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John William Waterhouse

John William Waterhouse was a British painter who lived during the 19th and early 20th centuries. He was known for his depictions of mythological and literary scenes, as well as his portraits of women. Waterhouse’s paintings are characterised by their…

The Raft of the Medusa

The Raft of the Medusa is an oil painting by French Romantic painter Théodore Géricault, completed in 1819. The painting depicts the aftermath of a shipwreck in which the survivors of the shipwreck were forced to endure extreme hardships and…

Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night is a famous oil painting that he completed in 1889. The painting depicts a night sky filled with swirling stars above a village. The work is considered one of Van Gogh’s most iconic pieces and…

Visit the National Gallery London this Bank Holiday Weekend!

The National Gallery is one of the world’s most famous art museums, located in Trafalgar Square in London, England. It houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The collection includes works by some…

Art History Book Recommendations

To continue our series of Art History books and Art Novels, our Art History tutor Stuwart Roberts (Stu) has come up with another three must reads of three well known artists. Georgia O’Keeffe, Frieda Kahol and Artemisia Gentileschi. If you…

Art History Book Recommendations

In the lead-up to Christmas, students may be thinking about gifts that are suitable for others who share a love or interest in art of all kinds. Art History tutor, Stewart Roberts (Stu) has a few suggestions for novels that…

Janet Wicks

Janet is currently studying on our Watercolour Diploma Course tutored by Steven Hersey. Steven said… I think Janets painting is superb. A great example of skill and vision in the composition and painting qualities. A view of a holiday scene,…

Explore the Bayeux Tapestry Online

Discover the entire Bayeux Tapestry following online the 70 meter-long embroidered canvas which tells the story of the conquest of England in 1066. Official digital representation of the Bayeux Tapestry – 11th century. Credits: City of Bayeux, DRAC Normandie, University of…

The Great Big Art Exhibition

Tutor Heather Jolliffe has alerted us to a new exhibition for artists of all ages and abilities whilst we are all in lockdown. Its called The Great Big Art Exhibition which has been helped get started by artist Antony Gormley….

Monique Bailey

“Who likes 1000 knots in her haireedoo?Coco does … thats who. This is the hilHAIRious tale of how Coco’s exhausted mom solves the HAIRoble challenge of brushing her daughter’s long, crazy hair. It’s whimsical & wacky with a positive message…

Photos with your Diploma!

We are looking for students to take a photograph of themselves with their artwork and / or their diploma certificate to be used on our website and social media. Would anyone be up for the challenge? Please email photos to…

Rona Cox

The following has been written by our tutor Rona Cox for her photography students, however we thought that in general it would be good advice for all of our students on other courses as there are ‘ways and means’ of…

The Getty Museum

The Getty Museum is asking people to recreate artwork using random house objects. As self-isolation is becoming the new norm and people are getting bored, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles challenged their Twitter followers to recreate a…

New Tutor Steven Hersey

Welcome to our blog post announcing the new tutor of our Illustration Diploma Course! Steven Hersey taught art for many years in a secondary school. Since his retirement from teaching  Steven has been delivering workshops and demonstrations at the Lady Lever…

London Art College Yearly Meeting!

Here is a wonderful photo of some of the tutors and staff who attended our yearly meeting in Bristol in October 2018. A very exiting meeting with lots discussed. Some of our tutors were unable to make it, however here…

Paul Weaver’s Exhibition

Hi Everyone, My name is Paul Weaver and I am a tutor on the drawing and Painting Diploma course. I am having an exhibition with my painting friend Max Hale next month in Wiltshire, UK. I hope that its a…

Tutor Alan Dedman – Exhibition London

Welcome to new tutor Monique Piscaer Bailey!

We would like to officially introduce a new tutor to our team – Monique Piscaer Bailey. Monique is going to be helping Spencer Hill tutoring our Digital Illustration Course. We asked if Monique would write a little about herself and show…

Follow us on Instagram!

Why not follow us on Instagram! We are posting some amazing student artwork on our page. Have a look at the screen capture below to see our latest posts. We hope you enjoy following us! London Art College

Come and join our new Facebook group!

We are thrilled to announce we have a new official Facebook group for all of our London Art college students. If you have a Facebook account visit our page – London Art College Facebook Group – and ask to join. It…

Monika Cilmi’s book ‘Beginning Chinese Brush’ is available..

Chinese Brush Painting tutor Monika Cilmi’s book called ‘Beginning Chinese Brush’ is finally available. The book is structured in such a way to inspire beginners and established artists alike. By following traditional Chinese techniques, it can not only help you become more…

Tutor Alan Dedman – Collective London

London Art College tutor Alan Dedman is preparing for an exhibition of paintings and drawings (Contemporary Art) from Somerset to central London, during May 2017. Alan Needs You! The Collective London, has generously offered to host a view-by-appointment show of…

Julie Douglas’s New BOOK!

Julie Douglas was a tutor for London Art College for six years, teaching several courses including Coloured Pencil, and the Drawing & Painting Diploma courses. After great pressure from her students, Julie has written a book on drawing and painting,…

A big welcome to Jarnie Godwin

We would like to officially welcome Jarnie Godwin as a new tutor to our team. She will be running our Botanical Painting course. Jarnie has written a very interesting introduction to herself and her work below and we hope you enjoy…

Monika Cilmi’s Book Signing Event in Waterstones…

My name is Monika and I am a tutor for the London Art College distance learning courses. On the 26th of November I had a signing event at Waterstones in Ipswich for my first book. This book is a great achievement…

Spencer and John Gosh comics in London

Here is a fantastic photo of London Art College tutors Spencer Hill and John Byrne at Gosh comics in London. It was Spencer’s book launch evening for his new book. You can read about the launch event here – Launch Event: The Yellow…

  Monika Cilmi, tutor for the Chinese Brush Painting Course, has worked in collaboration with a small dance company in Mexico. Monika created a visual response to the music and dance using brushwork in a form of video installation that accompany…

Tutor Monika Cilmi and her new book Published

Tutor Monika Cilmi has written two new books which we hope will be of interest to her students. Her first book, entitled Origami, is available now and you can see some images from the book below. Monika’s second book ‘Chinese Brushwork for…

Spencer Hill Cartoonist

As many of our regular readers may know the London Art College tutors and admin staff recently had their annual general conference in Bristol UK. Whilst in attendance, each tutor was given hotel paper to write notes on throughout the meeting – which…

Why not get a Painters Online Free Gallery!

The London Art College have a good relationship with Painters Online and we thought it might be lovely for our students to know about the Painters Online Free Gallery. Did you know about their Free gallery service? Artists can add…

London Art College tutors

Each year the college staff and tutors get together for an annual conference in Bristol UK. This year was a good turnout, with only three tutors who were unable to attend. We had a superb meeting which was very enjoyable and…

History Of Art – What do you think?

My name is Stewart Roberts and I am the turo for both online art diploma courses History of Art and Understanding 20th and 21st Cenutry Art. The recent decision by the exam board AQA means that students currently studying this subject in schools will be…

Launch Event: The Yellow Monkey Emperor’s Classic of Chinese Medicine

My name is Spencer Hill and I am the tutor for the Illustration course and Digital Illustration course. I have recently illustrated a book which you might have read about on our previous blog post here. The Yellow Monkey Emperor’s Classic of Chinese Medicine was…

Monique Piscaer Bailey and tutor Spencer Hill

Monique Piscaer Bailey has recently completed the Digital Illustration Diploma and earned herself a Distinction. We asked her to share her experiences with the college. After completing the children’s book illustration diploma, I was excited to take my art to…

The Yellow Monkey Emperor’s Classic of Chinese Medicine…..

My name is Spencer Hill and I am the tutor for the Digital Illustration Diploma Course and the Illustration Diploma Course. Three years after my fellow author had the idea, and almost a year and a half after the contract was…

Follow us on Pinterest!

We have to admit to being in love with Pinterest! We are having fun pinning lots of wonderful things to our boards! Are you a Pinterest user? Why not pop over and follow us and see what we are pinning. Let…

Online Art Courses by the London Art College

Online Art Courses by the London Art College. Study with us! We provide 30 online art courses for all ages and all abilities.  Every student has access online to their own personal tutor who will help and guide them through their art…

Introducing Watercolour Tutor – Jem Bowden

We would officially like to introduce our new Watercolour Diploma tutor Jem Bowden. Jem has been with us a few months now and we are delighted to be able to introduce him here, along with some of his beautiful watercolours. Through…

Illustration Diploma….

Most artists have faced the dreaded blank page, canvas or screen at some point and experienced that moment of right brain freeze. You want to create something, but you are stuck for ideas. As a conventional artist you can resort…

Digital Illustration Diploma by Spencer Hill

The aim of our Digital Illustration diploma is to provide students with the skills they need to begin creating digital art. Across six projects students gradually increase their digital skills, and to demonstrate these skills we have created an exhibition…

Tutor Wanted!!!

We are looking for a new tutor for our Watercolour Diploma Course. Send your CV with examples of your work to admin@londonartcollege.co.uk. Applicants must have teaching experience and be proficient using watercolour. Basic computer skills are essential. Applicants must be a UK resident.

This years AGM…….

Here are just a handful of photos of the tutors at this years annual general meeting in Bristol. Rona Cox, our photography tutor set up a group photo for those who attended which you can see below. It was a very useful…

CHRISTMAS 2015 – Artwork wanted for blog countdown!

CHRISTMAS 2015 – Artwork wanted for blog countdown! Yes, we know its only October and none of you are thinking about Christmas yet, however we have to be organised and work ahead for the blog 🙂 We are looking to do a Christmas…

John Byrne

Tutor John Byrne has emailed us one of his recent cartoons published in a June edition of the satirical paper Private Eye. We hope this inspires Johns students.  If any of Johns students have similar cartoons they would like published on…

Tutor Alan Dedmans Gallery

Tutor Alan Dedman has just launched a pop-up gallery called ‘Gallery Dedman’ which opened in Nailsea, North Somerset on Friday the 3rd of July. The show is comprised of 26 paintings, drawings, prints and an assemblage by the British artist…

Last two days to enter…..

Calling all London Art College Students. Only two more days left to enter the photography competition. Have you entered yet? Give it a go, you never know, you might just be the lucky winner of £50 for a lovely shopping…

What would you like to see on our Pintrest page?

Did you know we are on Pintrest? We have quite a selection of pins on our page from collections of inspiration for your sketchbook, colour and art studio ideas to watercolour tips and graphic design fonts and layouts. Not forgetting…

Anyone on Twitter?

Any of our students using twitter? Come and follow us @londonartcol

The Common Room

Did you know we have a student forum? All students can join and participate for free! Its called The Common Room and we would love to see you there. You can even login with your Facebook and twitter account of…

Gaynor Dickeson – Norway Painting holiday

Our Botanical tutor Gaynor Dickeson is organising a Norway painting holiday. All of the details are below and don’t hesitate to contact Gaynor for details. Visit Gaynors Blog here Botanical Painting Holiday This botanical art workshop holiday is intended for people…

Spencer Hill

College tutor Spencer Hill and his partner Vicky Oakey have produced a cartoon collection centred around horses. The book is entitled ‘Cartoons from the horses mouth’ and will be published next month by Quiller Publishing under their equine imprint Kenilworth…

Tutor Paul Weavers News!

London Art College Drawing and Painting Diploma tutor Paul Weaver has won 1st prize in the ‘Steak of the Art Harbourside Art Prize 2014’. The competition was run by the Harbourside Art Centre in Bristol and was designed to offer artists…

Cartoonist John Byrne’s Success!

Designing one of the official Private Eye Christmas Cards has for many years been one of the most coveted jobs for Britain’s Top Cartoonists, and this year one of the artists chosen is our very own John Byrne, tutor of…

Monika’s Exhibition

Monika Cilmi, our Chinese Brush Painting tutor is having an exhibition at the Aldeburgh Gallery. Students are welcome to attend if they are in the area.

TUTOR WANTED

Student Opportunities…

We will now be posting all of the student opportunities over in The Common Room. Please visit ‘College News, Announcements, Competitions and Work Opportunities‘ for posts from external sources regarding job opportunities for students. Students don’t have to be a registered member…

The Common Room

As some of our students are already aware, we now have a brand new forum called ‘The Common Room’. It’s bursting with life already, even though its only been up and running for a couple of weeks! We have more…

Summer Sale!!

Our summer sale ends 17th of July…order your course before its too late! Summer Sale 10% off all Diploma Courses! Have fun this summer while learning a new skill! Treat yourself to an art course that you can do while leisurely sitting…

Come and ‘Like’ Our Facebook page!

We have an ever growing and very busy facebook page and we would love our students to come and ‘like’ us if they are a member of Facebook. We post student artwork daily and students also post their own artwork to…

Draw it…with Spencer Hill!

Mel Giedroyc hosts a new TV show where two celebrities pair up with a different daily contestant in order to help them win a cash prize. Our very own Spencer Hill, tutor for our digital illustration course and Illustration for iPads, is…

Monika Cilmi – Solo Exhibition

If any of our students are in the Suffolk area in May, Monika Cilmi, our Chinese Brush Painting tutor, is having a solo exhibition. Snape Maltings is an arts complex on the banks of the River Alde at Snape, Suffolk, U.K…

Draw-In Symposium

My name is Julie Douglas and I am a professional artist and tutor and I teach for the London Art College running their Coloured Pencil Course. Last summer, I attended a workshop at the grand Central Academy, New York. As…

Botanical Art in Coloured Pencil – New course.

Botanical Art in Coloured Pencil – New course. At last, what many people have been waiting for, an easily accessible Botanical Art course using coloured pencil, online or by postal correspondence, with the London Art College. This new course written…

Alan Dedmans Life Drawing

Our tutor Alan Dedman has sent us this exciting news through, if any of our students ware in London and want to take part, please read the details below. We hope that if any of our students attend they have…

College Notice – Old student area closing….

Please note our old student area is closing  We have been using our ‘new’ student area for over two years very successfully.  We are therefore going to close the old area at the end of February.  This should not be…

Merry Christmas from The London Art College!

We would like to wish our students a very Merry Christmas and a very creative 2014! Also a very special thank you to Judy Elizabeth Wilson for letting us use her superb Christmas illustration for our festive blog post this…

Chinese Brush Painting Tutor at craft event..

Our Chinese Brush Painting Course tutor, Monika Cilmi, is going to be having a stand at this years Lavenham Christmas Craft Market in Suffolk UK. If any of our readers, or Monikas students are in the area, they are more…

New artwork online….

We have recently updated all of our galleries on our website so pop over and take a look at the new student artwork coming through. London Art College Student Art Gallery >> Here is a brand new image from a…

Gayle Mason – The New Pet Portraits Diploma Tutor

We are pleased to announce the new Pet Portraits Diploma course tutor Gayle Mason! We would all like to give a big hearty welcome to the London Art College! Gayle is a professional artists who not only accepts commissions but…

The London Art College and BSI

We are pleased to announce that the college is now accredited by BSI

Maintenance – Tuesday 13th August

Maintenance – Tuesday 13th August On Tuesday, 13th August we intend to move this site to a new server starting at 09:30 BST (08:30 GMT). We anticipate this will take around an hour. During the migration, the site will be…

NEW!! Digital Illustration Diploma Course

We are pleased to announce that we are rolling out a brand new course for studnets to enroll on from today! – Digital Illustration Diploma Course tutored by Spencer Hill. The course will show students how to make the move…

New Botanical Diploma Tutor….

We would like to officially welcome Gaynor Dickeson to our team of London Art College tutors. Gaynor will be teaching all new students who enrol for the Botanical Diploma Course from today. Gaynor is an extremely experienced artist and teacher…

Inspiration for our Illustrating Children’s Books Students…

Monday’s interactive google doodle shows characters from Where the Wild Things Are, which is a 1963 children’s picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who would have turned 85 on Monday 10th of June. The book tells the…

Botanical Painting Diploma – Tutor Required

Botanical Painting Diploma Tutor Required UK applicants only – Closing date for application 24th May We have an opening for a tutor to take over the running of our long established and very popular Botanical Painting Diploma distance learning art course. The post…