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What a wonderful and inspiring story, written by Lynn, who has just passed the Illustrating\u00a0Children’s\u00a0Books\u00a0Diploma\u00a0Course<\/a> with Distinctions. We hope Lynn enjoys the extension\u00a0course with Maggy<\/a> and we wish her the very best of luck with her future illustrations!<\/p>\n

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My name is Lynn Steed and I currently live in South Africa with my husband and two children.\u00a0I have always loved art but never considered myself good enough to do it as a career, so back in my home country of the UK I worked as a primary school teacher.\u00a0However 7 years ago my husband\u2019s work took us to Amsterdam. Two gorgeous children later, I found myself with time on my hands and a genuine desire to paint again, so I signed up for oil painting classes, gave it a go, and really enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

After another move, to South Africa, I decided to try my hand at children\u2019s illustration, as I love picture books and have many ideas for my own stories buzzing around in my head. When I found this course online I was elated and joined up immediately. I have loved every second!!<\/p>\n

The harshest critics of my illustrations are my kids, but I love them for it! They tell me exactly what they think with no consideration for my feelings\u2026so I know that if they think something is good then I must be on the right track.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cow Who Found A Friend\u201d illustration was inspired by a game drive I went on here, in South Africa. I saw a buffalo with lots of tiny bright red birds all over his back picking off the bugs.\u00a0\u00a0They looked very content in each other\u2019s company, and there was a brilliant contrast in scale between the two animals. I wanted to try watercolour with collage so used a range of complementing patterns and colours to build up the buffalo\u2019s features, using many layers. I hope that they look like the good friends I saw out in the bush!<\/p>\n

So what next, now that I have completed this illustration course?\u2026\u2026..We are moving abroad again, but when we are settled I am determined to continue my own journey in art. I have recently sold some of my oil paintings, and I have finally put pen to paper with my own stories, which I would like to illustrate. I am signing up for the extension illustration course at London Art College as soon as I have unpacked in my new home! Who knows where this will all lead but thanks to The London Art College I am finally finding the confidence to give it a go and have been enjoying the process every step of the way.<\/p>\n

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