Month: November 2017

Alan Dedman – Show

Tutor Alan Dedman is currently manning his show in London and so will be away until the 4th of December. We apologise for any delayed critiques during this time. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to email us….

Nahrain Michael

Hello, I’m Nahrain Michael from Erbil/ Iraq, I have recently finished my Graphic Design Diploma with a distinction and I’m so thrilled to accomplish this success with one of art fields that I admire and was so keen to learn….

Jos Mascarenhas

Tutor John Byrne emailed us this selection of cartoons to include on the blog. He was so impressed by one of his students Jos Mascarenhas, and felt that Jos had work extremely well throughout the course.  Jos has now completed…

Heidi Lingard

Getting the week off to a flying start with an illustration by student Heidi Lingard. Tutor Maggy Roberts sent it to us for inclusion on the blog and we all feel it is wonderful. Looking forward to seeing more illustrations from…

Spooky Saturday Illustration

We are starting a new feature this week called…Spooky Saturday Illustration. Other than the month of our Christmas countdown in December, we will be posting student artwork from the Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course Every Saturday.  Tutor Maggy Roberts receives many…

Tessa Baker

We have a wonderful collection of watercolour studies and paintings by student Tessa Baker. Tess has been working on a project studying flamingos and their habitat for one of her assignments. We thought it would be really interesting for our students…

Samantha Wing

Student Samantha Wing is studying on the Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course. She emailed us her wonderfully colourful illustration, which was inspired by her two children. We are really looking forward to seeing more of Samantha’s work and also adding…

Sian Brown

Tutor Maggy Roberts sent us some wonderful illustrations from student Sian Brown which we have added below. Read what Sian sent Maggy long with her illustrations. We love the anecdote about the Kidney Beans and Baked Beans….! The bean people…

Jane Crocker

We are thrilled to be able to post a wonderful testimonial from student Jane Crocker who has just finished the Illustration Diploma Course with tutor Spencer Hill. We have added some of Jane’s artwork for everyone to see below. We…

Heidi Hauser…..

Tutor Maggy Roberts received this wonderful email from her student Heidi Hauser who studied on the Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course. We are thrilled that Heidi enjoyed her course and gained confidence from it. We love her work and have…

Winners of the London Art College Competition 2017

We are thrilled to announce the winner and runner up of this years 2017 London Art College Competition. We received a staggering 130 entries from our students all of which were at a very high standard. You can see all…

Emma Allen

My name is Emma Allen. A few years after the birth of my daughter I found myself at a crossroads in my life and wondering what to do next. My childhood dream of becoming an Illustrator had got lost somewhere…

Ana Lucia Alvear – Botanical Painting

I wanted to submit one of my botanical paintings to the London Art College Competition 2017, as I have done before, however this time I was delayed and did not do it. I read about the Jackson´s Plant Life: Botanical…

Portraits Ian Scott

London Art College student Ian Scott has been creating pencil studies of his families hands for one of the assignments on the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course. You can see a few of them below. Once Scott had practiced studying…

Adele Gregory – Drawing and Painting

Student Adele Gregory is current working on our Drawing and Painting Diploma Course with tutor Paul Weaver. Adele has been experimenting with watercolour,  layering of colours and wet in wet washes. We love the vibrancy and freshness of the painting and…

Tutor Alan Dedman – Exhibition London

Elena Statham – Spooky Artwork!

Hello everyone! Just finished my Spooky poem and right in time for Halloween! I couldn’t wish for the better timing working on it as in every shop, I could see Halloween themed decorations, which is where I found my inspiration…