Secretary, Pam Cullinane - Tuesday Painting, Gill Griffith - Programme Organiser, Wendy Mercer - Exhibitions organiser, Lyn Rackley - Outdoor Painting, Sue Sepehri - Programme Organiser, Satu Vartiainen - Artistic Advisor. - [January Newsletter 2024](http://cookhamartsclub.com/january-newsletter-2024/): We held our Club Christmas Party on 14th December. It was lovely to meet so many fellow-members. As ever, the feast you brought along was superb – many thanks! - [December Newsletter 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/december-newsletter-2023/): The December Newsletter already! - [November Newsletter 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/november-newsletter-2023/): We are still looking for help with our Outdoor, Sunday Painting meetings. - [October Newsletter 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/october-newsletter-2023/): Dear Member Can you help? Our Outdoor, Sunday Painting meetings have been ably organised by committee member Lyn Rackley for some time now. - [September Newsletter 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/september-newsletter-2023/): [et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text]Dear Member It will be August when you receive this Newsletter, the month of our Summer Exhibition. - [August Newsletter 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/august-newsletter-2023/): [et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"]Dear Member Sunday Painting 6th August, 10.30 to 4pm. - [July Newsletter 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/july-newsletter-2023/): Dear Member It is time to start organising our Summer Exhibition. - [June Newsletter 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/june-newsletter-2023/): Dear Member, In April for the first Sunday Painting day of this season, we met in the grounds of Nashdom Abbey in Burnham, a former monastery. - [May Newsletter 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/may-newsletter-2023/): May 2023 Dear Member Last month we welcomed Susan Neale, a line & wash artist. - [April Newsletter 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/april-newsletter-2023/): April 2023 Dear Member In February we welcomed Rick Holmes who did a very lively pastel image of a garden shed. - [March Newsletter 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/march-newsletter-2023/): March 2023 Dear Member We hope you like the new club logo. Thank you so much to all of you who submitted a design. - [February Newsletter 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/february-newsletter-2023/): February 2023 Dear Member May we wish you a Happy and Healthy 2023. Last December it was good to meet so many of you at our Christmas Party. - [January Newsletter 2023](http://cookhamartsclub.com/january-newsletter-2023/): January 2023 Dear Member With our very Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year Your membership renewal is due on 1st January, 2023. - [December Newsletter 2022](http://cookhamartsclub.com/december-newsletter-2022/): [et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"]Dear Member In October we welcomed Mark Warner who, with a help of very ordinary looking photo, created a wonderful landscape in acrylics. - [November Newsletter 2022](http://cookhamartsclub.com/november-newsletter-2022/): Dear Member The Club Holiday. - [October Newsletter 2022](http://cookhamartsclub.com/october-newsletter-2022/): October 2022 In loving memory of Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022 ************************************************************************************************************************************************* This silhouette was drawn by Kay and used on a card which she sent to Her Majesty on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee 10 years ago. - [September 2022 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/september-2022-newsletter/): Dear Member It will be August when you receive this Newsletter, the month of our Summer Exhibition. - [August 2022 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/august-2022-newsletter/): Dear Member Our demo in June was given by Hashim Akib. - [July 2022 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/july-2022-newsletter/): Dear Member Events in July We will hold our Summer Garden Party on Sunday July 10th, from 12 – 4pm. - [June 2022 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/june-2022-newsletter/): Dear Member At our Monthly Meeting in April, Geoff Hunt demonstrated a London River Thames scene, using oils. - [MAY 2022 NEWSLETTER](http://cookhamartsclub.com/may-2022-newsletter/): After having to cancel the Spring 2021 Exhibition it was good to gather this March to erect the screens and put on a show. - [April Newsletter 2022](http://cookhamartsclub.com/april-newsletter-2022/): Dear Member The Club Fun Day held in February was certainly fun! - [March Newsletter 2022](http://cookhamartsclub.com/march-newsletter-2022/): We are aware that Covid 19 is very much still with us, and we know that we have members who are vulnerable (or living with vulnerable people). - [February Newsletter 2022](http://cookhamartsclub.com/13923-2/): Covid Safe meetings – we have decided to ask members to show a recent negative Lateral Flow Test result at every meeting, (but we do understand that the supply of LFT kits is a problem at present). - [January 2022 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/january-2022-newsletter/): Can you believe it, the January 2022 Newsletter already? - [December Newsletter 2021](http://cookhamartsclub.com/13802-2/): December 2021 Dear Member In October Roger Dellar came to give us a real live demonstration of a café scene in oils. - [November Newsletter 2021](http://cookhamartsclub.com/13791-2/): Dear Member Have you ever heard of Chromacolour acrylics? They are specialist paints developed for the painting of ‘cells’ in the animation industry. - [October Newsletter 2021](http://cookhamartsclub.com/13757-2/): Dear Member Each year we put on a summer exhibition in Pinder Hall, Cookham Rise. - [September Newsletter 2021](http://cookhamartsclub.com/13685-2/): Dear Member Our August Summer Exhibition will be getting under way in Pinder Hall when you receive this Newsletter, so please promote it in any way you can, for example with the flyers we sent you or on your social media. - [August Newsletter 2021](http://cookhamartsclub.com/13739-2/): Dear Member Club members have recently returned from the 2021 Holiday: 12 people,10 painters and 2 walkers went to the Isle of Wight. - [July Newsletter 2021](http://cookhamartsclub.com/july-newsletter-2021/): Dear Member COOKHAM ARTS CLUB – still going strong after 80 years! - [June 2021 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/june-2021-newsletter/): In April, eight club members took part in the Club’s first workshop held over Zoom. - [May 2021 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/may-2021-newsletter/): In March Melissa Wishart gave us a seascape demo, watched via Zoom by about 30 members. - [April 2021 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/april-2021-newsletter/): Keith Hornblower prepared a video of ‘An Icelandic Scene’ for us to watch last month. Most people thought it was brilliant. - [March 2021 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/march-2021-newsletter/): As I settle to the task of composing this month’s Newsletter the weather has been distinctly Icelandic. - [February 2021 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/february-2021-newsletter/): As this is the first Newsletter sent to you in 2021, May we wish you a Happy New Year. - [January 2021 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/january-2021-newsletter/): It is with great sadness that we have to report that our President, Bert Showell, has passed away. - [December 2020 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/december-2020-newsletter/): As I settle down to write this Newsletter another lockdown has justbegun. - [November 2020 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/november-2020-newsletter/): Autumn seems to have crept up on us again. Who can fail to be inspired by the Autumn changes in the British flora? - [October 2020 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/october-2020-newsletter/): This was to have been a more cheerful Newsletter, reporting on something of a return to activity for the art club. - [September 2020 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/september-2020-newsletter/): Cookham Arts Club is well on the way to having its own website. - [August 2020 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/august-2020-newsletter/): Dear Member It is pleasing to see that lots of you are finding time for painting, judging by the super artwork that you send to me for the newsletter. - [July 2020 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/july-2020-newsletter/): Dear Members Looking back at last year’s July Newsletter, we should be thinking about preparing our artwork for the Summer Exhibition which, of course, is cancelled for 2020. - [June 2020 Newsletter](http://cookhamartsclub.com/june-2020-newsletter/): Another month has passed, with another thirty or so circuits of ‘the block’ for exercise! ## Pages - [Annual Exhibition Restored](http://cookhamartsclub.com/annual-exhibition-restored/): The Annual Summer Exhibition is held for 13 days up to Bank Holiday Sunday in August, which is free to enter for members and £5 per painting for non-members. - [Annual Exhibition](http://cookhamartsclub.com/annual-exhibition/): 18th to 30th August 2026 at Pinder Hall SL6 9EH. - [Cookham Festival](http://cookhamartsclub.com/cookham-festival-resources/): Cookham Arts Club members were asked to support the Cookham Festival. The exhibition theme was 'Seasonal Views of Cookham'. - [Spring Art Sale first weekend in March ](http://cookhamartsclub.com/spring-art-sale-first-weekend-in-march/): Open to public from 2pm Friday – 4.45pm Sunday. - [Password Reset](http://cookhamartsclub.com/password-reset/) - [Account](http://cookhamartsclub.com/account-2/) - [Logout](http://cookhamartsclub.com/logout/) - [Register](http://cookhamartsclub.com/register/) - [Login](http://cookhamartsclub.com/login/) - [User](http://cookhamartsclub.com/user/) - [Online Registration](http://cookhamartsclub.com/online-registration/): Data Protection Policy: how Cookham Arts Club uses your personal details. - [THE COOKHAM ARTS CLUB RULES](http://cookhamartsclub.com/the-cookham-arts-club-rules/): The name of the Club shall be THE COOKHAM ARTS CLUB. - [Users List Item](http://cookhamartsclub.com/user-list-item/) - [Users](http://cookhamartsclub.com/users/) - [Profile](http://cookhamartsclub.com/profile/) - [Change Password](http://cookhamartsclub.com/change/) - [Reset Password](http://cookhamartsclub.com/reset/) - [Forgot Password?](http://cookhamartsclub.com/forgot/) - [Account](http://cookhamartsclub.com/account/) - [Privacy Policy](http://cookhamartsclub.com/privacy-policy/): When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. - [Spring Art Sale & Exhibition](http://cookhamartsclub.com/spring-art-sale-exhibition/): News will appear via email and in the newsletter early next year for members for registrations in 2027. - [Other Art Displays](http://cookhamartsclub.com/other-art-displays/): Elizabeth house day centre has recently kindly allowed us to exhibit the Cookham Arts club member's artwork. - [Workshops](http://cookhamartsclub.com/workshops/): Four times a year we hold all day workshops, for members only, at Cookham Dean Village Hall or Cookham Parish Centre, from 10 am to 4 pm with a professional artist. - [Videos](http://cookhamartsclub.com/videos/): Below you can see videos that we have taken throughout the year. - [The CAC Holiday](http://cookhamartsclub.com/the-cac-holiday/): With a desirable address overlooking Coniston Water (the inspiration for Arthur Ransome’s 1930 novel, Swallows and Amazons), this characterful Grade II-listed house delights with lakeside and woodland walks from the doorstep, décor that stays true to the period feel, and plenty of Beatrix Potter references. - [Sunday En Plein Air Painting](http://cookhamartsclub.com/sunday-en-plein-air-painting/): Once a month in the summer we hold outdoor en plein air painting days in the local area. - [Monthly Demonstrations](http://cookhamartsclub.com/monthly-demonstrations/): There is a small charge of £1 to cover the hire of the hall and refreshments, (non-members or guests are welcome but they pay £4 per session). - [Tuesday Painting](http://cookhamartsclub.com/tuesday-painting/): The Club meets every Tuesday afternoon at Cookham Dean Village Hall, Church Road, Cookham Dean, SL6 9PD for painting sessions. - [Membership](http://cookhamartsclub.com/membership/): The club was founded for the study and encouragement of the arts and we offer a wide range of activities in the visual arts field of painting, sketching etc. - [Members](http://cookhamartsclub.com/members/) - [Artist Page](http://cookhamartsclub.com/artist-page/) - [Gallery](http://cookhamartsclub.com/gallery/): Lsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et. - [Contact Us](http://cookhamartsclub.com/contact-us/): Email us using the form below for a copy of art club membership details, workshops, exhibitions or any other questions. - [Blog](http://cookhamartsclub.com/blog/) - [About Us](http://cookhamartsclub.com/about-us/): Regular painting sessions are held each week and once a month there is a monthly meeting with a demonstration by a visiting artist. - [Home](http://cookhamartsclub.com/): The Cookham Arts Club AGM followed by a talk by Paul Seddon (Friends of Cookham Abbey) entitled 'The Archaeological Dig and discovery of ancient Cookham’. ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/cookhamartsclub.com/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)