Year: 2019
A beautiful painting today by Oil Painting student Oksana Lupych. The painting was created for one of Oksana assignments on the oil course and she has cleverly used a limited pallet of sepia tones. We have added some close up…
This is going to be quite a fun challenge as we would like you to create a painting using three colours – but with no actual mixing to ‘make’ colours. You have a few options. You could set up a…
Let’s dive right in to our fantastic challenge all about Water Lilies! What a beautiful array of artwork we have received this week. Our students have excelled themselves, each and every painting really brings out our students own unique styles…
A stunning and intricate drawing today by Drawing and Painting student Hester Groen de Porto. I am a beginner with drawing and painting. I was looking for something creative I could do at home and at night when my two…
We have two lovely pastel paintings today by London Art College student Ivana Lieskovska. Ivana is studying with Monika on the Pastel Painting course. We love the rich warm colours that Ivana has used in both paintings, lots of movement…
The following pieces are by student Clare Nicholson. Tutor Maggy was thrilled with Clare’s ideas for this set and asked us to post them here on our blog for inspiration. Claire said…… Pen and Ink As I’ve not inked in…
Superb illustration today by student Marlies mast who is currently taking the Illustrating children’s books Diploma Course.
Welcome to this weekends Water Lily Art Challenge! Water Lilies have to be one of the most graceful and beautiful plants to adorn our ponds and lakes. You only have to take a look at the many paintings Monet created…
Welcome to this weeks artwork for our most recent weekend challenge – Sentimental Objects. This was a great challenge as it allowed our students to choose exactly what they wanted to draw from anything in their home that means a…
A scary illustration today by London Art College student Renad Battwari. Renad is studying the Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course with tutor Maggy Roberts and has illustrated the poem ‘All is Dark’.
I started drawing at pre-school age and regularly visited art classes since then. With five years gap when I studied at the university now I am returning to drawing. I decided to do art professionally so in October I am…
Three amazing coloured pencil drawings today by student Linda Brughera who created these whilst studying on the Coloured Pencil drawing course. We know that our readers will thoroughly enjoy viewing each drawing of Linda’s and we hope that you find…
My name is Judith and I am studying the Landscape Course with tutor Alan Dedman. For this exercise I choose to paint the now disused railway station in the village of Aberlour, Moray. I felt the long building and platform…
Tutor Monique Piscaer Bailey suggested we choose a sentimental object to create a drawing or painting from for one of our art challenges. We thought it was a wonderful idea and we know that it will get you all thinking!…
This weekends challenge was to draw or paint an apple with a bite out of it. It is not the easiest of challenges as you not only have to portray the soft and shiny skin of the apple, but also…
Superb illustrations by London Art College student Ethne Dian who is studying the Children’s illustration course with tutor Maggy Roberts. Ethne’s artwork for the Row, Row Row your boat assignment is stunning and we have added a few close up…
Student Teresa Vivas submitted her set three artwork to tutor Monika Cilmi for the Chinese Brush Painting Course. Monika was thrilled with the artwork and the way that Teresa has presented it all. We asked Teresa if it would be…
It has been a pleasure to view and critique Charlie’s work and see her progress throughout the Graphic Design Art course. The final stages of the course follow individual design disciplines and here are Charlie’s responses to the poster and…
These amazing illustrations are from James Hutton’s first assignment on the Illustration Diploma course. They are all based on song lyrics. I think they are great, and they show a real sophistication in skill and imagination.Steven HerseyIllustration Diploma Tutor I…
This weekend art challenge is to draw or paint an apple with a bite taken out of it! Easy! Perhaps not! We would like you to try to represent the texture of the inside of the apple and capture the…
Welcome to this weekends challenge – toys! Bears feature quite heavily and I think that would be a lovely challenge on its own for later in the year. However here our beautiful cuddly bears mixed with some lovely toy drawings…
These stunning pieces of artwork are by student Alicia Van Wyk from her final assignment on the Illustration Diploma Course. Tutor Steven said…I have recommended a Distinction for Alicia for this and her previous projects. I think these are wonderful…
I have just finished the diploma course “Illustrating Children´s Books” which I enjoyed a lot. Being a mum of four I have always been very interested in children´s books and now I can finally start writing and illustrating my own…
Two very delicate paintings today by London Art College student Elizabeth Kelly who is studying the Chinese Brush Painting Course.
Three amazing oil paintings today by student Mahua Pal who created these whist working on the Oil Painting Course. The colours Mahua has used in each painting are wonderful, the warm orange tones make each painting very inviting. We hope…
This weekends art challenge is all about children’s toys. We would like you to portray either one single toy or a collection – the choice is yours. We have added some ideas below for you. If you don’t have access…
Welcome to this weeks challenge – a very outdoorsy one for the summer – pebbles! We certainly set our students quite a challenge this week as pebbles are not easy to capture in pencil, paint or digital. However our students…
Ailsa Chapman recently enrolled on our Botanical Coloured Pencils Course. Tutor Ida was thrilled to receive her latest submission. Ailsa said on enrolment… ‘My ambition is to produce work which is of a high enough standard to be accepted by…
Michael Van Der Roost created these studies on the portrait course with tutor Alan Dedman. In the superb study below Michael chose to add detail in the face and hands allowing the jumper of the sitter to have far less…
We have a stunning painting today by Landscape Diploma student Jean-Christophe Castera. His painting is full of light along with cool colours in the sky and road. This allows the warm tones of the buildings to ‘pop’ where the sun…
It’s that time of year again! We have officially opened this years London Art College Art Competition. Students can submit any drawing or painting they have completed – one entry per student. First prize is £200 second prize is £100…
Welcome to our Weekend Challenge – Stones and Pebbles. We would love our students to create artwork from the photos below. Alternatively if you have access to a beach, river or pebbles in your garden, set up your own still…
Welcome to our latest weekend challenge. We asked our students to create a copy or their own version of their favourite piece of artwork. We have received a stunning selection of artwork submitted by our wonderful students. If you view…
Oksana Lupych is currently taking the Oil painting course with tutor Alan Dedman and has produced three superb paintings of fruit in different colours and a very unique style. Oksana said…. I am from Ukraine. Oksana is very popular traditional…
For this section of my assignment I decided to work on a guinea pig. Maybe I should have done more movement for the comic version of it. For his bird friend I came up with a budgie. I thought they…
This painting is of Boddam lighthouse in Aberdeenshire. I found painting only as far as your field of vision challenging because it was all too easy to move your eye or head to see beyond the spot you had focused…
I can only say that during this course I’ve become somewhat inspired. I’ve taken on subjects that I would never even have attempted before. I tend to be very critical of my work and it’s been a joy to receive…
This weekends challenge is a little bit different. We would like you to recreate your favourite painting or drawing, either as a copy or in your own style, as homage to your favourite artist. We would like you to show…
Welcome to another very popular weekend challenge – Seascapes! We have received an amazing number of paintings this week and we hope you enjoy viewing them all. We have added all of the paintings and drawings below with students names…
Lynn has completed the Chinese Brush Painting course and passed successfully with a Distinction! We have added some of Lynn’s artwork from her final set below and we hope you enjoy viewing them. Lynn said.. It does not seem possible…
Student Jutta Kris has worked really hard on the Drawing and Painting Diploma course and passed with a Distinction! Tutor Paul Weaver was thrilled and delighted with each set Jutta submitted and we have added a lovely selection of her…
This painting is of the River Ythan and the trees on the bank as it runs through the town of Ellon. I enjoyed painting the trees and using different brushes and strokes to try to differentiate between the different types…
Welcome to this weeks seascapes art challenge. We would like you to paint or draw in any medium a seascape. You can work from life if you live near the coast, you can take photos and create your artwork at…
Welcome to our weekend challenge all about Dogs. The challenge was set to either draw or paint my own dog Lily, your dog or a dog of your choice. We have been inundated with paintings and drawings so I have…
Sue Macauley has passed the Drawing and Painting Diploma with flying colours and has been awarded a well deserved Distinction! Tutor Paul Weaver was thrilled with her work and has expressed his delighted at Sue doing so well on the…
Pastel Painting student Matteo Sammaruga has submitted some wonderful abstract work for his pastel course and we have added it below. Tutor Monica said… “Well done Matteo. You have done a great job and your progress is fantastic. Also being…
Nur Baiyina Bahari has completed her Illustration course with tutor Steven Hersey receiving a distinction. Some of Nur’s final project can be seen below. Steven was delighted with each image and the concept and said…. Superb. Utterly delightful and beautiful…
Welcome to this weekends art challenge! We thought that we would encourage all of our students who enjoy painting and drawing dogs, a chance to show us their dog portrait skills. But this challenge isn’t just for our pet portraits…
Our egg-citing weekend challenge this week was all about eggs! Shelia Browns oil painting with a pallet knife is simply egg-cellent! Loving the texture! Lynette Dobsons coloured pencil drawing of eggs on cloth is simply stunning and Avril Walkers egg-squisite…
A very bold and stunning piece today by student Gerald Mckenna who is currently working on the Beginners Drawing course with tutor Monica Cilmi. We love it and hope you do too!
A beautiful watercolour painting today from Maria Ei Zar – ‘Pears in a Glass Bowl’. Maria has a very light touch when it comes to painting in watercolour. Her many delicate layers of fresh colours used to create each pear…
Tutor Steven Hersey was thrilled to receive Alicia’s fifth assignment for her Illustration Course and said that it was ‘outstanding artwork’. He asked if it could be added here for students to view. Alicia was delighted for it to be…
This weekends Art Challenge is very challenging! We would like you to set up a still life of eggs laying on a cloth. We have taken some photographs of eggs on a linen cloth however you can use any kind…
Welcome to the reveal of our students artwork on the theme of reflections. So many varying styles and ideas of this theme. It is amazing how students can come up with completely different and unique ideas to convey the word…
2 AWARDS AT PATCHINGS ART FESTIVAL 2019 I’m delighted to announce that my watercolour ‘Underfall Boat Yard, Bristol’ has received 2 awards at this year’s exhibition and competition in ‘The Artist’ Professional category at the Patchings Art Centre in Nottingham. I’ve always…
Today’s post is by a student who completed her course in 2001. We hope that our students and readers find it inspiring!! ————————– Jo Allsopp is a self-taught artist from Leicestershire who owns Sable Studio Gallery which is nestled in…
My name is Natasha Griffiths and I am studying Digital Illustration with tutor Monique. I’m normally a traditional pet portrait artist, pen and paper but I’ve always been really interested in digital art. This Dachshund was my first attempt at…
Nemu Abe has just reached the finishing line of the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course with a Distinction! Nemu is very talented and produced some excellent work throughout the course. Take a look at some of her work below. We wish…
Welcome to our latest artwork challenge all about reflections. We see reflections everywhere, whether it be tiny reflections in a drop of water on a window from the rain, to our own reflections peering into puddle. Reflections can be from…
Welcome to our latest weekend challenge artwork! This weeks challenge was to paint or draw a bottle or jug and fill it half or three quarters with a liquid along with a glass with liquid in sitting next to it….
My name is Julia Meekin and I have just completed the Pastel Painting course with tutor Monika Cilmi. From time to time over the years, I have found time every so often to practice art, mostly in watercolors. I bought…
Today we have a lovely selection of artwork from Elena Peres, a student who completed our Pastels Course. Elena was able to experiment with a variety of subjects, colours and genres on the pastel course. You can too! Why not…
Student Emma Jane Rosenberg completed the Pet Portraits Course and has created some absolutely superb pieces as you can see below. A lot of work has gone into each and every painting. We particularly like the cat pastel below, with…
Tutor Vanessa weaver asked if we would share student Julie Noonan’s logo design from one of her assignments. It is an idea for a charity, although it’s not an actual brief, the company does exist and the student decided to…
Todays blog post has been written by our lovely Botanical Painting Tutor, Polly O’Leary. Satoko Handa has drawn a Tulip leaf for one of her Botanical Coloured Pencil assignments. It’s a lovely sensitive drawing and I was delighted to receive…
Welcome to this weekends challenge. It’s quite a tricky one. We would like you to draw or paint a bottle and glass with liquid in half or three quarters full. It doesn’t have to be a wine bottle and wine…
Two stunning pieces today by student Robert Kidner who has just completed the Drawing with Pens Course. Tutor Monica Cilmi was thrilled with his results and you can see one of his stunning drawings below. Well done Robert!!
Congratulations to all of our students who completed this weeks art challenge – peppers and chillis! We absolutely love them all and are always thrilled when art challenge artwork fly into our inbox each week. We also really enjoy viewing…
Here is a beautiful coloured pencil drawing by student Sharron Watson studying with Monika on the Coloured Pencil Drawing Course. Sharron said – The ‘scrap’ challenge. I’m afraid living on a narrow boat we don’t have much in the way…
Lucinda Gabriel has submitted a lovely cartoon for a character to represent Equal Opportunities. This is a difficult topic to design for, as it needs to represent people from all walks of life. Lucinda wrote this to support her idea…….
Student Ron Torn has been creating some amazing coloured pencil drawings whilst working on our Coloured Pencil Drawing Course. Tutor Monika Cilmi was absolutely delighted to receive them and feels Ron is doing excellently in his assignments. We hope that…
A wonderful set of work and testimonial from completed student Leonie Schottler who has just passed the Drawing and Painting course with flying colours. Congratulations on your distinction! Hi Paul, Thank you for your encouraging last critique, the good wishes…
Welcome to our latest weekend challenge. This one is an easy one! We would like you to draw or paint some peppers or some chillies – or both! Any colour, any shape, any size. Whole, or cut open the choice…
Each week we set students an art challenge to keep them busy over the weekends and this week we set students the challenge of painting or drawing the corner of their room. We have received two wonderful submissions. Luca’s beautiful,…
Student Robert Kidner has produced some stunning pen and ink work whilst working on the Drawing with Pens course with tutor Monika Cilmi. If students are interested in joining our course, take a look at our course page on our…