Year: 2009
Blog Post By Hana Tesar I have been drawing all my life and I always wanted to work in any kind of field which has something to do with arts, unfortunately I’m still waitressing (very hard to take, sometimes) and…
Dalery Rowney have a new competition on their ‘Make Your Mark’ website. If you have a passion for art get involved! You could win a great prize and gain exposure for your talent in the media. Visit the Daler Rowney…
There are some wonderful pieces of artwork being produced by our students at the moment. I have collected a folder full of images I would like to post here and this one has to be at the top of my…
One of our students has sent us a photo of their framed certificate. Annamaria Valente completed the Painting and Drawing Diploma course and passed with a Merit. She is currently undertaking the Pet Portrait Diploma Course. We all wish Anna…
The Art Room Donations needed – can you help? The Art Room was founded by Juli Beattie in Oxford in 2002 to address the needs of children who were not coping at school. Having worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital…
This drawing is from one of our students studying the Portraiture course. The depth of tone and the details the student has created within the hands is stunning and we hope that it inspires other students to study drawing hands…
This drawing has been created by a Pet Portrait Diploma student who has completed a still life exercise for the course. We felt this piece of work was very blogworthy and we hope it inspires students from all courses. It…
The London Art College Partners recently attended a fund raising dinner at the John Moores University in Liverpool. The dinner was held in conjunction with the Royal Academy of Arts and the money raised went to the Royal Academy Schools….
While there is any likelihood of industrial action in the UK postal service, all courses will be despatched via an independent courier service to ensure you receive your course quickly. Existing students submitting assignments can either scan and send their…
This piece of work is by Hana Tesarova, studying on our Graphic Design Course, and the tutor, Vanessa Weaver picked this piece out for us to post on the college news blog. Vanessa felt it was a really outstanding piece…
We would proudly like to announce the Winner and Runner up of the London Art College Student of the Year 2009 competition. The 60 Entries for the competition were absolutely outstanding. From those the tutors voted on 13 finalists. At…
We have recently had work in from a new student, Ms G Clarke, who is currently undertaking the Young Artists 1 course. We were delighted with her drawing of a tomato and we felt it was blogworthy. The student has…
For this blog post we will be focusing on the wonderful artwork of student Pernilla Nehler who is currently studying the Portraiture course. She has very kindly allowed us to post her work, and we are delighted! The student has…
The Student of the Year 2009 competition has now closed. We have had an amazing 60 entries for the competition and all of the pieces are of a very high standard, all with varied subjects and media. The tutors and…
We have had a fantastic array of submission for the Student of the year 2009 competition, the standard of entries are very high, and you can view the current entries at the link below. The closing date is the 30th…
We have a new look for the London Art college website! We hope that you like it and you find it easier to navigate and find what you are looking for. Students can now access the student login area using…
Wildlife Artist of the Year – Win £10,000 by entering this exciting art competition! Visit David Shepherds website for more details – www.wildlifeartistoftheyear.org and www.wildlifeartistoftheyear.org/index10.shtml
We are delighted to showcase Simone Prices’ work who is currently undertaking the Children’s Illustration course. We hope that she has a prosperous career ahead of her as a children’s Illustrator! This is what Simone said about her work and…
One of our students who passed the pet Portrait Diploma with flying colours is Annie Robinson from New Zealand. She has wasted no time in furthering her career by entering a competition and winning first prize with the painting below….
This is just one of a selection of paintings Gillian Hardiman emailed for us to post on our student blog. She has painted these after going through some very hard times with personal isses. We are delighted that she feel…
We proudly announce this year Student of the Year competition, which is going to be slightly different from other years. This year students are encouraged to submit their own work, comprising of a single piece of artwork – drawing or…
We have been given permission to blog two wonderful drawings of Johnny Depp by student Nida Idris who is currently completing the Portraiture course. We felt that they were not only worthy of blogging but also a definite for the…
These drawings are from a student who is studying on the Pet Portrait Diploma. All students are encouraged to draw anything and everything that inspires them on a daily basis to help improve their observations drawing skills and their pencil…
We would like to officially welcome our new cartooning tutor John Byrne! We are delighted that he has joined our team of tutors and we feel that he is going to be warmly welcomed by our students too. We have…
Our Coloured Pencil tutor Julie Douglas has just won a prestigious Coloured Pencil Award for her artwork ‘Boy on a Swing’ pictured below. We have been lucky enough to blog about the award and the artwork and the college would…
As many of you know who read the blog on a regular basis, I often come across students’ work that really stands out to me, that I feel is blogworthy. Shona’s work shines out as you can see below. I…
We have received a request below for students who are interested and live in the London Area and would like to take part in creating a mural in a popular Soho bar. If anyone works on the mural we would…
The Pastel 100 http://www.artistsnetwork.com/pasteljournalcompetition/ Get rewarded for your finest work—enter the Pastel 100 Competition today. It’s your chance to win CA SH and PRIZES for your art! Sponsored by The Pastel Journal, America’s leading magazine devoted to pastel artists, and…
The image below depicts a selection of cards created by one of our pet portrait diploma students for her course. Making your own cards, whether they are hand made, professionally printed or produced on your home computer and printer, is…
We have a new look to our London Art College Forum which we hope looks an altogether more friendly and exciting place to be! From the feedback we have had from our students, they are really enjoying being able to…
Call for Entries The SAA, society for artists, encourages you to create a piece of art that could be exhibited at London’s prestigious Mall Galleries in partnership with healthcare charity Sue Ryder Care. For the second year running the SAA…
We have a vacancy for a Distance Learning Course tutor for the cartooning Diploma course and to possibly also take over the Sc-fi Fantasy Certificate course. If you are interested please read the information below. ========================================= Our current time course…
William Muldowney is a student who is currently studying on the coloured pencil certificate course and has just completed these pieces of artwork for one of the sets of exercise in the course. We feel that William has captured both…
I thought I would blog one of my own students work as I did a batch of assessments yesterday and this horse painting in oils I felt was worthy of a blog post. Julie Longdon painted this portrait in oils…
These are a couple of watercolours that I happened across while viewing the student artwork this week. These are beautiful vibrant watercolours by a student who is currently taking the Painting and Drawing Diploma Course. I hope you enjoy viewing…
We have had a lovely email from Louise Barrett on behalf of Alligator books and she is looking for an illustrator to design and produce artwork for a range of books they are producing. Louise’s contact details are below and…
Jac Holmes has recently completed the Children’s Illustration course and we are delighted to show some of her work here. Jac has created two pieces of artwork, the first is called ‘Tin Ship’ and the second is called ‘Seb under…
We have had a wonderful piece sent in by one of our Young Artists who has just completed the Young Artists One course and passed with flying colours! This is one of the young students pieces, a pattern from the…
We are delighted to unveil our new coloured pencil tutor – Julie Douglas. We are pleased that she is joining our team of tutors and we know that she will settle in well. Julie has a vast experience in teaching…
Hi Everyone, Here is a selection of recent pieces of artwork from a student currently undertaking the Young Artists two course for ages 7 and above. This student has created a composition of their toys drawn in coloured pencil, drawn…
We advertised on the blog about a month ago a competition by Waterstones. Entrants were asked to illustrate a double page spread with full colour sketches of three main characters and two animals from a book written by Julia Donaldson…
Hi Everyone, I get to see a lot of the student artwork that comes into the college and these two have caught my eye this week. Sketching, whether its in pencil, coloured pencil, pen and ink, charcoal etc is all…
Janice Daniels has very kindly sent us a wonderful photo of her at her first exhibition! We are delighted to hear that she is doing well with her artwork and its great to know that she has another exhibition lined…
Art Liberating Lives is an annual art campaign designed to reflect the importance of art as a form of therapy, expression and liberation. Artists of all mediums are invited to submit for the exhibition and selected pieces will be shown…
We have a very talented student called Teresa on the Pet Portraiture Diploma course and this is one of her delicate drawings. This was rendered in pastel on paper and the original is just beautiful. The scan doesn’t do the…
The following artwork is by Kim Kaszak, a student who has just completed the Coloured Pencil course. Her work is beautiful and the photos taken don’t do the pictures justice. Her work is outstanding and we wish her the best…
We are delighted to showcase one of our Botanical Illustration Students artwork. Kamila is midway through the course and as you can see from her botanical watercolour paintings below, her work is exquisite. Kamila has also written a paragraph for…
Tutor Required for London Art College Distance Learning Course There is a vacancy for a distance Learning Course Tutor for the Coloured Pencil Certificate Course. This is a unique opportunity to work with students from the comfort of your own…
These are two wonderful pieces of work by one of our current pastel students taking Alan Dedmans Pastels Certificate course. If you are taking the pastel certificate course and you would like to be part of our student community online,…
Want to win a portrait of your pet?! All you need to do is take a photo of your pet and submit it to Angela Lords Pet Portraits before the end of May with a chance of winning a pencil…
Hi All, The two photos below are promotional photos for Mary Lewis, a current student taking the Pet Portrait Diploma to promote her paintings for her website and also as a record of her exhibition. If you are involved in…
We have had an email from ABA Art in Palma de Mallorca who are looking for a trainee who has a background, or is a student of communication-, graphic-, industrial-, or interior-design. The information about the job is below and…
We have been alerted of a new competition by Waterstones and you can read more and enter at the link below. An exerpt about the competition is below. If you enter let us know and we will post your artwork!…
The following paintings have been completed by a student who is currently on the Pet Portrait Course. Although the course mainly deals with pets, students can portray any animal they wish when they are completing the assignments. Students paint and…
We have a student called Lara Jordan Currently taking the Children’s illustration course. She has already taken her Botanical illustration course and woudl like to pursue a career in art. Lara has written a paragraph below which is accompanied with…
This is a wonderful piece of collage artwork from a student on the Graphic Design course. Its definitely one to cheer you up on a dull morning. The colours are wonderful and it certainly makes me want to eat my…
Anel Mare has been studying on the Children’s Illustration course and has completed the course with Distinctions. She has given the London Art College some very good news in that she is going to have one of her books published…
We have a new tutor for the London Art College Landscape and the Travel Sketchbook courses. Alan Dedman who tutors are few of our other courses had taken over from Linda who is retiring.
Here are a few pieces of work by student Bill Muldowney who has very kindly allowed us to show them on our Colleges News Blog. Bill is currently undertaking the Coloured Pencil certificate course by Melanie Phillips and is progressing…
This is an email the collage has received for an Open Art Invitation to all of the London Art College Students. If anyone gets involved we would love to hear from you! =========================================================================== Open Art Invitation We are inviting artists…
We are pleased to announce a new feature on the London Art College blog news and that’s guest blogs by our students. We hope to have more over the coming months and if you would like to be involved please…
We have had a newsletter from Jaskcsons art telling us about their special discounts for Daler Rowney Art Supplies. We have received a special discount from Daler-Rowney on their Artists’ Watercolours, FW Inks and all their Paper Pads and are…
The London Art College forum is doing really well, we now have over 50 students on there which is great considering we have only been up and rnniing for a few months. If you havent joined yet, come and say…
Here are a couple of pieces of work by a young student on the Young Artists 1 Course. The student is progressing beautifully on the course and as you can see is learning about perspective, three dimensional form and light…
You may be interested in these couple of online art competitions. Deadlines for online entries are 1 May and 30 April respectively. If anyone enters drop us a line and we will blog your entry! Good Luck! http://www.artistsnetwork.com/annualcompetition/ http://www.guestsgallery.com/animalartcontest.htm
We have had some wonderful news from one of our students who has completed the pet Portrait Diploma Course, she has been accepted into University to study a BA Hons Degree in Fine Arts.We have added a success story for…
We are delighted to receive the enclosed photos from Chaitra Channappa, who has received her certificate today for successfully completing the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course tutored by Linda O’Gorman. Chaitra has told us that she has been exhibiting her…
The London Art College forum is doing well, considering we have only been running a week, we have a few new members and some have even posted their work. If you are a London Art college student come and introduce…
We would like to officially welcome our newest tutor Maggie Roberts who is taking over the Children’s Illustration Diploma Course and the Watercolour Gouache Certificate Course. Maggie is a professional children’s illustrator and works mainly in Watercolour. Maggie has taught…
New design for 2009 We have a new look website for 2009. We hope that you will find the changes we have made helpful to students and users alike. We have added a selection of new student work to some…
Happy New Year! We would like to wish all of our students a very Happy New Year. We hope that 2009 brings you much success in your artwork and ventures. From the London Art College Team.