Month: March 2020

Astrid Nielsch

It seems strange now, but it is just a month and a half ago that I completed the Drawing and Painting Diploma, with Distinction.  Rather than delving straight into a successful art career, I have put some other bits and…

Christina Green

Welcome to two beautiful illustrations by London Art College student Christina Green. Christina has created both of these paintings for the first sets of assignments on the Illustrating Children’s Diploma Course. Christina said… I would like to work as a…

Weekend Art Challenge – Things I’d rather be doing…

Welcome to this weekends art challenge. This one is quite a tricky one as we are going to make our students have a ponder as to what they would rather be doing than sitting at home. The list is endless…

Weekend Art Challenge – Your Favourite Things!

We have received some beautiful paintings and drawings this week for our weekend art challenge, all about your favourite things. Watercolour seems to be the medium for today with students Vera, Anthea and Elena creating some very delicate pieces using…

Mahua Pal

Student Mahua Pal studied our Oil Painting course with tutor Alan Dedman. We thought we would show some of Mahua’s still life artwork to help give our students some inspiration of what to draw and paint in light of the…

Sandra Eve

Sandra Eve completed the Pet Portrait Diploma Course a few years ago, however the pencil drawing of her cat and some foxgloves was always a firm favourite our and we felt that it was extremely blog worthy. The delicate pencil…

Veronika Labody

Veronika has just completed the Drawing and Painting Diploma art course with a distinction. We have added some of Veronika’s artwork below and we hope that you enjoy viewing it.

Weekend Art Challenge – Your Favourite Things!

Welcome to this weekends art challenge. In these difficult times of self isolation we would like to make sure our students have fun with the challenges but also make sure we can set them challenges where they can safely stay…

Weekend Art Challenge – Rainbows!

Welcome to this weeks artwork for the Rainbow art challenge. What a diverse display of artwork we have received. It has been a lovely challenge for our students to complete in these difficult times we are going through. The beautiful…

Maggie Pelling

Student Maggie Pelling has created a beautiful painting for her Graphic Design in Art Diploma Course tutored by Vanessa Weaver. We have received a lovely quote from tutor Vanessa too, which you can read below. Congratulations Maggie on a wonderful…

Pat Marsh

Three superb pieces of artwork today by London Art College student Pat Marsh who is working on the Drawing and painting Diploma course. Pat has created some lovely drawings below, we are thrilled with the pencil drawing study of Pat…

Stuart Brandt

Student Stuart Brandt has created two lovely illustrations for the illustrating Children’s Diploma Course with tutor Maggy Roberts. We hope to add Stuart’s illustrations to our website gallery in the coming weeks.

Weekend Art Challenge – Rainbows!

Welcome to this weekend’s Art Challenge where the theme is Rainbows! We thought we would brighten your day by looking at colour and how rainbows are made, the colours within them and the transitions between each colour too. In a…

Weekend Art Challenge – Cute Animals

Welcome to this weeks art challenge. This post comes with a cuteness warning! We are sure that you will scroll down and smile at the beautiful paintings and drawings that have been created by our students. We hope you all…

Denise Roscoe

Student Denise Roscoe has created this pen and ink drawing of a fish sellers yard in Whitby. Denise is currently studying the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course with tutor Paul Weaver. We hope to add Denise’s drawing to our website…

Drawing with Pens

We have some wonderful artwork today, a collection of students work from the Drawing with Pens course tutored by Monika Cilmi. The students work below are Lynn Stuart James, Samuel Croyle, Anca Wicksman and you can see their names under…

Gayathri G

Welcome to a wonderful collection of artwork by student Gayathri G. She is currently completing the Illustration Diploma with tutor Steven Hersey. These are just a few of the pieces Gayathri submitted for her first and second assignment. Steven was…

Weekend Art Challenge – Cute Animals

Welcome to this weekends artwork challenge. Its cuteness overload here! We would love for you to create a drawing or painting of a ‘Cute Animal’ similar to the photos you see below. You can use the photos or choose your…

Weekend Art Challenge – Cityscapes Artwork

Welcome to our weekend artwork with the theme – Cityscapes. We left the theme fairly open so that our students were able to add their own flare and creativity into the artwork. As you can see from looking at the…

James Hutton

These illustrations are by James Hutton for his second assignment for the Illustration Diploma Course. Simply excellent. Some outstanding examples of illustration in both technique and concept. Incredible detail and worth taking time to ponder over the pictures. Steven Hersey

Vera Jaouadi

Sebastian’s sink city has been hard work for me, but in the same time I really enjoyed it. I began my work searching for inspiration on internet. There I found a very interesting blog, written by Charlotte Kaill, with detailed…

Grace Campbell

When planning for “Fiery Fred”, I immediately wanted to portray a scene depicting a fairytale/country feel and took inspiration for style and colour palette from Alida Akers’ work.  I wanted the colours to gradually become warmer as they move away…