Weekend Art Challenge Results

We are delighted to share the results of this week’s Alphabet Challenge, where our students were asked to draw or paint anything beginning with the letter S. And what a wonderful, varied collection of artwork we have to share with you today!

The letter S clearly sparked plenty of inspiration. We had sheep, both serious and gloriously funny, squirrels, a stunning stallion, strawberries, snowscapes, seascapes, a savanna landscape, still life studies, and even Scooby-Doo and Shaggy making a very welcome appearance. There was something genuinely joyful about seeing how differently everyone interpreted the same simple brief.

Mediums varied beautifully too, with students working in watercolour, pastel pencils, charcoal, coloured pencil, paint and pen and Japanese watercolour on Washi paper, which produced some really atmospheric results.

If we had to pick a favourite this week, it would have to be Ni Ni’s dramatic depiction of Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan, inspired by Raphael. Worked in watercolour, white pen and pastel pencils, it is an ambitious and beautifully executed piece that really stopped us in our tracks.

Thank you so much to everyone who took part, it is always such a pleasure to see what you create. Keep an eye out for this Friday’s new challenge and remember, you can always email your artwork to Melanie at techsupport@londonartcollege.co.uk to be included in the following week’s results post.

Silly or smashing animals: It was the ballroom dancing finals … Everybody got dolled up in multicolours … Cameras were everywhere because the in-house talent was the coolest crooner from the Farmyard
Soft charcoal pencil and watercolour
Giselle

S is for strawberries!
I had these strawberries sitting in my fridge – so decided to draw them in pastels for this challenge.
I shall look forward to eating them and their fellow strawberries tomorrow!!
Catherine T

Weekend Challenge: S. I chose Scooby-Doo and Shaggy. I’ve used acrylic paints and pens.
Nina P

Simply Something Sweet! Pastel on Pastelmat. Rosalind.

On a visit to Jimmy’s Farm, near Ipswich, May of last year. I took some photos of Suffolk Punches. (The letter S – so hope that counts!)
I cropped the photo and drew one eating hay, on velour paper in Pastels.
Dawn H

Squirrel Nutkin for this weeks challenge
Sal
Portrait course

My lovely tutor Paul Weaver gave me an extra exercise to do to help with improving my tonal values and this charcoal and pen drawing also fits the weekly challenge as it begins with “s”, a still life of a green pepper, brown onion and garlic bulb… I really pushed myself, and do feel that this was really helpful practice…
Giselle S
Children’s Book Illustration course

I’m lacking the creative muse at the moment and wasn’t sure if I should send my latest illustration but I’m going with “Enjoy the process and keep it pressure free”. Trying to ignore the self imposed pressure that every drawing has to be a certain standard undoubtedly blocks creativity.
I enjoy and appreciate reading Monday Art Musings.
Warm regards,
TJ

Letter S : Snowscape – Japanese Watercolour on washi paper
Ozlem E

Saint Michael vanquishing Satan, inspired by Raphael. I did this for my mum with watercolour, white pen and a few pastel pencils on watercolour paper, Hahnemuhle A4 size.
Ni Ni

Spiderman- mixed media
Pencil sketch, watercolour, pastel pencils and white pen in my sketchbook A5 size.
Ni Ni

S is for sheep
Here is a pencil sketch of a sheep for this weekend’s challenge.
Catherine

‘S’ for weekend challenge – sunflower in watercolour
Janet L

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Weekend Art Challenge Results – Letter S!

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