This painting is from one of my own students and I felt it was completely blog-worthy. The horse looks strong and the overall feel of the painting is very realistic, partly due tot he strong colouring and subtle sky.

Shoes can be a fantastic subject to draw. There are so many favourites from worn old working boots, to the intricacies of summer sandals. If you haven’t yet tried to draw your own footwear give it a go!

This piece is so colourful it caught my eye when I was looking through this weeks student submissions. I hope you all like it too!

This is a stunning portrait by a student who is currently studying the drawing and painting diploma course. Wonderful artwork and truly inspiring.

This is is a fantastic vibrant illustration by a drawing and painting student and from this example of their work looks as though they are going to have a successful career in illustration.

This drawing was submitted for critique a few weeks ago by a coloured pencil student. I felt it was definitely worthy of  adding to our college news blog and hopefully this student will enter it into our student of the year competition!

This is a superb drawing from one of our young artists currently studying on the young artists two course. She has been working on perspective and has illustrated an excellent example of trees receding into the distance.

Here is a good example of the children’s book illustration assignment Firey Fred. The student has used their watercolour techniques well and kept the whole scene light and fresh. Don’t you just love the look on the Dragons face!

One of our tutors forwarded this piece to me for the college news blog and I’m so pleased I am able to show it here. It was created by a student who is currently studying the oils course. To me it gives a feeling of warmth and happiness, although there is some conflict and unease with the cold blue cloth and the other colours which I feel makes the viewer stop and study this piece. I find it fascinating when use of colour can achieve this feeling within a painting and perhaps its something more of our students can experiment with.

This is one of my favourite learn to draw pieces that I have seen for a while. The student has used a wonderful array of tones to depict these objects, its all about creating a dramatic effect using light and shade and I feel this student has done well in her quest. I hope that it inspires you all to pick up your pencils!