Month: September 2021
Welcome to the results of the weekend art challenge all about Childhood Memories. We asked our students to cast their minds back to when they were a child and illustrate a memory or feeling from that time. Not an easy…
I had a lot of fun with this editorial exercise in the Illustration Course. We had to produce a quarter page and matching spot illustration for an article about chicken enrichment. I have chickens of my own so I really…
I’m Sarah a 13 yr old who had enrolled in the Beginners Drawing Course. So before joining the London art college course, I did like to draw in my free time, but this course developed a completely new interest in…
Send a clear and in focus photo or scan of your artwork via email to entries@londonartcollege.co.uk making sure that it is cropped to the actual artwork – ie not showing mounts / frames or backgrounds. Enter today!!
Jenny Nutbourne is currently working on the Illustrating Children’s Book Diploma Course with tutor Maggy Roberts. Jenny’s artwork is not only incredible, but she has annotated her drawings which we felt would be really interesting for our students to read….
Student Dora Birgis came up with the idea of illustrating, drawing or painting memories from our childhood. This challenge might make your ponder for a while, in not only what you will portray but how you will create it. A…
Welcome to our latest challenge where we asked our students to complete a piece of artwork using pastel colours. Students could choose any subject and any medium. We received some really lovely ideas and creative artwork this week. Our featured…
I decided to paint three citrus fruits together to give me an opportunity to explore a few different bright colours. I started with the lemon. I think I got the roundness and shape of the lemon ok. Of the three…
Student Ingrid Baron has completed the Drawing and Painting Diploma course with tutor Paul Weaver. Paul was delighted with Ingrid’s work and we have showcased a few of her pieces below. We love her woodland toadstool scene, it has lots…
My daughter introduced me to the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course. She had already enrolled. She had written a novel and wanted to be able to illustrate it herself. She thought I might be interested. The pandemic offered the unexpected…
Welcome to our Colour Challenge. This month we are setting our students a new colour challenge and it is a little more open than other months. We challenge you to draw or paint anything using only Pastel colours. These colours…
Welcome to the results from this weekends art challenge. It was quite a tricky one this week. We asked our students to draw something using their non dominant hand. So if students were left handed, draw with the right and…
It was amazing to have chosen the Beginner‘s Painting Course. I would like to thank my teacher Monika Cilmi. I had been drawing almost all my life and did lettering for a while, but somehow wanted to dive into painting,…
Having completed my final assignment, I have looked back over the journey. There is a lot of useful information in the study units and I’ll continue to look back over the course material because I’m sure that I can continue…
I really don’t want to end the Pet Portraits Course! I enjoyed it so much. I felt a bit sad when submitting the final files. I enjoyed reading Gayle’s comments, it helps me to improve. The Ben and Jenny portrait…
Students Rachel Pesterfield and Priscilla Hocking both suggested that students are challenged to drawing a picture with their non dominant hand. We felt this was a great idea as often using your non-dominant hand to draw something either from a…
Welcome to this weekends results for our art challenge all centred around the letter i. We have received some beautiful results this week and our featured image is by student Nina Phillips. Her ice skates are absolutely wonderful, so spangly…
A lovely selection of work today by student Lydia Weber who completed the Pastel Painting Course recently We love Lydia’s artwork, especially the landscape which is so full of life and vibrancy and we wish Lydia the best of luck…
We would like to congratulate Suzanne Prytherch on passing her Botanical Coloured Pencil Diploma and have added her final assignments below with the accompanying text as we feel that it will give insight to our other students in how Suzanne…
Student Brenda Smith created the following paintings while studying on our Beginners’ Painting Course. Brenda has been experimenting with colour charts and colour pallets and has also painted a very limited pallet still life which you can see below. We…
Welcome to our latest Alphabet Challenge. This month we are working with the letter I. It’s a tricky one this time – unless you are a huge fan of Apple and you have a collection of iPhones, iPads or iPods…
Welcome to the results of our weekend challenge all about Iceland. This challenge was a lovely one, to learn about and different country and culture and explore the scenery and animals. Puffins feature beautifully, we have a gorgeous Arctic fox,…
Student Santi Chetia has created some amazing paintings on the Still Life Course recently and we have added a handful below for you all to view. Santi’s composition ideas and layouts are fantastic and the ideas for her still life…